Why not tell whole truth about the Church - or is there some agenda?

IN her column in the Irish Examiner (November 18), Ivana Bacik referred to lay members of the Church whose unthinking deference to the clerical collar facilitated the tragic betrayal of children in Ferns.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 - 00:00

I wonder if Ms Bacik really believes this, or is she just enjoying the use of the new buzz-word ‘deference.’

How concerned is she anyway about either the Ferns report or the betrayed children?

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