The Orange Order may feel justified in many of their stands.
- It can rightly point out that increasingly in the Republic of Ireland there is a growing
antipathy towards the RC church.
- And, like a great number of Irish people, the O.O. object to the Pope's visit. Although not actually a slogan of the O.O. the sentiment of "XXXX the Pope" seems to be one now shared by many down here.
- Their refrain that "Home Rule is Rome Rule" has been proved to be correct in many aspects of life until very recently (and in education still is) . Ireland has never been truly free because of Rome -as per your own sentiment in a recent post.
As regards turning the clock back I wonder how much of that will be going on leading up to and during the 1916 centenary commeration.
But ,yes, I was kidding ...
I would have no desire to join the OO - besides the fact I'm an atheist and they're a pretty religious bunch, I'm much too socially superior to join such a lower middle class order !
I just thought that many of the views expressed in this and other threads - and the general conversation nowadays- about the RC church sounds so much like what the OO has been saying for years......
.. so, mischievously, i googled OO in Dublin I and found the website of the Dublin Orange Order.
Actually, came across as quite moderate.