Fallible wrote:It's just ridiculous to claim that identifying as Catholic means you would struggle with shit like this. I've lost count of how many Catholics I know who have no issue with sex before marriage, abortion, homosexuality - any number of issues that the church is against. So many people tick the CofE box on a form and are no more Christian than my left tit.

Senior Tory women demand Theresa May ignore the opposition of her DUP allies and call a free vote on changing abortion laws in Northern Ireland

Senior Tory women have demanded Theresa May act to change the law on abortion in Northern Ireland after the landslide referendum in the Republic.

Following Friday's historic vote, Northern Ireland is set to be the last remaining place in the western world where abortion is effectively outlawed.

Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt is leading calls inside Government for a free vote in Westminster to change the law in Northern Ireland. She is backed by her predecessors in the post.

The Prime Minister is reluctant to force through change for fear of antagonising the DUP, the socially conservative Northern Ireland party propping up her government.

jamest wrote:

... This probably means that religiosity in Ireland is declining rapidly,

Fallible wrote:It's just ridiculous to claim that identifying as Catholic means you would struggle with shit like this. I've lost count of how many Catholics I know who have no issue with sex before marriage, abortion, homosexuality - any number of issues that the church is against. So many people tick the CofE box on a form and are no more Christian than my left tit.

Church is seen by many as lacking compassion, archbishop of Dublin to tell congregation as pope remains silent on result

There were now three broad groupings in Ireland, he said. One was a deeply committed minority of churchgoers, “a remnant”. Secondly,there was a large group of people who were “nominally or culturally Catholic but who have drifted away from regular practice”. Finally, there were those who had “quite consciously” rejected the church and were hostile to its teaching.

Scot Dutchy wrote:Even the church has realised it has no influence anymore.

Irish archbishops say abortion vote shows church's influence in Ireland is marginal

Church is seen by many as lacking compassion, archbishop of Dublin to tell congregation as pope remains silent on result

There were now three broad groupings in Ireland, he said. One was a deeply committed minority of churchgoers, “a remnant”. Secondly,there was a large group of people who were “nominally or culturally Catholic but who have drifted away from regular practice”. Finally, there were those who had “quite consciously” rejected the church and were hostile to its teaching.

Scot Dutchy wrote:Even the church has realised it has no influence anymore.

Church is seen by many as lacking compassion, archbishop of Dublin to tell congregation as pope remains silent on result

There were now three broad groupings in Ireland, he said. One was a deeply committed minority of churchgoers, “a remnant”. Secondly,there was a large group of people who were “nominally or culturally Catholic but who have drifted away from regular practice”. Finally, there were those who had “quite consciously” rejected the church and were hostile to its teaching.

Animavore wrote:There were tons of women out in Dublin last night.

felltoearth wrote:

Fallible wrote:It's just ridiculous to claim that identifying as Catholic means you would struggle with shit like this. I've lost count of how many Catholics I know who have no issue with sex before marriage, abortion, homosexuality - any number of issues that the church is against. So many people tick the CofE box on a form and are no more Christian than my left tit.

How Christian is your right tit?

BlackBart wrote:I know lots of Christians who are right tits.