Posted by Christopher Mc on Friday, May 8, 2009
Under: Culture
One doesn't really like to harp on about the Irish Catholic when it's so bad, but then it's so bad that one has to harp on about it. We've had the relentless attempts to push the ordination of women, disguised as scripture commentary from Jerome Murphy O'Connor and some American feminist, or was that Gary O'Sullivan - hard to tell them apart. We've had interviews with the looney Abbot of Glenstall who believes in tarot cards but not atonement and whose face the Irish Catholic had the incredibly bad taste to photoshop onto an icon of Jesus. This week is more of the same tripe. On the front page comes the "news" that Ronan Keating expects to see his Mam in heaven - from an interview with Gay Byrne (who never seems to interview any, actual, you know, orthodox christians) - an interview to be broadcast on Sunday. In other words the whole piece (inc a large photo) is a plug for Gay Byrne's programme.
Michael Kelly, Deputy Editor, will be accompanying the Holy Father on his visit to the Near East. One lives in hope.
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Catholic, Carmelite, Husband, Father, Reader of all sorts of books, Writer of occasional letters, Viewer of lots of TV and movies, Lover of tea, Hater of coffee. Anything I write is my own opionion and is not intended to represent the views of any organisation with which I have a connection. You can email me at "blog at live.ie" (replace the "at" with @). Don't be shy. To comment, click on the title of post. You have to include a name and email but fake ones work fine. Make sure there's an @ in the email.
