Seizing religious orders assets would be illegal and harmful

Seizing religious orders assets would be illegal and harmful Religious help poor people everyday in lieu of the State doing it. Photo: istock/middelveld.

One of the most hostile political parties towards the Catholic Church in Ireland today is the Social Democrats. When the announcement was made that the National Maternity Hospital was moving to a new location alongside St Vincent’s hospital, there was outrage in certain quarters because at that point St Vincent’s was still linked to the…

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