Vatican embassy - Conviction in question

Eamon Gilmore’s lack of religious conviction may be suspected by some opponents to be a reason behind his decision to close the Vatican embassy but it is the courage of his own convictions that is really in question now.

Having made a firm decision on the matter, backed it with a reasonable argument and implemented it in an orderly fashion, he is now, in the face of increasingly vocal criticism, appearing to lose faith in his own logic.

He is in danger of losing authority in the process by failing to impose discipline on disgruntled members of his own party, never mind his Coalition partners.