Today the Irish celebrate their national holiday in honor of St. Patrick-the guy who brought Christianity to Ireland a long time ago. Based upon the recent, ongoing, and neverending craziness that is the Catholic church child abuse scandal, I am surprised people want to celebrate this guy. Certainly most people don't really know or care about why this guy was given sainthood but most (except for the Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, and idiot lemming priests) are appalled at the behavior of the church over 50 years ago and presently.
Enjoy your Irish themed meal, parades, and green beer-but don't forget the little children and young teenagers that were abused by the Catholic Church......because it appears that the Irish government/Catholic church have.