Reference :- A dishevelled Andy Bolt chastised the Roman Catholic Church .

Reference :-   Andy Bolt believes the Catholic Church has shirked it's duty by failing to confront China over human rights abuses . 

Well I don't know Andy .   Is this really unusual behavior for the Catholic Church ?   Their record on human rights isn't very impressive .   Over the years they seem to occasionally drop the ball and   inadvertently facilitate a genocide or an inquisition .  You know, murdering , torturing , that kind of thing.  

You mentioned that the church opposed Adolf Hitler , but it would be wise to avoid referencing the Nazi era , since it raises the spectre of collaboration .   Pope Pius X11  allowed the deportation and murder of  the Jews of Rome .  Bishop Alois Hudal and Archbishop Guiseppi Siri were prominent Nazi collaborators, and the Vatican helped organize the " rat lines " that smuggled Nazi war criminals to Argentina on forged passports . 

 Also Andy ,  quite a few children , especially altar boys , claim to have had their human rights abused by priests .  Of course we will never know the full extent of that ecclesiastical  misunderstanding .  Kids can be lying little buggers ,  but their plight hardly suggests that the church has a blemish-free human rights record . 

You are a plucky fellow , Andy . Scarcely  a week goes by without you declaring war on China .  Clearly you can't fight such a war alone ,  Rambo style . But there is no point in trying to garner support from the Catholic Church .   On this occasion , I suggest you look elsewhere for an ally .

Your comrade , Ken .

 

 

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