I’m afraid I completely disagree, at least in the case of Ireland. The clergy in Ireland are in a sorry state. Many of them are sadly diminished by the fall of the Catholic Church in our lifetimes, some are quietist with the new Ireland, but some of them are bat-poo crazy and really priests of a non-Christian religion. Better have outsiders come in and see what can be salvaged in Ireland.
I’m afraid I completely disagree, at least in the case of Ireland. The clergy in Ireland are in a sorry state. Many of them are sadly diminished by the fall of the Catholic Church in our lifetimes, some are quietist with the new Ireland, but some of them are bat-poo crazy and really priests of a non-Christian religion. Better have outsiders come in and see what can be salvaged in Ireland.
I’m afraid I completely disagree, at least in the case of Ireland. The clergy in Ireland are in a sorry state. Many of them are sadly diminished by the fall of the Catholic Church in our lifetimes, some are quietist with the new Ireland, but some of them are bat-poo crazy and really priests of a non-Christian religion. Better have outsiders come in and see what can be salvaged in Ireland.