Bishop Doran has valid point but where does that leave ‘cultural Catholics’?

As things stand, the bishop remains correct in the letter of the law, if not the spirit that currently appears to prevail with this Pope, writes Alison O’Connor

THE Catholic Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran goes on the radio to say Catholics who voted yes to abortion should go to confession to confess their sin. Cue the outrage.

Now we know that Bishop Doran is catnip to the media. He’s the ideal interviewee, almost guaranteed to say something that will push buttons up and down the country. Apparently even his fellow bishops hit the facepalm position whenever they hear he is about to take to the airwaves and deliver yet another fundamentalist message.