Don't care who is President as long as its not Bertie Ahearn who contributed in no small way to the downfall of the Irish economy. Pity we can't keep our current President, as she has been outstanding and it will be almost impossible to get the quality and professionalism of other known canditates.
kitchendevil: I can not understand your zest for defending the church on this issue,or trying to justify the statistics, we all know how secritive the clergy has been, and i think all would agree terrible crimes have been commited against CHILDREN,i dont wish to compare these issues with any faults in our goverment,
Ahhhh so the Secret payments is just another 'jibe' at the church. IF you had bothered to read my previous posts, at NO TIME did I defend, or imply any defense of the abhorrent behaviour of the church, and I don't defend it now. My 'defense' as you put it, is because as you have implied 'let's not put any responsibility on the government' - are the very people who deliberately and wrongfully abdicated themselves from their 'duty of care' (which is a constitutional obligation) to protect those innocent children.
People are quick to jump at the church in this matter in particular, (perhaps because they are struggling with their own Faith, notwithstanding the heinousness of the crimes committed) but in doing so, are as guilty as the church in the 'cover-up' by virtue of covering up the responsibility of the State.
As I quoted earlier "Let those without sin, cast the first stone" - but as a people, we have no sense of outrage, with what our Government is responsible for - and that is our shame.
Fallingman: That is meaningless and I don't believe it.....be specific...what programme, when and where????
Oh I'm sure your own News Sources should be able to find that out quite easily, after all, you have Priests already convicted for an 'alleged' involvement in a car bombing whereas, both Pat Kenny's show and RTE News 1.00p.m only mention ONE Priest is alleged to have been involved, and they don't actually know IF he was. So contact RTE, it's only a local call for you and perhaps ask for Miriam O'Callaghan ...... I'm sure she'll have plenty of time to talk to you and give you all the facts you need.
Trealach01: Oh I'm sure your own News Sources should be able to find that out quite easily, after all, you have Priests already convicted for an 'alleged' involvement in a car bombing whereas, both Pat Kenny's show and RTE News 1.00p.m only mention ONE Priest is alleged to have been involved, and they don't actually know IF he was. So contact RTE, it's only a local call for you and perhaps ask for Miriam O'Callaghan ...... I'm sure she'll have plenty of time to talk to you and give you all the facts you need.
Trealach01: Oh I'm sure your own News Sources should be able to find that out quite easily, after all, you have Priests already convicted for an 'alleged' involvement in a car bombing whereas, both Pat Kenny's show and RTE News 1.00p.m only mention ONE Priest is alleged to have been involved, and they don't actually know IF he was. So contact RTE, it's only a local call for you and perhaps ask for Miriam O'Callaghan ...... I'm sure she'll have plenty of time to talk to you and give you all the facts you need.
Trealach01: That's a really intelligent remark from one who is at college. I presume you would hold the 'theory' that God created Evil - therefore on your well informed opinion, there can't be anything wrong with evil if God created it .... so what's your problem with the evil of pedophilia?
I was pointing out the idiocy of trying to live by a code supposedly given to us from God. I presumed that was pretty evident in my post.
Trealach01: Oh I'm sure your own News Sources should be able to find that out quite easily, after all, you have Priests already convicted for an 'alleged' involvement in a car bombing whereas, both Pat Kenny's show and RTE News 1.00p.m only mention ONE Priest is alleged to have been involved, and they don't actually know IF he was. So contact RTE, it's only a local call for you and perhaps ask for Miriam O'Callaghan ...... I'm sure she'll have plenty of time to talk to you and give you all the facts you need.
I convicted nobody.....I said he was involved....which seems to have been the case. Why are you defending him anyway?
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He's got my vote - if it comes to it!
I thought this was a thread about David Norris for President