"Did anyone at all, for a second, think about the fact that Easter is the holiest day in the Catholic calendar?"
Interesting question. Wonder if those volunteers of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Citizen Army who launched the Easter Uprising of 1916 were aware of that fact? Of course, they were roundly condemned by the Irish Church hierarchy at the time for just that. Ironic, ain't it?
Re: Re: TODAY: Vigil to End the War and Drop the Charges!
27 Mar 2008
Date Edited: 27 Mar 2008 09:49:44 AM
Interesting question. Wonder if those volunteers of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Citizen Army who launched the Easter Uprising of 1916 were aware of that fact? Of course, they were roundly condemned by the Irish Church hierarchy at the time for just that. Ironic, ain't it?