In recent years, English Catholicism has been on the rise - partially likely to do with European immigration. Even Tony Blair got in the act post-Prime Ministerial duties, with a swift conversion.

It should be said that it's not that the average interpretation of the Catholic doctrine has got any more sensible or relevant to every-day life. Although the Poorhouse is sure that there is a compassionate minority, the high-and-mighty within the organisation still tend to have wacky and dangerous views on hot topics such as abortion, medical science, gays, contraception, backed up by a guy who by definition is always right, even should he come out with anti-scientific hate-speech.

Unfortunately, a recent exercise in untraditional Vatican transparency has only revealed more dangerous ludicrosity, if one believes the reports.