The Government has chosen to ignore the facts to make a political point, writes David Quinn The Government seems intent on passing a so-called ‘safe access zone’ law. The very term ‘safe access’ is a loaded one. It implies that if pro-life activists are anywhere near a hospital or clinic that provides abortions, women will…
For those who believe strongly in the importance of marriage, is it even worth fighting for anymore asks David Quinn It seems we might have another referendum on the family next year. That’s if the Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality has its way. The committee has in its sights the sections of the Constitution that…
Maybe teaching children something about pornography is inevitable and necessary, writes David Quinn Pornography will now be studied as part of a new Relationships and Sexuality Education programme to the taught at Junior Certificate level in the country’s secondary schools. That is the latest diktat from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) that…
It wasn’t his opponents but his chaotic, rule-breaking nature that pulled him down in the end, writes David Quinn When Bill Clinton was American president, the issue of character loomed large. Was a man with such an obviously flawed character a suitable person for arguably the world’s most important job? The answer came to depend…
Wherever the synodal process goes, it cannot break with core Church teachings, writes David Quinn When I attended one of the synodal meetings in my parish in Dublin a number of months ago that discussed the issues facing the Church in the archdiocese, some of my initial concerns about where the whole process might go…
As usual, people are being given the wrong impression by our media about the implications of the overturning by the US Supreme Court of Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that effectively made abortion legal up to birth in all 50 states of America. To judge by some of what you have heard or read,…
The response of President Higgins to the massacre of Nigerian Catholics was tone-deaf in the extreme, writes David Quinn At least President Michael D. Higgins thought to mention the recent brutal attack on Mass-goers in southwestern Nigeria that left 40 dead and 87 injured. I’m not aware of any of our other political leaders doing…
Countries like Ireland will look very different from now in a 100 years’ time writes David Quinn If you feel unsettled about the times we are living through, then you are right, because they are unsettling. Tectonic plates seem to be shifting beneath our feet and it is uncertain where and how they will reassemble…
It is no good saying we ought to cut carbon emissions when we are doing little or nothing in our own lives to help the cause along, writes David Quinn What is a ‘sin against the environment’ that is in need of confession? Last year, the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in England launched a…
If Irish bishops believe in a strong pro-life witness they should look to the US for leadership, writes David Quinn The Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has written a letter telling one of America’s most powerful politicians, Nancy Pelosi, that she cannot receive Holy Communion in his archdiocese. Ms Pelosi, a Democratic Congresswoman, is…