Father Ted is as mentioned by the article (and the Irish Catholic source it links), something that really could only have been made when it was, in the middle o

Father Ted is as mentioned by the article (and the Irish Catholic source it links), something that really could only have been made when it was, in the middle of collapse of the Catholic church as an influential establishment in Ireland. 15 years earlier it would have been criticised for making light of church authority and condemned for it. 15 years later, and we'd be right in the midst of revelations about priests abusing kids and the church covering it up and nuns running industrial schools that neglected children to the point of death. The author recognises this in a tweet that's quoted but no longer available as his Twitter was banned due to a crusade of trans harrassment.