It’s a relief to see the pontiff decrying brutality, because it seems most current world leaders lack the necessary spineI have never been a religious or spiritual person, even though I grew up in a religious area and had friends (and strangers) throughout school and university trying to lure me i nto whatever prayer disguised as organised fun they were up to. I did try it out shortly for a desperate period when I was young, attempting to pray to a god I didn’t really believe in to make me not gay, but blessedly he never answered.Despite my resistance to organised religion, I have always had a soft spot for nuns and their counterparts. The girlies.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading... ...read more read less