Sir, - Would those tender hearted liberalati who are so easily offended by the alleged faux pas of Cardinal Connell ever reflect on the hateful, vituperative and sectarian nature of abuse directed against this man on more than one occasion? And for what? For stating his theological beliefs in a forthright if sometimes inelegant way! Attitudes reflected in recent letters do little credit to their authors and belong to an era that I once thought had long one.
Is there any public figure over the past 30 years who has been subjected to such bitter and hostile invective? Ironic when this comes from those who so often claim to wear the mantle of tolerance but hardly surprising! - Yours etc.,
Austen Corcoran, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.