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Richard Dawkins, evolve thyself - Full Comment

"Dawkins of course knows that won’t happen. British judges almost always refuse to deal with crimes that, if they existed, happened outside the U.K.’s jurisdiction. It would take a mountain of evidence to produce anything like the “universal jurisdiction” warrant from a Spanish court that led to Augusto Pinochet’s arrest in London in 1998. Pinochet was charged with mass murder while dictator of Chile, a rather more impressive crime than the cover-up that the Pope’s critics believe they have exposed. Anyway, as a head of state, the Pope has immunity under international law.

So the arrest is a publicity stunt to denigrate the Pope and his Church. Dawkins more or less admitted that when he wrote on his blog the other day: “I am optimistic that we shall raise public consciousness to the point where the British government will find it very awkward indeed to go ahead with the Pope’s visit.”


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  1. Iain G. Foulds17 April, 2010

    ... Greetings Fr. Tim.
    ... In that you are in the diocese of Pembroke, you are well familiar with my former community- Madonna House. For seven years, they put up with me- a miracle in itself.
    ... Thank you for your presence and participation at the NP forum.
    ... Cheers- Iain

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  2. Fr. Tim Moyle17 April, 2010

    G'Day Iain,

    I've had more than a few visits and meals as I enjoyed the Madonna House hospitality... although I never could get used to what they try to pass of as 'coffee' (YUCK!)

    Welcome to my blog, and thank you for the compliment on my NP participation.

    Fr. Tim

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  3. Janus Bellator18 April, 2010

    "As always, 'raising public consciousness' means 'manipulating opinion.'"

    Right. And that's a weapon that's flung around carelessly by both sides. So let's not have any claims being made for the "higher moral ground," okay?

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