Irish Catholicism

[Pufflette]

Is Catholicism finished in Ireland? Surely, this is a blow from which it cannot recover.

[Sqad]

Pufflete...don't kid yourself.....the Catholics are a "dab hand " at sweeping atrocities under the carpet.......they have had plenty of practice.

[Mr Veritas]

Pufflette,
We have dear friends in Eire,who are 34 and 36 respectively.
They have 3 children.
Even now,in the 21st Century they live under the control of their parish priest.
They don't live in a small village,but a largish town.
They obey all he says.
They take his word before their Mother and Father's.
To a certain extent they live in fear of their priest.
This is not an exception in Eire.
When you can have a Goverment that allows a the Irish Church to offer millions of pounds in compensation to abuse victims, if it is allowed exemption from prosecution,I think you will see that (sadly) Catholicism will not be finished for a long time in Eire.

[jno]

If I believe in God,, this is not going to be affected by the failings of His servants

[Sqad]

MrV...well written.

[Pufflette]

Hi jno, you are right in one way that the focus should be on Jesus Christ rather on His failing servants. On the other hand, someone stated on the radio that the harshest/starkest warning in the Bible seems to be address the issue of causing harm to young people's faith in God.

Mark 9 v 42"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck

[modeller]

Catholicism , like all other religions will never die. Those who are totally blind will never see. Religion is a crutch than many , possibly most, people need to cope with life.

[Pufflette]

Modeller, you really think that religion is solely for the blind? What then is for those who see?

[redhand]

keep a country under control by religion .They fear the priests .In the 1920s that was why Ireland was never as one country,among other things