One would have thought that out of everyone, the Catholic Church would understand the Easter Message.  Rebirth, sacrifice to absolve sins.  One might also assume that given the bad press the Catholic Church has been getting recently, it might have taken the opportunity to follow these themes. I am, of course, referring to the ongoing, [...]

Many atheists, myself included, see certain aspects of religion, and some religions themselves, as scams.  Tricks played on the gullible, exploitation of the vulnerable. It can be difficult to provide substantive proof to back up these opinions.  Where scientology is pretty overt in its quest for money, there are far more subtle tactics being played [...]

I’ve previously written of the Catholic Church’s downward spiral into depravity but the link between child abuse and Catholicism clergy just won’t go away (as opposed to the link between Catholic Priest’s abuse of children and homosexuality, which never existed in the first place).  The latest is a real double-header and astounded even me. The [...]

It seems the Catholic Church are keen to blame anyone other than themselves for the recent Ryan Report detailing endemic child abuse within Catholic run institutions. I’ve written on this subject previously, so I shan’t cover the same ground again. I will, however, point out something I said at the time this story first broke: [...]

They say that all publicity is good publicity, but you have to question that maxim given the recent news stories regarding the Catholic Church.  The most recent is, of course, news of endemic child abuse in Ireland by Catholic institutions.  The acts themselves are deplorable, but the endemic nature of the problem suggests, once again, [...]