Archibishop VS. Atheist
December 13, 2002

The archbishop and the atheist clash:

WITH God on his side, in the red corner, is Mario Conti, Archbishop of Glasgow and one of Scotland's leading Roman Catholic clergymen.

In the blue corner is Richard Dawkins, faithful atheist and professor of the public understanding of science.

The battle arena is the letters page of The Herald, where they are coming to blows over the issue of separate Catholic schools and sectarianism.

Today, the archbishop responds to a letter by Richard Dawkins, in yesterday's Herald, that took issue with the archbishop's assertion that Catholic schools seek to promote harmony and understanding between "communities".

After Professor Dawkins described such a "claim" as "flagrantly dishonest", the archbishop responded with a letter in today's paper which reads: "I am amazed that an Oxford don with responsibility for promoting an understanding of science can so blatantly forget that judgments ought to be based upon facts and rooted in evidence....

I'd go Dawkins in the fifth round based on his performance against the Dalai Lama last year, but Conti came from behind and K.O'd Jonas Salk in little televised match last week, so that could really confuse things.

Posted by Jody at December 13, 2002 11:54 AM

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