We have little right to be judging the past while we deny children their identity with the blessing of the State today, writes David Quinn ‘Who am I?’ was the question asked by a recent RTÉ programme about illegal adoptions in Ireland. It is one of the most fundamental questions we can ask ourselves. Most…
The human rights abuses of the communist regime are becoming worse by the day, writes David Quinn W hen Irish people pay attention to what is happening overseas, it is mainly what is happening in Britain and America that occupies our minds. That’s understandable, because so many Irish live in those countries and Britain is…
Few people in Ireland seem aware that we are one of the only countries in Europe that has put a total halt to public worship, writes David Quinn The four Catholic archbishops have met online with Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, once again to express their wish that Catholics be allowed to gather in churches for Mass and…
If you want to understand the past, one thing you must do is look to the economic conditions of the time, writes David Quinn Why were attitudes often harsh in the past? Is it because the people then were more horrible than now, and we are far more enlightened, or could it be that social…
Dublin’s new shepherd must continue to acknowledge the negative side of the Church’s recent legacy, while reminding us of the great good the Church has done and still does, writes David Quinn Ireland is one of the most anti-Catholic countries in the Western world. The often authoritarian behaviour of the Church in the past, in…
We look to our own Government to protect us, and if they fail, then we understandably turn on them, writes David Quinn It is not at all clear at this stage when those who want to receive a Covid-19 vaccination will get their wish. It is to be hoped that everyone over the age of…
It would be a failure of moral witness if the Church did not point to policies at odds with the Catholic Faith, writes David Quinn On the morning of his inauguration as president of the United States, Joe Biden attended Mass. He carries a set of rosary beads on him that belonged to his late…
Future historians will find a more nuanced and balanced account of the past than most members of the public have been led to believe, writes David Quinn There have now been three official reports in a row that upset the accepted media narrative about the culpability of the Church concerning their subject matters. The first,…
None of us are served unless we have a debate that is rounded and looks at attitudes in other countries, writes David Quinn Much of the commentary down the years about the mother and baby home has focused on the role the Church played in creating harsh attitudes towards unmarried mothers and their children. The…
Currently, we are not allowed to go to Mass again in the Republic. All public worship is effectively banned. From the end of March last year until the end of June, public worship was called off, and again in places like Donegal and Dublin from September until early December, and in the rest of the…