Don’t quit the church – take the opportunity to reform it from within

FOLLOWING the Murphy report revelations there have been many understandable calls to protest against the inaction of certain members of the hierarchy – agents of the Catholic Church – by leaving the church or simply no longer attending Sunday mass.

However “the Church” is more than simply the hierarchy – it is all of its members, clerical and lay. To quit would be to pass up an opportunity to reform it from within. By way of parallel, the Morris Tribunal revealed that members of An Garda Siochána – agents of the state – were prepared to send innocent people to jail, harass and fabricate evidence. These despicable acts were barely punished – no garda has served time in jail despite a willingness of those in question to deprive innocent people of their freedom.

Where were the calls to protest against this action through a boycott garda stations? Or has there been any pundit on record as saying they no longer believe in the law or the concept of justice because of this?