> (It's sad that the Greek and Roman religions are extinct. There should be some group trying to get the Pantheon in Rome back from the clutches of the Catholic

> (It's sad that the Greek and Roman religions are extinct. There should be some group trying to get the Pantheon in Rome back from the clutches of the Catholic Church.) This popular trend of bashing Catholics and their faith is really starting to grow tiresome. The "current" Pantheon was a Pagan Temple for ~483 years well over 1000 years ago. It has been a Catholic church for ~1406 years up until the present time. It's conversion to a church when Italy was converting from various forms of paganism is the only thing that saved it during the middle ages. It is located in a country where > %80 percent of the population describes themselves as Catholic(although far few say they are observant). I think you would have to have a very perverted sense of justice to think that it would be just to take ownership of the Pantheon away from that catholic church. Besides who would take control of it? The Italian government? If so, why make tax payers foot the bill for its preservation when the Catholic Church has been happy to do so for 1400 years and allows the public free access.