The low standing of women in the Catholic Church is the most significant reason for the feeling of alienation towards it in Ireland today, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said. “Next would be the ongoing effect of the scandals of child sexual abuse,” he said in an address on Thursday. “I believe, in particular, that people have underestimated the effect of the scandals on young people.”He added that young people’s “disgust at what happened is deep-rooted”. Dr Martin said he was “happy to see a new generation of young politicians who are inspired by a politics of changing Irish society for the good rather than just fixing problems”. However, the archbishop said some people might interpret what he was saying as that he was “happy to see politicians who support same-sex unions or wider access to abortion”.

Source: The Irish Times November 16, 2017 20:33 UTC