Stephen Fry’s questions needed answers

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 was an extraordinary opportunity to evangelise. It is not enough to condemn Mr Fry as blasphemous or outrageous, or to put suffering down to Adam and Eves’ original transgression. That only alienates a congregation. Or at least it nearly alienated me!

Thank you for taking them seriously.

Yours etc.,

Margaret Hannon,

Ramelton,  Co. Donegal.