Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

Flame of the West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Jeffrey C. Dege wrote:
> 
> > Is there some reason why you find it uncomfortable to discuss just how
> > desperately miserable and poor the Irish used to be?
> 
> 
> I particularly object to your term "priest-infested."  Unless
> I'm missing something, it's clear that you're a vile anti-
> Catholic bigot.

My (nominally) catholic grandfather had a lower opinion of priests
than most anyone else in the family did. Being Bohemian rather than
Irish he didn't need to support the church for political reasons, what
with his historic opressor being catholic too.

Bruce