The decision of Irish comedians to visit the Vatican for a private audience with the Pope has been lambasted as “absurd”.
RTÉ stars Tommy Tiernan and Patrick Kielty will be among the international group which Church officials describe as aiming to “establish a link between the Catholic Church and comic artists.”“I think we’ve travelled a long way since the early 90s when another eminent figure from the world of Irish entertainment famously tore up an image of a previous Pope on live television,” he said.
“I think what the Vatican is trying to do tomorrow with this comedy symposium is to try and burnish its image, to try and clean its image by using celebrities from the world of entertainment. “I think this is absurd; the Catholic Church - for me and for many people - is an organisation that carried out or facilitated crimes in this country and others over many decades.Simon said the Catholic Church has caused a “huge amount of suffering” over the years and still does not act in accordance with'Not just gay people'“Not just gay people, but also women,” he said.
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