We don't bow down to the church anymore. We're merely cultural Catholics ie we like to partake in rites of passage events. Baptism/Christening, communion, confirmation Weddings and Funerals. Ireland is now a liberal modern open tolerant soceity. It's not quite equitable tho
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Communists are not stupid, They know Jesus stands in the way of their world dominationhttps://twitter.com/nytimes/status/936985422596640768?s=17 …
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If Jesus ever existed he would've been a socialist.
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And now they’re trying to muck up Brexit. This is what happens!
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The writer obviously doesn't know the difference between being liberal or being left.
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Being leftist and catholic aren't mutually exclusive...
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They kind of are though.
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Not necessarily - see "liberation theology" and "option for the poor" and it's most high profile martyr Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvadorpic.twitter.com/rLV5cKSni1
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I agree with you about individual Catholics. We have some amazing heroes in Ireland such as Fr. Peter McVerry, who works with homeless youth. However, as an organisation it's hard to call the RC Church in Ireland left-wing, I can tell you! Women have no say for one thing.
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Yes, organised religion in Ireland has a long history of patriarchy/misogyny. And proto-fascism - Blue Shirts and Orange Order! I'd prefer a complete separation between church and state, especially in the provision of education/healthcare.
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Irish citizens largely want change, but the government does not want to offend any of its more conservative supporters and won't act in line with the will of the people to separate church and state.
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So there is a correlation between believing fanciful fairy tales and believing authoritarian, plutocratic politicians? Who’d have thought. Good to see critical thinking is on an upswing.
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And that is necessarily a bad thing? The US has moved sharply to the right and is becoming far more ‘religious’ and you can see where that’s getting them!
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It seems from the outside that the most immoral people in the US are the most religious. Current government taking from the poor to line the pockets of the rich; people tooled up with weapons that kill other human beings & a massive number of gun deaths every year? Christian?!
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It's quite unfortunate. But socialists and other know if you break the church you break morals and decay begins. Sad for Ireland
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Norway seems to be doing just fine.
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Happiest country in the world - great social cohesion - not shooting each other day in and day out!
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Yet you have people moving away in droves
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From where?
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