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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ireland was more or less entirely run by the unseen hand of the church until, I'd say, the 70's and to some extent the early 80's. Sure they even had a special position for the church in the original constitution in 1937.

In the early 80's people were becoming very wary and then all the various scandals broke loose, coming thick and fast in what seemed like a never ending flood at the time. In the space of the 30 years between 1970 and 2000 the country essentially became irreligious as a result.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I’m reminded of a certain song from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.