The thing is, when I refer to boutique religion or pick n mix, I'm shouted at, yet when hypocrisy suits, there it is, for all to see.

Am I saying every superstitious person should be literal and fundamental? No. But by the same token, such institutions should keep it to those who are members and unlike the Catholic Church, stop advising general populations based on snippets that serve purely the purpose of keeping the money rolling into the Vatican.

Perhaps someone should send the pope a book about a novel character called Jesus. If they took his views on board, just think what good they could do by selling off the billions worth of treasures and helping the poor and destitute with it.

I'd add the Church of England to that but their fiscal management is poor to begin with.

Meanwhile, churches pontificate on public health matters whilst their so called flock suffer the consequences. Their apologists aren't much better, however sugar coated their messages.