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I have Orthodox sympathies, having spent a decade in Russia, and can tell you that the attempt to link the 'Celtic' Church with it is simplistic in the least. The Irish Church was never too isolated from the Roman orthodoxy.
THings were rarely that bad over there. Don't believe all the horror sttories.Not before Catholics in the north will be bombarded with taunts like "Taig" and "Fuck the Pope!", while being held up and terrorised by the RUC (cough, cough, I mean the PSNI).
I'm no Christian, but am rather more moderate in my attitudes to this enormous influence in our history. You are too angry about it - you sound like some raving Varg Vikernes kid. Cool it! It was hardly sustainedly 'evil'! It had its highs and its lows, sure, but deserves better than this verdict. Read some hagiographic literature, might make you see it differently.Morality?! My hatred for the church as the most evil institution in the history of mankind is rivaled only by my hatred of the other great evils, Protestantism (and Islam.)
Let people do their traditions, don't get incensed. It's the getting incensed that's the problem, not the marching and pipe playing! If everyone stuck to their traditions, however seemingly 'irrational', the worrld'd be a better place.I agree with peace and cooperation between both sides and efforts to heal historical wounds, but I am incensed when I see these Orange Lodge types making a big song and dance, beating their lambegs in an attempt to stir-up trouble.
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