Monday, May 25, 2015

Church decision not to lead NO campaign marks a new reality...

In 1987, the plain people of Ireland were asked in a referendum whether or not they wanted divorce to be made legal in their country. They overwhelmingly voted No. Hardly surprising, everyone said, since Ireland was the most Catholic country in Europe. No more.

The massive vote in favour of legalising gay marriage in the same country charted the profound transformation undergone by Irish society in a single generation.

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