Dear Editor, After reading Archbishop Michael Neary’s gloomy conclusion that the Church is losing the battle with secularism (IC 13/11/2014), it was heartening to read David Quinn’s reminder to us, in the same edition, of the successful  role of the Church in the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The whirlwind…

  Dear Editor, It’s no surprise that Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández described the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in glowing terms (‘Rome Synod addresses complexity of the family’ IC 06/11/2014), since he was part of the secretariat responsible for the running of the synod and one of the authors of the final report. Judging by the…

Dear Editor, I was heartened by your recent edition in which Mary Kenny gave a headline to the natural law (‘Natural law exists for a good reason’ IC 30/10/2014). The natural law is an old concept. It extends back to the philosophy of St Thomas and Aristotle. When I studied philosophy of the natural law,…

Dear Editor, Politicians often speak from both corners of their mouths. Church figures who adopt this practice are confusing their role with that of a politician. Though not conducive to a quiet life, their duty is to promote Church teaching, in and out of season, not to conceal it. To adopt the practice of politicians…