article, “Where was God when the earthquake flattened Haiti?”, and afterwards watched The Big Questions on BBC television on Sunday where the same subject had a 20-minute airing, I am astonished that no one has mentioned the Christian explanation for the fact of sin and suffering entering the world, ie the sin of Adam, our progenitor.
When such an important element in the Christian story is left out of discussion on this subject confusion and illogicality come in to fill the vacuum. This same omission also makes nonsense of some Catholic beliefs surrounding the Virgin Mary and the Redemption.
Yours faithfully, FRANCIS REILLY Orpington, Kent