
The gay marriage vote in Ireland will have serious ramifications for the Catholic church.
62% of Irish people favoured the gay marriage vote in Ireland, which is about 1.1 million Irish citizens. It was 36 years ago, when Pope John Paul II visited Ireland in 1979. Back then, a sizeable 1.25 million citizens congregated at Dublin’s Phoenix Park to here Saint John Paul celebrate Holy Mass. Catholic Ireland seemed very strong back then, but as the years went by, the faith began to diminish. Ireland’s standing as a Catholic country has now been greatly relegated. It is a shocking reality, but now the world will probably perceive Ireland as a gay nation. For Catholics in Ireland, its more than high time to fully reflect where things are going…

The gay marriage vote in Ireland will have serious ramifications for the Catholic church.