One of the Ireland's senior bishops on European affairs has said Catholics have no reason to vote No in the Lisbon Treaty referendum on religious or ethical grounds.
For more: RTÉ.ie/Lisbon
Bishop Noel Treanor told an Oireachtas Committee yesterday that he can unequivocally state that a Catholic can vote Yes in good conscience.
Bishop Treanor is the vice president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.
Bishop Treanor also said that the Lisbon Treaty does not alter the legal position of abortion in Ireland.
He said there are some organisations that are giving out misleading and inaccurate information on the treaty.
He said none of them speaks on behalf of the Catholic Church.
A group from the No side has called for public debate on the Lisbon Treaty.
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