Catholic Church in Ireland

Home Rule is Rome Rule
Catholicism linked with cultural identity
religious institutions powerful by respect
legislation based around catholic principals
church forbid all modern temptations
1928- Censorship bill
1930 Censorship board
Bishops were against divorce
1932-Fianna Fail came into power after Cosgrave
Fianna Fail & C.Church played the catholic card well
Eucharistic Congress in 1932 was initiated by Cosgrave
1. Fianna Fail was in power when E.C arrived
Ireland was falsely viewed as a 'moral country'
Realistically unmarried parenthood was on the rise(1922)
Social Changes occurred due to modernism
de Valera's Ireland was portrayed as rural catholic and irish speaking
de Valera pursued protectionism

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	Created by Lorna Brook Davi over 12 years ago