Bishop: Courage vital for leaders

THE BISHOP of Down and Connor Dr Noel Treanor has said the Church, Government and other institutions of the state “must encourage and foster courageous leadership” if we are to rebuild people’s trust in society.

Speaking at the annual 1916 Rising commemoration mass at Arbour Hill, Dr Treanor said that despite the huge economic and political strides made since 1916, “cancerous growths in the tissue of society” have developed and these “require radical surgery”.

He said faith had been lost in the Church, Government, banks, hospitals and media and that we were living through a “crisis of trust”.