The Catholic bishops of North Dakota (there are two of them) have just issued a statement warning Catholics in their dioceses against supporting organisations (eg Amnesty International) which, though they may do some good work, also support what are to Catholics morally objectionable actions and beliefs. Their statement of principle is admirably put: and I quote a report of their words here at length, because of its complete applicability to Red Nose Day, which if you hadn’t noticed falls today: