Dear Editor, We will be asked soon to change the Irish Constitution in favour of same-sex marriage. Unfortunately the possible outcome of the deliberately distorted propaganda by the Government around the word ‘equality’ will produce a ‘yes’ vote. How sad to see a Government desperate to be re-elected exploiting the emotions of society in this…

Dear Editor, The naming of the referendum on same sex marriage as the Marriage Equality Referendum is flawed and prejudicial to the running of a fair, transparent and balanced poll. The referendum is not about equality of marriage. It has a hidden deceitful agenda by the Government and it will not be in the best…

Dear Editor, As stated in the Editor’s Comment on 29/01/2015, I agree that the current large majority in support of same-sex marriage may not hold to the referendum day. I think an explanation for this may lie in the fact that many of us, including practicing Catholics are moved emotionally by the simple argument that…

Dear Editor, The Government has given us the wording for the same-sex marriage referendum. To my mind this wording is very bland. Subliminally it suggests that the electorate should vote for equality among all Irish people regardless of sexual orientation. This is not a simple matter. The insights of sociology and history cannot be discounted. The…

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing Fr Brendan Purcell’s reply to Stephen Fry. (IC 05/02/15) I am a practising Catholic. But I often struggle with the questions that Mr Fry so passionately articulated. And many other practising Catholics do too. The questions deserve attempts at answers whether or not they come from atheists, and this…

Dear Editor, Well done on your coverage of the recent installation of Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly as Archbishop of Cashel and Emily. As usual the photographs were excellent except for one major eyesore, i.e. the photo of Micheál Martin cosying up to the archbishop. This is a man who voted for introducing abortion into Ireland and…

Dear Editor, Part of our preparation for the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation included learning the names of the sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Blessed Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction (Sacrament of the Sick), Holy Orders and Matrimony (Mater/Matris/Mother). Why not return to this beautiful title and thereby throw some light on the forthcoming debate on same-sex…