Pope Francis at Mass in Phoenix Park, Dublin, 26 August 26 2018. (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Social issues aren’t enough: In ‘post-Catholic’ societies, writes Charles Collins, governments want the Church to know her place.
When is an attack on religious liberty not an attack on religious liberty? According to many governments, the answer is: when religion is treated just like everything else.
Sometimes, however, governments treat religion a little more the same as everything else. At least, treating religion the same as everything else is done with a certain particular emphasis, as events in Ireland and Canada have shown.
