Sir, - The long arm of coincidence has an inventiveness all its own.
On facing pages (16 and 17) of The Irish Times of May 4th there appears:
(1) Dara Gantly's excellent review of a new book about Pope Joan.
(2) Fr David O'Hanlon's letter in which he informs the Protestant churches that they have not yet ordained any women.
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Your reviewer explains the use of the sedia stercoraria, or pierced chair, in the detection of transvestites. Would Fr O'Hanlon advocate its reintroduction? On such an important issue, surely you cannot be too careful? - Yours, etc., Victor Hamilton
Creighton's Green Road, Holywood, Co Down.