Anyways, I think it goes beyond condemning the Catholic church, and encompasses all of Christianity. At least, the third verse does. It's warning of how Christian extremism is making a comeback, particularly in the United States, despite the fact that the modern world rejects its hypocrisy and hate-mongering. The very last line of the song (which also seems to have been left out here) says it all: "The nightmare comes in sinister rouge."
Another lyric correction:
Innocents burned, alive on the stake.
Anyways, I think it goes beyond condemning the Catholic church, and encompasses all of Christianity. At least, the third verse does. It's warning of how Christian extremism is making a comeback, particularly in the United States, despite the fact that the modern world rejects its hypocrisy and hate-mongering. The very last line of the song (which also seems to have been left out here) says it all: "The nightmare comes in sinister rouge."