Releasing national psyche of shame on Patrick’s Day

Original sin, sexual repression, and eternal damnation were incorporated into a grim theology of fear that led Irish Catholics to believe they were born bad, writes Joyce Fegan.

Releasing national psyche of shame on Patrick’s Day

Original sin, sexual repression, and eternal damnation were incorporated into a grim theology of fear that led Irish Catholics to believe they were born bad, writes Joyce Fegan.

Do you think there is something cathartic about finally grasping why you feel or act in the way that you do?

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