Armagh’s Auxiliary Bishop Michael Router Photo: The Irish Sun The British imposition of a liberal abortion regime on Northern Ireland is “appalling” and “undemocratic”, Ireland’s newest bishop has said.
Speaking in Drogheda on international ‘Day for Life’ Sunday, Armagh’s Auxiliary Bishop Michael Router said Westminster’s attempt to introduce abortion in the North is “not only appalling in itself but also undemocratic as the citizens of the North have not been given any say in the development of the creeping policy”.
Bishop Router said next weekend has been designated as a weekend of prayer for the right to life, and called on Catholics north and south of the border to contact political parties to express concern and to push for the restoration of the Stormont Assembly.
Violence
Dr Router’s homily focused on domestic abuse, which he described as “a hidden form of toxic behaviour in some families throughout the world”.
He described domestic violence, abortion and drug-related violence as “symptoms of a society that is losing its moral compass and which places little value on anything other than the individual’s right to choose in all matters even if those choices bring destruction on themselves or others”.