"Jim, it's part of the story, so ignore the thread if you can't live with it,"
I am very much aware that it is - but it is not just an "Irish" problem and nor is it confined to the Catholic Church or abortion - that was my objection
The majority was such that I very much doubt if it will be opposed in the Dáil
What remains to be seen is the effect it will have on the Church, whose role in the campaign has been scurrilous beyond belief
One of the speakers on the platform a Dublin Castle has called for the separation of Church and State - long, long overdue
There has been a running battle over the 90% ownership of schools by the church and the demand for baptismal certificates
I think the church has shot its bolt on this - I thought they had after the Same Sex Marriage vote
I would be over the moon if the church's influence was finally ended here, but I can't help wishing that it had been done differently
I would not like so see a bitterly divided Ireland
Jim Carroll