In the Chair: Michael Dunn Goekjian, President (Easter 2014) Just over a year into Pope Francis' tenure, we examine the impact the world's largest organisation has on people. Tonight we explore whether an institution under fire in recent years can still be seen as a force of active good. PROPOSITION: FR ANDREW PINSENT is Research Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford University. His research has focused on high-energy physics and moral perception. PETER D WILLIAMS is a campaigner for the pro-life organisation Right to Life, as well as a speaker for Catholic Voices. He is a former atheist revert to the Catholic Church. MELANIE MCDONAGH is a leadwriter for the Evening Standard and a contributor to The Spectator. She is also a former President of the Cambridge Union. ---- OPPOSITION: CHRIS STREET is a council member of Atheism UK and life-long atheist. He has a science background and has worked in commercial roles for much of his career. DAVID GREENWOOD is Chairman of Stop Church Child Abuse UK. As a solicitor, he has represented many victims of childhood abuse, and has pursued claims against the Catholic Church. SARA PASSMORE is Head of Education and Promotion at the British Humanist Association. She has led on multi-million education programmes across the UK. The House Divided: Ayes: 82 Noes: 85 Abstentions: 68

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