Despite some assertions here about minimizing or discounting what the Church did a mere thirty or forty years ago, I would remind all that the Catholic Church glories in its pride in an unbroken two thousand year old record of continuity.

I'm sorry to state the obvious--but such an organization cannot brush aside controversy that is so comparatively recent.

I can only hope---no I don't have the temerity to call it pray---for humans to continue to evolve psychologically past the social virus called religion.

Atheism, freedom and truth await.