Joe, I think you may be reading more into my post than I am trying to say. I am not attacking the Church or anybody's beliefs.

Mary G's post of 15 May 25 - 01:19 AM referred to Pope John Paul I

.... who took on the very corrupt and intertwined Vatican and Italian banks and oops he died after 33 days in office.

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I am a sucker for conspiracy theories but I think the church, holy mother the church, has been involved.

I was pointing out that the control that the Church has, both in terms of the number of aherents and in its longevity, means that even the biggest potential scandal is nothing more than a blip, an itch that needs to be scratched.

DC