Dear Editor, I am delighted that Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si on climate change and care of the environment has got a positive response in Ireland. Hopefully, his call for action will be followed up at national and international level. However, caring for the environment must also involve care for human beings. As the Pope…

Dear Editor, We would do well to heed Fr Vincent Twomey on the results of the marriage referendum, (IC 18/06/2015) but more significant than the results was the manner in which the ‘yes’ campaign was conducted. It was professional, well-organised and as we know extremely effective.  However it was characterised by a marked absence of…

Dear Editor, I gather from reading the letters page in the paper that people are bending over backwards so as not to give offence to gay people. But surely if we love homosexuals and lesbians, our brothers and sisters in Christ, it should not be regarded as offensive to point out to them the moral…

Dear Editor, I simply cannot believe Paul Keenan’s remarks on Medjugorje (IC 02/07/2015)! He says: “To focus solely on questions of veracity around what is taking place at Medjugorje is to miss completely just what is taking place.” I should have thought that “questions of veracity” – that is, whether Our Lady is or is…

Dear Editor, For decades Amnesty International championed and supported the weak and vulnerable throughout the world. It courageously challenged despots and tyrants. A truly commendable organisation. Alas, the Irish section is not so. It has made a complete volte-face and now advocates the killing of babies, in outright opposition to the Fifth Commandment of God,…

Dear Editor, With regards to the proposed “reality check” that the Roman Catholic Church may or may not need to take, depending on your point of view, permit me to throw the following observations into the mix. Firstly the general population’s understanding of the nature of marriage, sexual intercourse, contraceptives and homosexuality has changed dramatically…