As Christians, we know God supercedes all law, but some of us overlook this fact. When our law and legislators ignore this standard and direction that God has given us, then evil will triumph.

NOEL GORMAN (Letters, August 8) refers to the Taoiseach’s recent statement in support of civil partnership at the official opening of the Outhouse resource centre for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in Dublin.

THE Taoiseach recently lent support to the campaign for homosexual marriage and adoption.

I WOULD have seen nothing wrong with President McAleese’s recent lecture at Westminster Cathedral if she was committed to upholding the teachings of the Catholic Church.

WHILE there have been many important issues over the years where the church and state might have differed, never was there such urgency as there is now for the Catholic Church to show its disapproval of the direction that the Government is about to take.