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Originally Posted by Locke
She took up a very hard position for the time, especially considering the conflicts raging between Ireland and England and Ireland and Other Ireland.
The fact of the matter is that when it came to the Church she ate no BS and suffered no fools and history has proven her right.
But that came with suffering.
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Yeah but I don't get the relevance of the especially considering the troubles bit.
For me it was simply more brave and relevant simply especially given the stranglehold the Catholic Church had on the island.
But what I was surprised by was the outlash in the US, particularly at a Dylan gig in NY. She got it far worse there than in Ireland. Driven in part by the hobbit Pelosi
In fact I don't recall any real outlash against her in Ireland. In a way it was the start of the end of the CC there. She was invited onto chat shows to warm welcomes. With people like Gay Byrne on Ireland's main chat show fathering her. In a way when she was being attacked. The celebrities of Ireland (Bono, Shane McGowan, Christy Moore) circled the wagons around her. Because they knew she was right.
Look at how vulnerable she is here less than a year post pope.
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