Ok, its not really a ‘sequel’, as such, more an alternative indication that just how, as a species, we’re either doomed by genetic predisposition, or by later indoctrination. Or ‘religion’ as it is sometimes known.

The Pope is visiting Ireland. Lucky Irish people. Even though since the last papal visit to the Emerald Isle, in 1979 (different pope; same dress), church attendance has dropped in the Republic from 90% of the population to 40% now. That’s a big drop. And probably due to the missing 50% of the entire population of Ireland having the sudden realisation that as children they were abused by the church, to some degree or other.

SPOILER ALERT!!! I fucking hate the Catholic religion. Just so you know. Ok, I pretty much hate all religions including the one I’m nominally a member of. I only accept my own as a cultural legacy between a group of people who lack all sense of irony and eat chopped liver. Spiritually; I’m done with it.

But the Catholics get you from birth. All babies are born with ‘original sin’. So you start life with your first ever cry with a score of minus 20. Not appreciating and rejoicing the wonderful innocence and simplicity of a newborn, but seeing it as the result of their perception of someone else’s sin. Guilty until proven innocent.

But that really is the least of it. The next 18 years of church and education see the physical abuse by nuns in schools, the sexual abuse of priests and teachers of boys and girls alike and heaven help the kid who is taken ‘into care’ by ‘the church’. And its not just ‘the odd priest’ that is a sicko, paedo perv. Its a high number. Such a high number that the church itself has sustained a consolidated cover-up for quite literally decades of horrendous crimes of which it has been fully aware. And so concerned for ‘the image of the church’ that known child abusers are not sacked and banished, but that would lead people to ask ‘why?’ So they’re just kept on and shifted sideways to abuse others. Better that than risk embarrassment, surely?

And the reason? Celibacy. Its unnatural. Its stupid. Its immoral. It opposed the human condition. And thus it breeds frustration. So the nuns get violent and the men take out their frustration in more traditional ways.

So the Catholic church, across all 5 continents has basically fucked itself to death. In every sense of the word. And the cover ups simply MUST go back to the Pope. Whichever one is wearing the dress at the time.

So ‘welcome him to Ireland’? I’d have him arrested.

Happy Papal Saturday

A xxxx