‘Church education contribution presented negatively’

The Catholic Church’s involvement in education is being portrayed too negatively, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said.

He called on Catholic educators not to be discouraged, however, but to appreciate their relevance in society and look at how best they can serve today’s young people.

Dr Martin was addressing members of the Christian Brothers during Mass for the order’s European Province in Dublin yesterday when he spoke of Ireland’s changing society and the wealth of statistics he said “would send a saint into despair”.