Courtney McGrailDear Editor, For all who now seek to live within the spirit of any faith, and most especially Christianity, and in particular within the Catholic denomination of the Christian faith, it is time for us to realise that it is grossly illusionary to think that the Spirit is in one with, or even compatible with, the spirit of, and indeed faith in, the deity of modernity.
However, there is no need to be disheartened or alarmist at this as our faith legacy, and indeed that of all faiths, did not derive from universal acceptance. Thus we must grasp the new opportunity being offered and respond generously. We must accept that the first challenge of any faith is to live in reality rather than illusion.
Thus our reality as Catholics is that of a minority perspective, which places on us different challenges, but indeed also much greater faith development opportunity, than if we collectively continued to live under the expectation of rights and privileges, based on an illusionary perspective of majority entitlement. Such a perspective of entitlement, of course, is one that is, and should always have been, at variance with the spirit of our Christian belief and duty of service.
Yours etc.,
John J. Lupton Snr,
Roscrea,
Co. Tipperary.