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#614 Catholic by Force or by Faith
In this episode of Niall Asks, Niall is joined by Jason Osburn of Gript Media to discuss and debate a recent Irish Times piece by former President Mary McAleese that challenges long-standing assumptions about religion, children’s rights, and Catholic education in Ireland.
Using baptism as her starting point, McAleese argues that Catholic Church canon law enrols children into lifelong religious membership before they are capable of consent, raising serious questions about compatibility with international human rights standards such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. She contends…
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