Sending your child to the school of choice via a baptism cert

IS IT ever acceptable to abuse another’s religion? The question arises following a recent speech by Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, about the thorny issue of the Church and education, writes Michael Clifford.

Dr Martin told a gathering that he had an issue with parents who baptised their children in order to gain entry to a Catholic school. There have been numerous reports in recent years of parents who are not practicing Catholics doing just that.

“Baptising children simply to be able to attend a specific school is an abuse of baptism,” he told a schools’ mass at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin.