IRELAND: ARCHBISHOP HITS BACK IN HOMOSEXUALITY ROW

Coadjutor Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (Dublin) rebuked Archdeacon Gordon Linney (Church of Ireland) for implying Catholic teaching on homosexuality is "insincere"—and linking it to the child abuse crisis.

Martin responded at Evensong in St. Patrick's Cathedral:

"Questioning the sincerity of another church's search for truth is not the best way to bring about Christian unity."

"Roman Catholic tradition also 'struggles and suffers' as it wrestles with the joys and sorrows of each generation."

"What we should avoid is claiming these conclusions were any less the fruit of heart-rending searching."

He called for charity and respect—even amid deep disagreement.