Guest, your own personal definition doesn't match the dictionary definition. "Balking at someone else's faith" is not the same as "believing that the doctrine of true knowledge is uncertain".

Me, I believe in a god. Not particularly the Christian God or anything like that, but it's difficult to go walking in the hills and not think religious thoughts occasionally. However, I'm sceptical of any church's "doctrine of true knowledge" as regards the areas of science, technology, sociology and medicine, because the various churches have a very well-proven history of being badly wrong about all these, and in being badly wrong has damaged (or ended) many people's lives. Catholicism is the most egregious offender, but there are others. Hence the scepticism because of the bad track record.

As for the children affected here, that's a particularly bad case. I do hope they get better, and if Lourdes provides the emotional support that's being talked about then it can only help. Maybe a local support group or hospice could help more with that money, but I'm not in a position to say either way.

Graham.