(I have no patience left for the Catholic Church. For those who  do, it is my hope that you will not compromise yourselves but  will aggressively work towards bringing them into the 20th  century.)  If there's something to be learned  From examining the past  It's that institutions change  Or else they do not last  Now you are such a dinosaur  In the ancient ways you think  And if you do not soon adapt  You too will be extinct  I believe that Christ's intention  Many centuries ago  Was to serve and to enlighten  And to guide our spiritual growth  But the latest word from Rome  Is not a loving one at all  If Jesus walked on earth today  I think he'd be appalled  Now the priesthood's quickly shrinking  But you won't let women in  And instead of teaching safer sex  You condemn it as a sin  You deny all women the right  To decide their bodies' fate  Suggesting that their purpose here  Is just to procreate  You say that gays and lesbians  Are fallen from God's grace  And tacitly you sanction  All the violence that we face  You distort the Bible's words  To support your platitudes  But bigotry is not  A very Christian attitude  Now as for reformation  I have very little hope  But if you think it can be done  Go and tell it to the Pope  'Cause the clergy and parishioners  Who are still inside the closet  Support this persecution  Even if they do not cause it