New approaches are vital if Irish Catholicism is to have a future
RITE AND REASON:Where to for the Catholic Church in Ireland following the Murphy report? ask JOHN LITTLETONand EAMON MAHER
WHEN ONE thinks back to the visit by pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979, one could credibly assume that the future of the Catholic Church was secure on this island. Fast forward 30 years to November 26th, 2009, and there is a completely different scenario.