WHILE the new Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Alan Harper, may be an excellent candidate for the post, he does seem to be an unfortunate choice on at least two criteria: he is an Englishman and he has no pastoral experience south of the border.

I WOULD have some sympathy with Wenche Fast who seems to have been exposed to some of the realities of Irish inter-church relations (Irish Examiner letters, April 8).

I WISH to take issue with Dana Rosemary Scallon over her attitude to stem cell research (Irish Examiner letters, Nov 21).

THE revelation last Thursday