Claudy Bombing Report.

Yesterday (24/8) the British government released a report into the 1972 IRA bombing in Claudy. The report alleges that the British government and the Catholic Church colluded to not prosecute a Catholic Priest who may have had some involvement in the bombing.

By the sounds of things at the time the British security services had some intelligence but no evidence that the Priest may have played a small role in the bombing. They then threatened to tear the Catholic Church in Ireland apart looking for evidence which may or may have existed. The Catholic Church responded by moving the Priest to a new Parish in the Irish Republic in order to avoid an invasive and damaging investigation.

The purpose of bringing this up now is that the Pope is going to visit Britain later in the year. Britain is a quasi-Protestant theocracy with the Church of England at its core. Therefore it sees the Catholic Church as a threat to its existence. In preparation for the visit Britain is trying to whip up opposition to the Catholic Church in order to embarrass the Pope. This story certainly portrays the Catholic Church in a bad light and the practice of moving Priests between Parishes is reminiscent of the sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church in Ireland recently.

Also I made a mistake in the result of Big Brother 2010. It should have read;

5. Andrew,
4. JJ,
3. Mario,
2. Dave,
1. Josie.