Archbishop criticises media for overly ‘secular’ interests

THE most senior figure in the Catholic church has criticised sections of the nation’s media for their “almost exclusively secular” interests and called on the public to only buy newspapers which are consistent with their “moral values and religious ideals”.

Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Seán Brady made the comments in the Irish Bishops’ Conference’s Annual Report and Directory.

Archbishop Brady said: “In Ireland, where many are deeply committed to marriage, family, religious faith, religious practice and community as key values which sustain the common good, it is peculiar that not more people in the media and not more opinion writers, in particular, reflect the values of such a large section of their readership.