Imagine being a priest with the power to uphold democracy and shape the political future of your nation by performing Latin exorcisms on the Internet. As the country hurtles headlong into chaos, with insurrection brewing and hundreds of thousands dead amid mounting socio-economic inequality, what’s on your mind?
Perhaps it’s the vital importance of pouring the proper amount of water on an infant’s head at the correct ritual moments to make God care about them.
If you listen to Tim Minchin (song: Thank You God) then if you say:
"A particular prayer in a particular church
In a particular style with a particular stuff
And for particular problems that aren't particularly tough,
And for particular people, preferably white
And for particular senses, preferably sight
A particular prayer in a particular spot
To a particular version of a particular god
And if you get that right[...]" you win!