It comes only a few weeks after former President Mary McAleese said the Catholic Church is an "an empire of misogyny". - Women in the Catholic Church', has criticised the Church for not giving women the level of recognition they deserve. "It was Jesus' women followers who witnessed his crucifixion and death. It was also Jesus' women followers who were the first witnesses to the resurrected Jesus. "The Catholic Church needs to revisit their stance on women who need to be more involved in the decisions of the Church."

Source: Evening echo March 30, 2018 12:22 UTC