Month: October 2013

Dear Editor, How frustrating that when disgraceful shortcomings are pointed out in the State’s failure to protect and vindicate the rights of children that vested interests always blame a ‘lack of resources’. What resources were lacking when social workers, backed by the full authority of the Garda Síochana, removed two Roma children from their family…

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Dear Editor, May I please comment on Emma Ryan’s criticism (IC 17/10/13) of Mary Kenny’s article on Anthea McTiernan’s article in The Irish Times claiming that abortion was normal and that women are not hurt by abortion?  While Ms McTiernan may not have actually stated abortion equated a tooth extraction, the fact that she used this as an…

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The Philippines – A Catholic youth group has hit on a novel way to fundraise for churches struck by an earthquake on October 15. YouthPinoy has begun to sell dolls named in honour of the local Saint Pedro Calungsod and is turning the proceeds over for the reconstruction of some 10 damaged churches in the…

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Dear Editor, Your columnist Mary Kenny’s report ‘Being neutral on abortion’ (IC 10/10/13) on the recent Irish Times article by Anthea McTiernan was both correct and insightful. Ms McTiernan is correctly quoted as writing that “abortion is normal” as Mary Kenny stated. Ms McTiernan further drew a comparison between women travelling to Britain for an…

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Germany – The Vatican has announced that the Vicar General of the German Diocese of Limburg will administer the troubled diocese following the removal of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, whose €31 million spend on his house caused uproar in the country. According to the Vatican press office, Pope Francis authorised "a period of leave outside…

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