Bill Ralston: Hell’s teeth!

The Devil is in the detail when it comes to finding excuses for Government moves.

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30th June, 2012

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The Devil made me do it. Not the most original excuse for doing something naughty, but it’s endorsed by the Vatican. Recently, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the No 2 man to the Pope, declared the media-driven scandals over leaked documents and financial skulduggery in the Church were the work of the Devil. Until he came up with that rationale, I had thought it the work of the Pope’s butler, bickering cardinals and sticky-fingered Vatican moneymen. Satan as the culprit makes much more sense. Blaming him for what might otherwise be deemed human foibles is an age-old tactic, but one we seem to ...

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