Cathedral proposals will upset many people

AS former secretary of the Friends of St Colman's Cathedral, I wish to express my views on the proposed restoration of the cathedral in Cobh.

I and members of the committee travelled throughout the diocese of Cloyne when the proposal to remove the altar rails was announced. We collected thousands of signatures from people who wished to leave the altar rails as they are.

There is no article in the constitution of the liturgy which specifically states that the altar rails must be removed.