WYD - This isn't annoying

World Youth Day has arrived in Sydney and as an event it is a real misnomer.

Firstly is a week long event so not sure why it is called a day.

Secondly the concept of "World" is very narrow - effectively it is a Roman Catholic event - so don't bother coming if you are Muslim, Greek Orthodox, gay, feminist, believe in abortion rights, condoms and lots more.

Thirdly the church is still dealing badly with the issues of illegal activities by some of the "celibate" male clergy. It is time the church actually stopped listening to it's legal advisers and actually took some action against the priests and acted with compassion to the victims rather than trying to protect the church finances.

To make matters worse the despised NSW State government passed regulations which make it an offence to be "annoying" to a WYD Participate.

That has generated a lot of discussion and helped the various groups who will protest the Pope's visit - see the No to Pope Coalition website.