Church must reach out to help young people

I think many families in Ireland would take offence at Fr McGillicuddy’s comments (Letters, June 13).

He suggests that it is a lack of faith that has led to many of the social problems dominating Irish modern life today, and that parents can prevent these by ensuring that their children abide by the Christian ethos.

He suggests that only the families that don’t practise their faith are affected by drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, the widespread transmission of STIs, and suicide among young people.