Take Action: Irish Prime Minister Says No Day of Mourning for Pope

via e-mail | 04.04.05

[Coleus]

Dear Friends of Family & Life,

Please take immediate action on the following ‹and please forward to others to do likewise. If you are not an Irish citizen, you can still express your feelings on the matter.

An Taoiseach, (Prime Minister) Mr. Bertie Ahern announced yesterday that there would be no national day of mourning in Ireland for the late John Paul II. In his typically evasive fashion he said:  We would ask all people to comply not just for one day but for all.  The Taoiseach's position is deliberately meaningless and mean-spirited. Please contact the Taoiseach's office by phone or e-mail and the Office of the President by phone and e-mail to express your disappointment or otherwise at the decision. Please also send comments to the national press.

An Taoiseach: Tel. (353) 1 619 4020/4021/4043  Fax. 676 4048  E-mail: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie

President Mary MacAleese: Tel. (353) 1 617 1000 or 1890 430 430. Fax. (353) 1 617 1001. E-mail: webmaster@aras.irlgov.ie.

RTE: newsdesk@rte.ie
Irish Times: editor@irish-times.ie
Irish Independent: inews@unison.independent.ie
Irish Examiner: news@examiner.ie

Many thanks.

[anniegetyourgun]

For news confirmation purposes.

[katnip]

I can't believe that Ireland will not officially mourn the death of the pope.

Wow.

[StarFan]

Just when you think you've seen it all. I wasn't surprised to hear of the uproar from French citizens over the lowering of their flag but never expected this from Ireland.

[Txsleuth]

Okay, I am officially confused---

I really don't get it--surely it isn't because of the "war" between Catholics and Protestants---even Prince Charles is going to the funeral---

I would think the Prime Minister would do it out of respect for the "leader of sovereign Vatican City", if nothing else.!

[Coleus]

Thanks, I should have looked for a newspaper article to verify.

[Mears]

I'm not surprised at all!

The old Catholic Ireland is dead.

[Iscool]

I'm sure the Irish Protestants aren't too keen on Catholics, any Catholics...

I don't get out much and I have never heard of a Catholic Pope trying to reign in the Catholics in Ireland to try to stop the conflict...What's up with that???

[nickcarraway]

ping

[katnip]

I don't get out much and I have never heard of a Catholic Pope trying to reign in the Catholics in Ireland to try to stop the conflict...What's up with that???

I don't know if a pope has or not but I think the Irish will do as they will.

[Siobhan]

Bertie Ahearn is an anti-Catholic adulterer who is an evil sell out.

[Siobhan]

Real Catholics in Ireland will mourn the Pope, but don't expect it from the current government which was forged in Hell.

[StarFan]

Bertie Ahearn is an anti-Catholic adulterer who is an evil sell out.

Interesting as he's accepted the invitation to attend the funeral. Hopefully both he and X42 will share the same pew.

[Ecthelion]

"Real Catholics in Ireland will mourn the Pope, but don't expect it from the current government which was forged in Hell."

That's a, umm, inflammatory comment.

[katnip]

If I lived in Ireland I would willfully not go to work on Friday and I'm not even Roman Catholic anymore.

How insulting this is to all the good people in Ireland.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Says more about him/them than it does the Pope.

[Siobhan]

May the earth open up....

Bertie Ahearn is the most opportunistic politician......... He has tried again and again to sell out Ireland to the EU. I despise his leadership of the nation, his betrayal of the Irish Constitution, and his personal character.

[mc5cents]

Real Catholics in Ireland will mourn the Pope, but don't expect it from the current government which was forged in Hell.

Correct. Real mourning is done in the heart of individuals. No state government can stop that. In fact by trying to do so, they weaken themselves.

[Colosis]

I don't get out much and I have never heard of a Catholic Pope trying to reign in the Catholics in Ireland to try to stop the conflict...What's up with that???

He implored the people of Northern to give up violence on many occasions. He got down on his knees on the border and begged for peace. It is even reported that one of his dying wishes was peace in Ireland.