LegalEagle-ish Wrote: > I agree. It is slightly irritating that someone > uses their faith and arguments about cliques to > close down debate about the appalling abuse > suffered by thousands of children. > How does she (monica) know whether DM herself, or people > close to DM have not been abused by those in the > Catholic church? > Weigh it up. Pain of actual abuse v criticism of > the institution who perpetrated it. > Sorry Legal - but Monica is not dismissing any actual abuse, neither is she saying that any abuse is not completly abhorrent - DM has not stated that any actual abuse took place in her life, upon her or her family. You are suggesting that it did? I'm sure if there was any such abuse, we would all abhor it, including Monica. In my honest opinion - I feel DM is making a point and expressing that, in her "superior" judgement, religion has no basis in fact. In making this point, she has been patronising in the extreme towards Monica. I for one am no longer laughing. Like any comedian, you need to reinvent yourself and the "DM" character is becoming boring now. Ice and lemon anyone....