The troubled Church in Ireland needs to “continue to put its house in order” following clerical abuse scandals, while at the same time remaining true to the basics of the Gospel as it waits for the currently prevalent mood of anger toward Catholicism across much of the country to diminish.
The comments follow a new study that highlights how attitudes toward the Church are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country.
“The Church has to preach and practice the Gospel as best it can, continue to put its house in order with regard to the scandals, and essentially wait for this period of anger to burn itself out,” said David Quinn, the founder and director of The Iona Institute, that commissioned the poll.
