There are so many practical considerations to choosing a school that go beyond religious ethos
My motherhood has been unfolding as the ghosts of harms wrought by religious institutions are laid bare. And yet there are so many practical considerations to choosing a school that go beyond religious ethos
It was January 2021, and we were deep in lockdown. From the isolation of our couch I fumbled with nurturing and caring for this tiny creature as I listened to heartbreaking story after story of neglect, abuse, misogyny and death. Some numbers are again worth repeating:Money: A Story of Humanity by David McWilliams: Clarion call for a radical economic futureThe Catholic Church has covered up abuse in every part of Irish life that it has been given control over.
In contrast, by 2030, we want 80 per cent of primary schools to remain under the patronage of the church. This is treated as a local problem, a matter of choice, rather than as a State-level responsibility to secularise the public education system.
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