Stephen Fry on the Catholic Church

In some sort of debating context, Stephen Fry (noted actor, intellectual, atheist, and gay man — all of which I think of as very positive attributes) argues persuasively for about 12 minutes — 12 minutes that go by very quickly when his speaking is so electrifying — to support the proposition "that the Catholic Church is not a force for good".

These are my two pull quotes from the video below.

Ratzinger, the current pope: it staggers me to admit that he is the head of state of a country.

It is the strange thing about this church: it is obsessed with sex, absolutely obsessed.


The Intelligence² Debate – Stephen Fry (Unedited)
by Xrunner17

[Dailymotion link for those who don't see the embedded player.]

Posted on February 24, 2010 at 16.32 by jns · Permalink
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