John the Baptist enjoined soldiers not to ‘oppress or
steal’. A prayer in the booklet of daily mass readings My Day by Day for 9th
November 2014, reads:
“O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask your protection for all men and women in military service. Give them courage to defend with power, dignity and devotion, the rights of all who are imprisoned by injustice and evil. Be their rock, their shield and their stronghold and let them draw their strength from you.”
It is clear that there is a lot of
ambivalence in the clerical class who seek to run with the hare and hunt with
the hounds.
The Church in Ireland has long been under
the sway of British interests and bought by English Gold extracted at gunpoint
from Iraqis, Africans, Iranians, Chinese, Germans and Americans through
colonialism and imperialism.
It is time for the Church to ask itself the
question ‘Which side are you on?’ before its flock falls into the clutches of
the Irish “bearded traitor”.
14.10.2022
Any sort of armed man is only a thug in uniform unless he is fighting to gain his country's freedom or has been pressed into service as a conscript or fights for idealistic purposes for no pay and has made it clear at least once that he does not want any money for his services. Neither Mc Guinness or Adams fall into the latter category since they made it clear from an early stage that they wanted money for their services. Adams was a mere poser but Mc Guinness and Mc Farland certainly were not.
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16.8.2024
A priest will always welcome a soldier into his home because he knows that he will behave in an orderly and disciplined fashion and not damage or disturb anything.
The Catholic Church does not demand very much other than that you receive the sacraments now and again and contribute to the church or other charities.
The Protestant Church demands a lot more and often tries to lay down strict rules for its loose-living adherents without success. The Catholic Church is much more effective in attracting people of goodwill and inculcating high moral standards and good discipline because it is a universal church.
Joseph Paul McCarroll
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