Ageing Clergy - Is The Current Model Of Church In Ireland Is Sustainable?
On Monday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey spoke to Maureen Kelly, Pastoral Worker in the Diocese of Killaloe and Stephen Fletcher, Church of Ireland Diocesan Communications Officer, Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert. Can declining numbers of those who “actively practice and live their faith” and attend church on a regular basis be put down to numerous scandals which have affected the church, or are there deeper, underlying reasons?