OK, that was poorly thought out and reactionary on my part. I am sorry for having said it and offer my apologies.

But the point remains. This is not a thread that was intended to shoot at the church.

As to whether there should be a bank holiday in England for St. George's Day, sounds good to me. We celebrate that in my town, but not on anywhere near the scale as St. Pat's.

Whether you approve of the church or not, whether you like the term Irish Americans or not, whether you operate from a stereotype of what constitutes an Irish American or not, on the occasion of the Feast Day of St. Patrick (which is probably more of a cultural event than a religious event for most of Irish American) I offer my best wishes and hope you will read the whole post of mine as well as the linked post in an earlier thread.

All the best,

Mick