Can someone please explain...

... why it is that every time I've looked at the TV news coverage in the office today it's been beaming live coverage of the Pope in the US?

First of all, how the fuck is this news? Man goes overseas. Big deal. Pope or not, the majority of people couldn't give a flying fuck what he does, he's done enough damage already.

Secondly, it isn't even in this country, nor even the same continent. It's thousands of miles away. Again, even conceding it may be a big deal to some Americans, why the hell is it on UK rolling news coverage?

Thirdly, there is absolutely no way that could have ever been considered the most important thing happening in the entire world today. You have a decrepit old man riding around in a golf buggy with a ton of sheeple waving at him.

It really doesn't matter what his title is, the fact remains that the old man is the head of an organisation that to anyone with an ounce of realism is corrupt, indecent and has blood on its hands. It peddles lies and deceit with impunity, has contributed to the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS and played a major part in so many children being born into abject poverty and hopeless situations. It condemns whole swathes of society on the justification that some other old man hundreds of years ago made up a religious dogma to fit his own prejudices against gay men and lesbians. And yes, I can qualify those comments if you wish, every one of them.

I don't have a problem with the teachings of Jesus - they are very important and a lot can be taken from them (like the teachings of many religions) but the rest of the church is about power and control over people's lives. A religious fundamentalist going for a ride in a buggy is probably one of the least newsworthy things in the world today, and least deserving of my attention

So why have given it my attention to write this blog post? Ah, there's the clever bit - I have the passion for writing again, and this is a subject that makes me passionate. It feels good to be writing again :)