Monday, August 25, 2008

The poem and the archbishop

Had Paul Durcan's poem been a criticism of the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin or Ireland's Chief Rabbi would the response or lack of response been on a similar scale?

But that may not at all be the question. A truly prophetic organisation should hardly be afraid or worried about criticism. Poor taste deserves the opprobrium it receives. Or does it?

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