Speaking in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, an auxiliary bishop from Down and Connor rejected descriptions of supporters of faith-based schools as either social luddites or divisive bigots.
RTE reported:
A Belfast-based Catholic bishop has criticised opponents of faith-based education for portraying its supporters as social “luddites” and divisive bigots.
Dr Donal McKeown also said that media descriptions of recent criminal attacks as ”sectarian” reinforce those who want to banish religion from education.
He speculated that most of the attacks were based on perceived political rather than theological differences.
Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Dr McKeown made his remarks last night in Belfast’s Church of Ireland Cathedral.
He was speaking at a ceremony marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.