"Yes, it is over 90 years ago. But the arrogance and self importance continues; it is a veey human trait. To me, Richard Dawkins riding in to rescue the poor deluded Irish smacks of the same conceit."

Well when the Pope visited Ireland I don't recall indignant non-adherents of his suggesting that he'd "ridden in" to save the poor wretched Irish people. I suppose that if you're one of those people who doesn't agree with Richard Dawkins you're going to see him as riding in to the "rescue of the deluded" wherever he goes. Your remark smacks of a preemptive strike at him. Not that I'm equating Richard Dawkins and the Pope. Richard would be most offended by that