David QuinnNo one should fear the truth, but the story must be looked at fully, writes David Quinn
Category: Opinion
Divided they fall
Paul KeenanParis does not offer the outcome radicals wanted, writes Paul Keenan
Questioning mockery as a valid form of freedom of speech
Courtney McGrailDear Editor, I think it’s important to understand that we can condemn the brutal attacks on the Charlie Hebdo staff in Paris, without necessarily throwing in our support behind what the magazine actually does in terms of its portrayal of religious belief. Lawless, merciless killing is an horrific evil, but mockery of people’s sincerely held…
Pro-choice movement fails women like Nicki Minaj
The pro-life movement is much more fully on the side of women than the pro-choicers, writes David Quinn
A voice in the wilderness on abortion
Dear Editor, I was saddened to hear that Baroness Nuala O'Loan felt compelled to resign from the Medical Ethics Committee over its support for an extension of the British abortion law to Northern Ireland (IC 18/12/2014). What a loss to this important committee to lose a person of integrity, who appears to have been prepared…
Let people have weekday Masses
Dear Editor, I am disappointed with Fr Whelan's attitude on Communion services (‘Limit priestless Communion services, bishops are urged’ IC 11/12/14). Priests are struggling to offer weekday Masses for the few who want them, why not let lay people get involved if they are interested. Yours etc., Patricia McKenna, Navan, Co Meath.
Consult laity on priestless Communion services
Dear Editor, I am deeply disappointed at the approach of Frs Whelan and Mullaney to the perceived problem of priestless communion services (‘Limit priestless Communion services, bishops are urged’ IC 11/12/2014). It is so Vatican I – legalistic and top down, with little or no regard for the people most affected: daily communicants. Would it…
Lay Communion services should be used more
Dear Editor, The hope expressed by Fr Paddy Gleeson (IC Letters 18/12/2014) that the bishops will keep the pastoral care of the faithful, and especially the elderly, in mind in the area of keeping available the reception of Holy Communion in the situation where Mass is no longer available, is timely. The bishops are coming up…
Eighth Amendment blocks liberal abortion culture
Dear Editor, The (pro-life) Eighth Amendment has received much adverse publicity in recent times from politicians and the media. Is this based on a fair or biased view of the common good? We are all familiar with the 'Disappeared' – those 18 individuals executed by mainly Republican paramilitaries and buried in secret locations. Since abortion…
No urgency for marriage referendum
Dear Editor, Ireland is a wee country, led by a wobbly Government loaded with the domestic and social problems of a post austerity regime. Isn’t it strange to imagine a referendum to change the definition of marriage to permit two people of the same sex to marry one another, should already be gathering momentum among certain…