Atheist donates $22.5 Million for Catholic Fund

Patrick Cole, "Atheist Wilson Gives $22.5 Million for Catholic Fund" (Bloomberg.com, May 25, 2007), says that philanthropist and retired hedge-fund manager Robert W. Wilson is giving $22.5 million to the Archdiocese of New York to fund a scholarship program for needy inner-city students attending Roman Catholic schools. When Wilson, 80, was asked why, he replied: "Let's face it, without the Roman Catholic Church, there would be no Western civilization ... Shunning religious organizations would be abhorrent." Let's hear it for enlightened atheism!