Ireland ‘remains more God-fearing’ than Britain, says theologian
Fr Vincent Twomey says recent research shows ‘practical atheism’ has become norm in UK
Ireland ‘still has a good percentage of church attendance’ across the denominations. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Ireland “remains more God-fearing” than Britain, a leading Catholic theologian has said in response to research showing limited respect among British people for the 10 commandments.
The recent findings of a YouGov poll in Britain, which showed that just six of the 10 commandments were seen to still matter to people there, reflected the “predominant practical atheism” of British society “with the assumption that this world is all there is,” Fr Vincent Twomey said.