In a letter to The Sydney Morning Herald, someone claimed the history of Christianity is "full of offence", then presented a 'litany of horrors' that would have caused great mirth among atheist mega-mass murderers Mao, Stalin and Hitler.

During the disgraceful Salem 'witch' trials in America, 19 women were sentenced to death. The Inquisition (which had authority only over Christians) caused the horrible death of, it is estimated, between 1500 and 4000 persons. To blame the Church for the spread of AIDS in Africa is ludicrous: US flooding of the continent with billions of condoms has actually aided the spread of AIDS. The only country that has had a measure of success combating AIDS is Uganda. How come? It's the only country where Church-suggested abstinence has been widely practised. As far as child molesters and pedophiles are concerned, they operate in increasingly large numbers in every nook and cranny of secular societies.

It's high time the letter writer read some real history books!