Mary Raftery on Michael Woods and His Jesuitical Position

[mespilroadflats]

Anyone who stomached Woods on RTE this weekend, should also read this article - a warm-up act this dreadful man for the same arguments to be used by the Church:

Woods gives preview of the conservative fightback - The Irish Times - Mon, May 25, 2009

"This then brings the hierarchy into the picture. Michael Woods was at pains on Saturday to claim that none of this concerns the Catholic Church itself, but rather the religious orders – a somewhat Jesuitical distinction. The truth is that the entire church edifice is compromised, morally, legally and potentially financially. This appalling vista may well have dawned on the bishops."

[lostexpectation]

she so strong on this, why dont we see more of her

[mespilroadflats]

Agreed.

"It is thus peculiar to see Woods, as a former cabinet minister, exaggerate the responsibility of the State and minimise the culpability of the Catholic Church. It makes you wonder who exactly he was representing all those years he was in government."

[youngdan]

I watched Mary Raftery on Primetime and was impressed. Apart from the fact that she is a journalist and producer of state of fear I could find out nothing about her. Anyone with a few snippits like where she is from or has she other notable stuff or is she just an independent investigator that unearthed a huge story

[mmrebel]

Agreed.

"It is thus peculiar to see Woods, as a former cabinet minister, exaggerate the responsibility of the State and minimise the culpability of the Catholic Church. It makes you wonder who exactly he was representing all those years he was in government."

Its almost like someone said if ya do this for the church Mick your guaranteed to get into heaven , almost like the way selling indulgences went on in the middle ages.

[Silvio Dante]

Woods made my skin crawl in his radio interview... It was as if he wnet out to Bat for the Vatican...

[zakalwe1]

Jesus' message (the good news) is more important than the church.

Jesus railed against institutions and placed greater importance on individual love and tolerance.

if the Catholic Church has to be bankrupted over this then so be it. The message will continue.

[oceanclub]

Unfortunately we have a very broad view of what "treason" is - so much so that no-one has ever been convicted of it:

Irish Statute Book, Acts of the Oireachtas, Treason Act, 1939

The Act only covers military war, and doesn't cover waging financial war to the tune of €1 billion on behalf of another state against one's own country during a time of financial hardship, in which case Woods might have a case to answer for. Pity.


P.

[IvoShandor]

She is on Kenny right now, dismantling the specious arguments of woods. More power to her!

[mespilroadflats]

I hear her. Great stuff.

It really was a grubby little deal done by a grubby little man.