Please, please, please. Whatever you do, try not to talk about the insensitivity of Catholic clergy toward sex abuse victims on a News Limited paper's website. You'll be accused by some of their prominent editors and columnists of being anti-Catholic and part of a nasty Fairfax/ABC conspiracy.
If you really want justice for sex abuse victims, pray to God that Pell and Fisher convert to Islam and one of them becomes Mufti. Then watch as The Oz, Tele etc lash out on their insensitivity and lack of Australian values. Or even better - pray that God transforms them into Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders and watch the media and political circus begin.
Just remember the golden rule - some newspapers only criticise clerical insensitivity when displayed by clerics of the "wrong" religion or race. Funnily enough, this golden rule applies to virtually all MP's as well.
Words © 2008 Irfan Yusuf
