The issue focused on Smerconish and his research for the study, which was based on studies of medical researchers in scientific journals.

"It's not science," he said. "It's religion. Science is empirical, there's method to it. There's theory. That's what scientists do. But religion is opinion. It's belief. And if you look at any religious study, they just don't add up. If you take a survey of scientists, they will say this is wrong.