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Ireland Faces Tensions Between Church and Youth over Reform
In Ireland a clash grows between Roman Catholic leadership and three million adherents over divorce contraception and church authority. A Daly survey shows teens attend Mass for appearance or parental approval and confess infrequently. Priests form a national association to probe church role and safeguard personal initiative amid calls for unity with Northern Ireland and tolerance of broader social change.
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Andrew Torchta
Dublin
Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Regine Daly
Athlone
Northern Ireland
Eamonn Gaynor
Quin
Shannon
Father Gaynor
National Priests’ Association
Sean O'Riordan
Lateran University
Rome
Holland