Sanal Edamaruku has fled India and the hounds of the Catholic church. He’s somewhere in Europe. The church has said they will drop the complaint if Edamaruku apologizes — apologizes for exposing a weeping magic statue as the product of a mundane leaky pipe. Edamaruku says, “NO.” Edamaruku says, “NO.” I marvel at that — …
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