If the current Church ban is lifted, it must be true to the teaching of Jesus, writes David Quinn
David Quinn
Finding a third way between rigorism and laxity
What Catholicism has to say about sex runs counter to the ‘ideology of choice’, writes David Quinn
Church too passive on ethical questions
The Church must fight for its institutions or give them up, writes David Quinn
The media ‘obsession’ with abortion and gay marriage
There was an unhealthy focus on the Pope’s interview, writes David Quinn
Megaphone diplomacy in Church is unhelpful
What is the role of the Catholic media? What is the role of the Catholic commentator? These questions are prompted by an address given by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin at a conference in Kilkenny last week. I suppose the same kind of questions can be answered to a certain extent by asking what is the…
500% increase in broken marriages
The number of Irish adults who have been through a broken marriage has increased by a massive 500% in the last 25 years. Last week The Iona Institute (which I head) issued a report called Marriage Breakdown and Family Structure in Ireland. The figures in it are drawn from Census 2011 and compare today…
Ireland Stand Up stands up for faith
The View Sometimes in politics, it is not the things you expect that cause a reaction. When the last Government proposed restrictions on the use of the medical card it was probably inevitable that it would cause a major backlash. When a hospital ward is closed a backlash will be absolutely inevitable. But…
Sensing a slight shift in the wind?
Attacks on the Catholic Church have gone too far and people are starting to notice, writes David Quinn It is now 20 years since the Bishop Eamon Casey/Annie Murphy scandal first came to light, and 18 years since the Albert Reynolds/Dick Spring government fell, ostensibly as a result of the Fr Brendan Smyth…
When was Enda right?
Some of us are to blame for the crash, some are not, writes David Quinn When was Enda Kenny correct? Was it when he told us during his State of the Nation address last year that we were not to blame for our current economic woes, or was he correct when he said last…
Change in the seminary
Are reforms at Maynooth for the better or a return to the sort of rigid seminary life of yesteryear, asks David Quinn Last week, this newspaper reported changes that are being undertaken at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, in the wake of the Apostolic Visitation conducted on behalf of the Pope by Cardinal-designate Timothy…