Irish Examiner view: A deepening disconnect of Catholicism in modern Ireland

Some members of the Catholic hierarchy run roughshod over pandemic discipline while others run counter to provisions enshrined in our Constitution

Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran said communion and confirmation ceremonies should be held in line with public health regulations.

It is not difficult to imagine how government, or wider society, might react if one group or another decided that it could no longer observe pandemic disciplines.

The reaction would be firm.