Thanks largely to George W. Bush, lately, we’ve had the luxury of reserving most of our ire for evengelicals in America. Sure, there’s a taste of crazy on every spiritual doorstep, but when we have to start interpreting government policies through a lense which includes “the rapture”, then clearly your esteemed brand of crazy deserves special attention. Of course, then, it is only at this moment that the pope comes out with a friendly reminder that “hell is a real place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful”.

We have nothing more to say on this subject today except maybe you should go read some Sam Harris and leave us a comment.