Church and State: ‘sweetheart’ days are over

RÓNÁN Mullen says (Irish Examiner, March 5) that a survey shows less support for the sweetheart deal between the religious orders and the State among 35 to 49-year-olds than in younger age groups.

He speculates that this might be due to the fact that “the 1960s-’70s cohort bought into a reaction against the Church, widely purveyed in third-level colleges and in the media”.

He adds: “Many of them imbibed a hostility which continues to influence their attitudes.”