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[Barf Alert]Irish primate defends Greta Thunberg
The Tablet ^ | December 10, 2019 | Sarah MacDonald

Posted on 01/02/2020 3:14:50 PM PST by ebb tide

[Barf Alert] Irish primate defends Greta Thunberg

The head of the Irish Church has hit out at those who attack the teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, describing her as “prophetic” and urging people to listen more to young people and what they are saying.

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh told The Tablet: “I can’t understand why people would choose to attack Greta Thunberg. She is passionate about what she believes; she is only a young girl and she is speaking prophetically to the world and what do we do? We attack her. We attack her message.”

“In fact, there are a lot of deniers who believe that this is all made up and yet we see the reality of climate change and we know scientists are absolutely unanimous in telling us that human behaviour is at least aggravating the problem.”

He spoke out as Greta Thunberg was invited to be guest presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme on 30 December 2019.

On the political impasse in Northern Ireland, Archbishop Martin said it is essential that the parties return to the Assembly.

Though the General Election had been won by a slogan to getting Brexit done, he stressed, “nothing has really been done; we have no idea yet what the impact is going to be on communities around the border”.

Looking to the future, the Archbishop of Armagh, whose diocese straddles both sides of the border, said: “I do think that this is a time for us to recalibrate relationships on this island for the greater good of everybody living on the island and to recalibrate the relationship between this island and Britain and work out what is the new relationship there; and to see what our relationship with Europe is going to be – it is going to be different.”

Although a referendum on a united Ireland could be divisive at this point, he said he couldn’t believe that political leaders didn’t see an opportunity to do something very new to “recalibrate relationships on this island”. 

The Archbishop also expressed concern over growing calls for euthanasia and assisted suicide.  Speaking to The Tablet, the Primate of All Ireland said: “It is no surprise that once a choice is made to take away the lives of the most vulnerable – the unborn children in the womb – it is inevitable that we begin to discuss where else can we take life.”

He stressed that the Church’s teaching and message on life remained the same even though Ireland had adopted much more liberal legislation on abortion.


TOPICS: Catholic; Religion & Science
KEYWORDS: eamonmartin; francischism; hoax; rentfreehere; treehuggers
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She is passionate about what she believes; she is only a young girl and she is speaking prophetically to the world ...


1 posted on 01/02/2020 3:14:50 PM PST by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

Monkeys support Greta?


2 posted on 01/02/2020 3:18:38 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Al Hitan; Coleus; DuncanWaring; Fedora; irishjuggler; Jaded; JoeFromSidney; kalee; markomalley; ...

Ping


3 posted on 01/02/2020 3:19:20 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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I am sure they had lots to talk about


4 posted on 01/02/2020 3:19:24 PM PST by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: ebb tide

People do listen to her, however what they hear is that she cannot answer a single meaningful question. She knows absolutely nothing beyond her prepared stump speech.


5 posted on 01/02/2020 3:19:57 PM PST by CMAC51
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To: ebb tide


6 posted on 01/02/2020 3:22:31 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Lincoln: "The Founders did not make America racist or slaver. They inherited it, that way!")
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To: ebb tide

Primate?

Are we under Ape Law now?


7 posted on 01/02/2020 3:22:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Decade of decision for America)
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To: Paladin2

She is very popular in the gorilla community.


8 posted on 01/02/2020 3:22:43 PM PST by alstewartfan ("The strangest women run wild down there Covered head to toe with Fur and hair." Al Stewart in Hanno)
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To: Grampa Dave

+1


9 posted on 01/02/2020 3:26:01 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: a fool in paradise

AS we speak, gorillas are heading for high ground.


10 posted on 01/02/2020 3:26:04 PM PST by alstewartfan ("The strangest women run wild down there Covered head to toe with Fur and hair." Al Stewart in Hanno)
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To: ebb tide

Uh, primate, sorry to disturb your calm, but that little idiot is a moron.


11 posted on 01/02/2020 3:26:07 PM PST by Da Coyote (is)
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To: alstewartfan

One the Planet of the Apes, people knew their place and didn’t speak out


12 posted on 01/02/2020 3:27:21 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Decade of decision for America)
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To: ebb tide
“In fact, there are a lot of deniers who believe that this is all made up and yet we see the reality of climate change... ”

In fact, there are a lot of deniers who believe that this all made up and yet we see the reality of the Sun revolving around the Earth

13 posted on 01/02/2020 3:27:40 PM PST by Ingtar (Bedbugs, thy name is Democrat.)
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To: ebb tide

Aka a “drunk monkey”?


14 posted on 01/02/2020 3:29:17 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: ebb tide

McGilla Gorilla?


15 posted on 01/02/2020 3:33:08 PM PST by Kickaha (See the glory...of the royal scam)
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To: ebb tide

Barf alert indeed


16 posted on 01/02/2020 3:35:53 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: ebb tide
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh told The Tablet: “I can’t understand why people would choose to attack Greta Thunberg. She is passionate about what she believes; she is only a young girl and she is speaking prophetically to the world and what do we do? We attack her. We attack her message.”

I understand completely why people choose to attack Greta Thunberg. She has been brainwashed and turned into a young, emotionally-stunted mouthpiece for a pathetic message. What do we do? We attack the message she parrots because her only usefulness is to deflect criticism of that message.

17 posted on 01/02/2020 3:36:48 PM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: ebb tide

They have talking gorillas in Ireland?


18 posted on 01/02/2020 3:36:49 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: alstewartfan

Gorillas in our midst?


19 posted on 01/02/2020 3:40:28 PM PST by mumblypeg
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To: Old Grumpy

It’s a magical place.


20 posted on 01/02/2020 3:44:30 PM PST by sean_og (--... ...--)
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