Madam, – I would urge the Catholic hierarchy to settle their differences and hence regain their prophetic voice.
Recently we had a Budget at the other end of the moral spectrum to the Christian.
Politicians have tried to assuage their consciences by saying that everyone must bear the pain.
What the politicians forget is that they received 25 increases in 10 years of a previous administration. What they are returning now, in part, is money they should never have taken in the first place.
The rich, which includes our politicians, are giving from their surplus. The poor, the carers, the blind and those with disability are being forced to give from their need. Hence, what they are giving is disproportionate to income.
If the Christian voice is silent or muted, budgets such as the last will continue to “cry to heaven for vengeance”. – Yours, etc,