Divided Church will alienate the young: Martin

A divided, squabbling Church will drive young people away from their faith, president of the 50th International Eucharist Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said yesterday.

However, the Dublin archbishop stressed that the gospel must be preached courageously even if it did not seem to find roots in people’s lives.

“Resignation and keeping things ticking over will never renew the Church,” said Dr Martin when he addressed a packed auditorium in the RDS on the Church in the modern world.