February 7, 2013

Christopher Hitchens: Who Is This Ratzinger?

Andrew Sullivan, The Dish

The conversation continues:

Hitch: It makes me laugh when people say “fundamental,” because what it means is you believe that these books are the word of God. That’s what fundamental means, fundamentalist means. If they’re not, then in what sense are you religious? If I ask you—

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TAGGED: catholicism, Catholic Church, Andrew Sullivan, Christopher Hitchens

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