"Watching those who pretend to be religious carry out the most wretched actions against others for power or money is enough to make me start thinking seriously about souls, something I haven’t done until now." "It’s especially stark and shocking to see how much of this palpable evil comes from people who claim to be God-fearing." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/16/i-thought-hell-would-freeze-over-before-i-agreed-with-the-pope-but-in-a-world-riven-by-cruelty-that-day-has-finally-come #meaningoflife #god #evil #church #cruelty #violence #corruption #religion