The song is a response to the allegations that Pope Benedict XVI protected priests and other church officials who were accused of child molestation.
Minchin released the song on the Internet with a cartoon showing multi-ethnic cardinals and the pope dancing the can-can without any underwear.
The site does acknowledge the argument that "Freedom of speech is awesome, but perhaps some venues are more appropriate than others [for] saying "fuck" an absurdly frequent number of times in a song played publicly".
Patheos further claimed"Maybe bad words are like invisible lightning bolts of evil, radiating through the child's body and causing irreparable damage and turning them into atheists who will burn in hell".
[4] Ooblick.com said those whose mental processes are blocked by the swearing, "rendering them incapable of hearing what the song actually had to say", are "delicate flowers on their fainting couches", and therefore provided a censored version for their benefit.
Child rape is bad because it causes physical harm and psychological trauma, often for a lifetime...if you're not angry enough at the church to swear, then what's wrong with you?".
[3] The Independent reported "on his American tour [in 2011] he found himself piano-less in Dallas when the hire company cancelled his contract, calling him a "God-hater" and a "demon".