According to Pope Benedict XVI, mainstream Christianity is dying out in Australia - and more quickly there than in any other nation. So, what can I do to either replicate that in America or simply emigrate to Australia? And is there anyplace in Australia that isn't distressingly hot?

The Age reports:

Many people felt Christianity was antiquated, he said. But it actually represented the future because it responded to socio-ethical problems that could not be handled by an approach based solely on a scientific mentality.

Like what — child abuse, perhaps?

Perhaps instead of just worrying about “scientific mentality,” the pope should concern himself with scientific facts and research. That would then place any Catholic approaches to socio-ethical problems on firmer, more reality-based foundation.

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