It's usually the small things that tell the story.
In the current issue of 'The Irish Catholic on page eight there is a picture of the new papl nuncio blessing a man's rosary beads.
The caption gives the full name of the nuncio plus his middle initial and not a mention of the name of the man whose rosary beads are being blessed.
Terrible journalism. But far more than that, telling the world in a loud and clear fashion that clericalism is alive and well in Ireland.
On page seven David Quinn attacks the editorial in last Saturday's Irish Times. The editorial dealt with religion and secularism.
What exactly is 'secularism'? Surely it is a good thing to live in a secular state.
People who seem to attack the march of secularism remind one of para militarists - an Armalite in one hand and a ballot paper in the other.
The word 'faith' seems to be touted about by the 'holy classes' as some sort of 'superior reality' to the world most of us inhabit.
And then one sees church 'dignitaries' living lives that match up to the best life-styles that could be possibly matched to anything in the secular world.
It takes secular money to fit out these bishops and cardinals in the finest of clothes and the best of gold.
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