Sir, - One of the interesting facts that has emerged from the controversy in regard to Carlow: Cathedral was the publication of the letter from Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to Bishop Ryan, Carlow.
In the letter the Cardinal stated that it is not mandatory for the bishop to effect the sanctuary changes which he has proposed for Carlow Cathedral. The intended unnecessary dismantling is similar, to changes made in Church sanctuaries since the late 1960s. Typical of these was an iconoclasm and removal of items of our Christian heritage and links with religious tradition. - Yours, etc.,
Convener,
Friends of Carlow Cathedral,
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Pollerton Big, Carlow.