Maybe. I hope not.
It is galling he has been left leave the country without outlining a plan for reform or change or at least being held accountable for why he hasnāt one.
All because heās a lovely sincere fella.
It would be even more galling if he hadnāt apologised. But I see the point youāre making, and Iām sure there are thousands who justifiably feel let down. Rome wasnāt built in a day, or rebuilt in a weekend.
Iām sure an apology is fairly hollow to the victims.
Iām more pissed off with the forelock tugging cunts we have in government to be honest.
Afraid of spoiling a vote or damaging their careers to say what needed saying.
āI hereby apologise for these things that I was not aware of the existence of and which nobody even bothered to brief me on the existence of. Sorry about that.ā
Pope Francis was ātaken abackā and āshockedā upon hearing about Mother and Baby homes during a meeting in Dublin with abuse survivors on Saturday and had āno ideaā what a Magdalene laundry was, according to one of the survivors present.
Bernadette Fahy, who spent much of her childhood in the Goldenbridge Orphanage, said: āI spoke to him (Pope Francis) about industrial schools and Magdalene laundries, both of which he appeared to know nothing about.
āHe hadnāt ever heard the concept before, that was quite shocking to me.
Thatās how insignificant Ireland is to the Vatican.
How much did we spend on his visit.
And you have Catholics giving out about a homeless woman getting a roof over her head and her kids
Poor Francis was attending the World Meeting of the Families. Did you think he was in Eire to issue a Papal Encyclical?
Iād be very surprised if a well oiled political machine didnāt brief the Pope on the magdalene laundries. Itās an emotive piece butā¦
Iāll not respond to you if you use my countries name like that
I can never understand how instead of having a pro-social justice attitude such as that of Peter McVerry, so much online comment from Irish people who self-identify as āCatholicsā or āChristiansā tends toward copying wholesale the horrible, harsh, judgmental worldview of US evangelicals.
Perhaps this is because the most visible face of the Catholic Church in Ireland in recent years has been the IONA Institute, who are basically US evangelicals themselves.
They have done an absolutely disastrous PR job for the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Its because they are repressed and comfortable. The Molotov cocktail of ideology.
Care for your fellow humans but only if they are the same colour, creed and belief as yourself.
We are becoming middle America
Yeah for about 10 or 15 minutes
Congrats mate.
Great to hear, the future of the Church is secured with the next generation of the Faith.
Super day in the park . Singing dancing and most importantly praying. Church is secure until the end of time. Plenty of cash, Francis is a gentle man, a great man. Humble and caring. Long may he reign
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Can the last person out please turn off the lights.
that was a great weekend for Irish Roman Catholics. i got alot out of it, im very relaxed today and at peace with the world and with myself.
i see the visit of Pope Francis completely tied up the liberal looney left for the entirely of it. it has dominated their weekend and their lives.
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A victory for Rome and the Catholics. If it were a game it would be 5-0. Dublin is an LGBT stronghold and papa drove through it like he owned the place. Armoured cars with special ops surrounding him. And people think the church is dying. The fools the fools the fools.
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