DUBLIN (IRELAND)
Irish Times
August 25, 2018
By Sorcha Pollak et al.
LIVE: The Pope in Ireland
[The Irish Times is maintaining a Live Blog of the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.]
13:02 “Today, as in the past, the men and women who live in this country strive to enrich the life of the nation with the wisdom borne of their faith. Even in Ireland’s darkest hours they found in that faith a source of courage needed to forge a future of freedom and dignity, justice and solidarity. The Christian message has been an integral part of that experience… it is my prayer that Ireland will not be forgetful of the powerful strains of the Christian message.”
12:56 Pope Francis: “I am very conscious of the circumstances of the our most vulnerable brothers and sisters, I think of those women who have in the past endured difficult situations. I cannot fail to acknowledge the grave scandal caused in Ireland of the abuse of young people by the members of the church…”
12:53 Speaking of the Northern Irish conflict, the Pope said: “We give thanks for the two decades of peace that have followed this historic agreement with the hope that the peace process will overcome every remaining obstacle and give birth to a future of mutual trust.”
12:52 The Pope has spoken of the “intractable conflicts and violence, contempt for human dignity and human rights and the growing divide between rich and poor. We need to recover in every instance of political and social life the sense of being a true family of peoples.”
12:50 Pope Francis is now speaking at Dublin Castle
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