he has been called more Catholic than the Pope hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the Pope hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the Pope hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with author and journalist
speaking with author and journalist
speaking with author and journalist Michael Coren to find out why Catholics
Michael Coren to find out why Catholics
Michael Coren to find out why Catholics are right let’s start by having you tell
are right let’s start by having you tell
are right let’s start by having you tell us about the book why Catholics are
us about the book why Catholics are
us about the book why Catholics are right it’s not why Catholics are right
right it’s not why Catholics are right
right it’s not why Catholics are right and why we should beat everybody else
and why we should beat everybody else
and why we should beat everybody else out my parents were Catholic mr. my best
out my parents were Catholic mr. my best
out my parents were Catholic mr. my best friends are Catholic but if I blues
friends are Catholic but if I blues
friends are Catholic but if I blues saying to be right they believe it to be
saying to be right they believe it to be
saying to be right they believe it to be right if people write books why atheists
right if people write books why atheists
right if people write books why atheists are right where Muslims are right now
are right where Muslims are right now
are right where Muslims are right now ants is a word but this time you say
ants is a word but this time you say
ants is a word but this time you say that so the most guaranteed way of
that so the most guaranteed way of
that so the most guaranteed way of finding God and fulfillment fraternity
finding God and fulfillment fraternity
finding God and fulfillment fraternity is through the sacraments and liturgy
is through the sacraments and liturgy
is through the sacraments and liturgy and teaching of the church that doesn’t
and teaching of the church that doesn’t
and teaching of the church that doesn’t mean that other people will not be with
mean that other people will not be with
mean that other people will not be with God neither of your parents were
God neither of your parents were
God neither of your parents were Catholic so how did you become so
Catholic so how did you become so
Catholic so how did you become so fervent in your faith at high school I
fervent in your faith at high school I
fervent in your faith at high school I was interested and then at University
was interested and then at University
was interested and then at University and then I was I was really quite
and then I was I was really quite
and then I was I was really quite successful very early on had two books
successful very early on had two books
successful very early on had two books out that I was 24 I bought this
out that I was 24 I bought this
out that I was 24 I bought this apartment in middle of London
apartment in middle of London
apartment in middle of London well I’ve had a mortgage on it and it
well I’ve had a mortgage on it and it
well I’ve had a mortgage on it and it was time so well and I thought to myself
was time so well and I thought to myself
was time so well and I thought to myself is this it is this really it what I’ve
is this it is this really it what I’ve
is this it is this really it what I’ve been working for and there must be
been working for and there must be
been working for and there must be something else and I began to search it
something else and I began to search it
something else and I began to search it took me that I reckoned the Catholic
took me that I reckoned the Catholic
took me that I reckoned the Catholic Church what was your overall goal with
Church what was your overall goal with
Church what was your overall goal with the book your aim I mean is it to
the book your aim I mean is it to
the book your aim I mean is it to convert people good people I’ve met over
convert people good people I’ve met over
convert people good people I’ve met over these huge numbers of good people who go
these huge numbers of good people who go
these huge numbers of good people who go to church and they read the paper to
to church and they read the paper to
to church and they read the paper to turn the TV on and there’s another
turn the TV on and there’s another
turn the TV on and there’s another attack came in to everywhere making fun
attack came in to everywhere making fun
attack came in to everywhere making fun of I wanted to give them some reason to
of I wanted to give them some reason to
of I wanted to give them some reason to be stronger in their faith so that’s the
be stronger in their faith so that’s the
be stronger in their faith so that’s the primary function of the book but beyond
primary function of the book but beyond
primary function of the book but beyond that if people are converted by it
that if people are converted by it
that if people are converted by it that’s great why would you say that
that’s great why would you say that
that’s great why would you say that anti-catholicism has become so prevalent
anti-catholicism has become so prevalent
anti-catholicism has become so prevalent in recent years I believe it is just in
in recent years I believe it is just in
in recent years I believe it is just in popular entertainment that the boy
popular entertainment that the boy
popular entertainment that the boy clergy portrayed and the way Catholics
clergy portrayed and the way Catholics
clergy portrayed and the way Catholics are portrayed it from from Glee to very
are portrayed it from from Glee to very
are portrayed it from from Glee to very furtive serious movies you know but
furtive serious movies you know but
furtive serious movies you know but where it really gets to people is life
where it really gets to people is life
where it really gets to people is life begins at conception until natural death
begins at conception until natural death
begins at conception until natural death and the only place for such relationship
and the only place for such relationship
and the only place for such relationship between a man and a woman
between a man and a woman
between a man and a woman marriage that enough makes you worse
marriage that enough makes you worse
marriage that enough makes you worse than Hitler if you look at the studies
than Hitler if you look at the studies
than Hitler if you look at the studies of those people who have the best merit
of those people who have the best merit
of those people who have the best merit is the most contentment it tends to be
is the most contentment it tends to be
is the most contentment it tends to be people who are who are serious
people who are who are serious
people who are who are serious counselors actually and that the since
counselors actually and that the since
counselors actually and that the since we had the the condom has been readily
we had the the condom has been readily
we had the the condom has been readily available we were told it would change
available we were told it would change
available we were told it would change everything and the pill has been readily
everything and the pill has been readily
everything and the pill has been readily available you know even call it a pill
available you know even call it a pill
available you know even call it a pill it alters the natural workings of the
it alters the natural workings of the
it alters the natural workings of the body women putting alien chemicals into
body women putting alien chemicals into
body women putting alien chemicals into their body to liberate them or to make
their body to liberate them or to make
their body to liberate them or to make men have more time for them now the the
men have more time for them now the the
men have more time for them now the the sex abuse scandal if I’m not mistaken
sex abuse scandal if I’m not mistaken
sex abuse scandal if I’m not mistaken your take on it is that it happens
your take on it is that it happens
your take on it is that it happens everywhere and that it’s not exclusive
everywhere and that it’s not exclusive
everywhere and that it’s not exclusive to the Catholic Church any institution
to the Catholic Church any institution
to the Catholic Church any institution whether it’s a power dynamic will be on
whether it’s a power dynamic will be on
whether it’s a power dynamic will be on that on a young person tragically you
that on a young person tragically you
that on a young person tragically you will have abuse it’s human nature sadly
will have abuse it’s human nature sadly
will have abuse it’s human nature sadly so to say is it exclusive or particular
so to say is it exclusive or particular
so to say is it exclusive or particular to the Catholic Church is wrong let
to the Catholic Church is wrong let
to the Catholic Church is wrong let doesn’t mean it didn’t happen my church
doesn’t mean it didn’t happen my church
doesn’t mean it didn’t happen my church it did happen
it did happen
it did happen men who abused 12 13 14 15 year old boys
men who abused 12 13 14 15 year old boys
men who abused 12 13 14 15 year old boys always had that perversion and they went
always had that perversion and they went
always had that perversion and they went into the center is knowing they had it
into the center is knowing they had it
into the center is knowing they had it and they acted on it and it’s horrible
and they acted on it and it’s horrible
and they acted on it and it’s horrible they should have been weeded out long
they should have been weeded out long
they should have been weeded out long ago they are now it was individuals in
ago they are now it was individuals in
ago they are now it was individuals in the church often awful people who did
the church often awful people who did
the church often awful people who did the wrong thing it’s not about the
the wrong thing it’s not about the
the wrong thing it’s not about the church it’s about human nature it’s
church it’s about human nature it’s
church it’s about human nature it’s another reason why we need the church on
another reason why we need the church on
another reason why we need the church on the other side of things what is your
the other side of things what is your
the other side of things what is your take on atheism there’s no such thing as
take on atheism there’s no such thing as
take on atheism there’s no such thing as atheism in a Bertrand Russell who was
atheism in a Bertrand Russell who was
atheism in a Bertrand Russell who was far greater intellect than any of these
far greater intellect than any of these
far greater intellect than any of these people today right to the atheism and he
people today right to the atheism and he
people today right to the atheism and he said you know I can’t call myself an
said you know I can’t call myself an
said you know I can’t call myself an atheist anymore it’s ridiculous I don’t
atheist anymore it’s ridiculous I don’t
atheist anymore it’s ridiculous I don’t think there’s a God I don’t believe in
think there’s a God I don’t believe in
think there’s a God I don’t believe in God
God
God but to say there’s no God as a
but to say there’s no God as a
but to say there’s no God as a materialist I will have to have seen
materialist I will have to have seen
materialist I will have to have seen everything and say it doesn’t exist well
everything and say it doesn’t exist well
everything and say it doesn’t exist well I haven’t and couldn’t so I can’t say
I haven’t and couldn’t so I can’t say
I haven’t and couldn’t so I can’t say there’s no God I can say I don’t think
there’s no God I can say I don’t think
there’s no God I can say I don’t think there’s a good so atheism isn’t actually
there’s a good so atheism isn’t actually
there’s a good so atheism isn’t actually logically consistent but there all sorts
logically consistent but there all sorts
logically consistent but there all sorts of people it’s fashionable to say I
of people it’s fashionable to say I
of people it’s fashionable to say I don’t believe in God fine you didn’t
don’t believe in God fine you didn’t
don’t believe in God fine you didn’t believe in God he believes in you I
believe in God he believes in you I
believe in God he believes in you I think there is a lot of intellectual
think there is a lot of intellectual
think there is a lot of intellectual argument for God but in the end it has
argument for God but in the end it has
argument for God but in the end it has to be a faith position hell is not a
to be a faith position hell is not a
to be a faith position hell is not a place where men in red tights you know
place where men in red tights you know
place where men in red tights you know start doing this to you I mean unless
start doing this to you I mean unless
start doing this to you I mean unless you really want that sort of thing it’s
you really want that sort of thing it’s
you really want that sort of thing it’s eternity without God and if you choose
eternity without God and if you choose
eternity without God and if you choose eternity without God how and then you
eternity without God how and then you
eternity without God how and then you then complain about that I don’t quite
then complain about that I don’t quite
then complain about that I don’t quite understand thank you very much thank you
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