I was deeply disturbed by the piece on our national broadcaster, RTE, New Year’s Eve coverage, which betrayed a fundamental lack of understanding of the nature of rape and of God. Beyond the naive portrayal of the Divine, what is deeply troubling and disturbing is the trivialisation of rape. A discourse which fails to respect the victims – of all ages and genders – of this most degrading of crimes has not any place in our world.
+Archbishop Elect Dermot Farrell
