The New Irish Heroes

Ireland loves its heroes, even those like Michael Collins who met his end at the hands of fellow Irishmen.  Collins was never more popular than he was at his funeral. The response was overwhelming, just like the response last week to the comments of Ireland’s Taoiseach, or Prime Minister. Using words like dysfunction, disconnection, elitism and narcissism, Enda Kenny was not talking about the opposition party but instead the culture of the Vatican which he accused of downplaying and managing reports of the rape and torture of children in order to uphold its own power and reputation, a reputation that is already tarnished.

Mike Collins

July 24, 2011