Unfinished Letter to the Pope

Dear Ben,

I just wanted to wish you a happy new year, peace on earth, and all that. I know I’m a little late, but after that heart-warming spell of Christmas cheer you spouted on December 23 of last year, I really feel the need for some correspondence.

I was a little sad to read that you considered it important to highlight blurring gender roles as a danger to the existence of humankind. Not only was it a dubious slice of timing for someone calling themselves a Christian – its message was also wholly inappropriate.

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