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Church should celebrate in sackcloth and ashes

YOU reported (August 24) the suggestion by Fr Iggy O’Donovan OSA that the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ireland should be marked by a day of atonement and that “it would be inappropriate for the day to be one of celebration because of all that was happening in institutions at the time of the papal visit”.

Liberal mindset induces total blindness on abortion

Case for a ‘loyal opposition’ within the church

Children’s rights campaign should be extended to include the unborn

Right to academic freedom is far below right to life

‘Subpersonal’ — rebirth of terrifying notion from last century

Atheism doesn’t need a Lourdes cure — it’s a legitimate belief system

DAVID RYAN’S reply (September 30) to my letter on Lourdes (September 24) upset me a little because of his suggestion that I regard atheism as an affliction that needs to be cured.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2008

Lourdes has no cure for atheism

IN her report on Pope Benedict’s visit to Lourdes (September 16), Angela Doland sings one of the oldest refrains of the enemies of the shrine.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2008

Why Obama needs to find what he’s looking for before polling day

HAVING read your feature article (‘What Does Obama Believe?’, July 17), I am not too clear how he really stands in relation to religious faith.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2008

Why bother to seek the views of others on stem cells only to dismiss them as vested interest?

I WISH to comment on the booklet from the Irish Council on Bioethics on stem cells and Dr Stephen Sullivan’s analysis (April 25).

Tue, 13 May, 2008

Abortion, evolution and use of the head

MICHAEL FUREY (Letters, February 25) seems to assume that anyone who disagrees with atheism does not “think with their heads”.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2008

Smokescreen for the liberal agenda?

IN your editorial supporting same-sex marriage (November 3), you argue that everyone is entitled to have their human rights recognised and respected, and you seem to believe everyone should have the right to marry, even when that marriage is with someone of the same sex.

Mon, 19 Nov, 2007

How could anyone be ‘happy’ with abortion?

ONE of the saddest sentences I have ever read appeared in your issue of September 26.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2007