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Sun 02 Feb 2010Vactican meetings are 'not just a cosmetic excercise'
The meetings between Ireland's Catholic bishops and Pope Benedict, tomorrow and Tuesday, are “not just a cosmetic exercise. They are serious,” Bishop Joseph Duffy said in Rome this afternoon. The meetings would be “a complete flop if seen as a formality or a glossing over of difficult points,” he said.
The Chairman of the Communications Commission of the Irish Bishops' Conference was speaking a a press briefing in the Irish College.
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