Saint Patrick- New Questions Emerge.

A new more inclusive image of Saint Patrick reflects a debate swirling around Ireland's Patron Saint.

Saint Patrick could have been hired from a more diverse range of candidates if the Christian church had initiative and foresight.

There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the famous figure of Saint Patrick, but recently debates have emerged regarding the hiring practises of the Christian church. Did they need to hire a Briton? Could they have hired someone from Africa or the Middle East? If so, then why didn’t they? Surely such candidates would have done as good a job or better?

Efforts to ascertain who was in charge of hiring practises in the early Christian church have been in vain and the Vatican has been very slow to reveal any details. “We just didn’t have the manpower to do that kind of thing back in those days.” says Archbishop Cazzograsso of the Holy See. “The church was just getting going back then. It took us a long time to even get to Africa never mind look for people to help us out. Keep in mind also that the native Irish were completely mental. You were lucky to travel ten miles in that freezing desolate island without losing your head. Literally. Try convincing an African to go up to there and try convert a land full of bloodthirsty lunatics to a religion of peace.”

Cazzograsso does have a point to be fair, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t complain about lack of diversity in the appointment of patron saints.