Day: May 7, 2023

Many people in Northern Ireland got a bit of a jolt when Charles uttered the words:

“I profess, testify and declare that I am a faithful Protestant”.

The jolt came, not because we didn’t know that, but because here in Northern Ireland for 50 years, so many have been trying to stress the things we have in common, rather than the things that devide us.

In Northern Ireland, the words PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC have been and are divisive terms.

Charles statement reminded of statements like:

Storming is a Protestant parliament for a Protestant people.

The RUC is a Protestant police force for a Protestant people.

Etc….

Most people in Northern Ireland will let this pass , but there will be delight in extreme Unionist camps and anger in extreme Republican camps.

ON A DEEPER NOTE

This does raise the very important question of the separation of Church and State.

As a church, the Church of England should be run by religious leaders and not by state or political leaders.

It is a total contradiction for Church of England bishops to be appointed by the prime minister – especially by the current incumbent who is, in fact, a Hindu.

The Church of England should be disestablised.

IRELAND

For so long in Ireland, the state was a Confessional Roman Catholic state.

So many abuses and injustices flowed from that down through the decades and still flow.

It led Unionists to declare:

“Home Rule is Rome Rule”.

And so it was.

The coronation ceremony was good theatre.

There were certainly religious and spiritual themes.

But we must move forward towards TOTAL SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

This is NOT a short video – but I would encourage readers to watch it completely.

PAT SAYS

I felt tears in my eyes at several points during this video.

Paddy was sexually abused as a child twice – aged 4 and 6.

But his major abuse took place in seminary and the hands of a now former priest called JAMES DONAGHY.

During his trial Donaghy faced accusations by three young males.

He was sentenced for ONLY ten years!

To cope, Paddy turned to alcohol and reached a weight of 20 stone- remarkable for someone who stands at 5′ 5″

Paddy’s suffering was intensified by having served under a corrupt bishop – PATRICK WALSH and a corrupt judge – GEMMA LOUGHRAN.

NOW

Paddy tells us he is in a much better place.

That good.

BUT

How can Paddy continue to be in a priest in a hurch that has tortured millions of victims in the past and will continue to torture thousands into the future?

If he is part of that Church, he is part of the problem.

He remains a pulic representative of an abusive and abusing Church.

Why?

Maybe he or one of his friends will explain that to us.