Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who made headlines last November when she announced she was a Christian – after growing up as a Muslim before turning toward atheism – last week took on the issue of the nuclear family being subverted by malign forces.

Her highlighting of this issue included explaining why the nuclear family based on life-long marriage has always been promoted and defended by the Catholic Church. It is because the nuclear family serves the best interests of children amid wider benefits to society, as Ali highlights in almost forensic detail: