It appears as if progressive Ireland has been engaged in an Oedipal struggle against its Catholic heritage. Ireland, after a century of Catholic cultural dominance, has witnessed an upheaval that would have been unimaginable thirty years ago. The transformation was accelerated by the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar in 2012, with the accusation that she died because Ireland was “a Catholic country”. The latest legislative proposal to be brought forward for 2024 is a ban on “conversion therapy” that conflates conversion of same-sex attracted individuals with gender non-conformism and considers gender identity to be immutable once non-conforming. Catholic teaching even in Catholic schools is considered subordinate to the State ideology.

Source: The Herald January 02, 2024 09:01 UTC