One of the problems, as I understand it, is that in Ireland perdophelia was rampant in the past. The church/priesthood has to make amends and prove that this abysmal behavior has been eliminated.
One big reason they’re a “dying breed” is bishops like him.
In my opinion Catholicism is so culturally entrenched in Ireland that it has become a target of rebellion against the norm. There will come a time when the comfort of the norm, and more importantly, the substance of life with meaning beyond oneself, calls many home. There are seasons to life.
The only Catholics left in Ireland are the Polish immigrants.
I've known for some time that the Ireland of my ancestors is dead.
Yet we have come a long way from Supermarket Shelves exploding in innocent faces. Only to be replaced by islam terror.
Rii-ight!
Don't focus on the faithful, who are actually attending church. That seems like a good strategy!
Regards,
Irish Catholics Are a Dying Breed
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‘Irish’ mussulmen on the other hand ...
My brother’s Irish expat in-laws say that joining the E.U. led Ireland down a secular moral sewer pipe.