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Bishops to back Lisbon II
Michael Kelly
The Bishops' Conference is set to adopt an unequivocal pro-Lisbon approach to the second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty The Irish Catholic understands.
The Church came in for sharp criticism from politicians after a statement in the run up to the first Lisbon Treaty referendum made very positive statements about the treaty, but, crucially, stopped short of an endorsement.
Now, The Irish Catholic understands that Government assurances on the right to life and other sensitive ethical issues will lead the Bishops' Conference to be clearer in its support.
`Conscience of humanity cannot ignore poverty'
Paul Keenan
Pope Benedict XVI has spoken of the link between poverty and a lack of peace in the world, in his message for World Day of Peace.
Marking the 42nd World Day of Peace, the Pope, in a message entitled, Fighting Poverty to Build Peace, that ''poverty is often a contributory factor or a compounding element in conflicts, including armed ones. In turn, these conflicts fuel further tragic situations of poverty''.
Scientology expose author cites Cruise control
Siobhán Tanner
Actor Tom Cruise allegedly pressured book giant Amazon into removing a book critical of Scientology from their British website according to its Irish author John Duignan.
''It may sound like an incredible claim but it is not unrealistic, he has a lot of clout and can persuade them to do something like this,'' Mr Duignan, a former high-level official in the organisation, told The Irish Catholic. ''Also the person in question has the means to hire Carter-Ruck, the most expensive libel firm in the world, bar none.''
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Priests defend 500,000 euro renovation bill
Siobhán Tanner
The €500,000 bill for renovating the Archbishop of Dublin's Drumcondra residence has been defended by some priests of the diocese.
Fr Martin Tierney, a columnist with The Irish Catholic, said the ''dull and gloomy'' building had been in need of renovations for the benefit of those working there. ''It probably needed a lot of money; it wasn't fair to the secretaries working there.'' Other priests who spoke to the Irish Catholic also defended the spend.
