Catholics getting only one side of the story
The claims were based on alarmingly spurious facts such as a swimming pool that hadn’t even been built and ‘abuse’ that took place when the accused was himself a very young child.
Considering the column inches and airtime dedicated to this issue in recent years I was bemused by the deafening silence from other media following this article. This is rather like reporting on a football match and only commenting on the scores of one team.
When combined with the selective amnesia concerning the enormous contribution of Irish Catholics worldwide throughout the 20th century, one can only assume unfair treatment.
A current poster campaign points out that in false claims the taxpayer is the injured party. I believe that the Irish Catholic story is a huge story, worthy of coverage; if we’re being fooled by false abuse claims against any party, be it a corporation or a church then, yes, we are the injured party and we deserve an explanation.
Seamus Lynch,
1, Seaview Park,
Portrane,
Co Dublin.
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