In his ongoing international defence of the new Pope David Quinn, of the Catholic think-tank Iona Institute and columnist for the Irish Catholic, Huffington Post and the Irish Independent has again relied on a dubious source. rabble investigates… Following our report – which revealed that his column ‘clearing’ the Pope of wrong-doing during his time as head of the Church under the Argentinian Junta was based on a fictitious Amnesty … Read More
Quinn, the Pope and what Amnesty really said
In an article in the Irish Catholic, under the heading ‘Pope Francis and the Argentinian Junta: The Pontiff has no case to answer’, David Quinn rests his case on an Amnesty Argentina statement. rabble begs to differ. In the article (available here) Quinn, (the conservative Director of the Iona Institute and regular contributor to the Irish Independent), lists some of the claims against the new Pope. ‘The new Pope is … Read More
Soup Kitchens for Students
Athlone IT has set up a soup kitchen for students it says are struggling to get by. The Union of Students in Ireland has said that students are going to college hungry and that students’ unions are giving food boxes to the worst affected. The students in Athlone are amongst 5,575 nationwide still waiting for grants to be processed. Under the new SUSI scheme introduced by Ruairi Quinn, along … Read More