FREE CATHOLIC MONTHLY NEWSPAPER TDS AND SENATORS CRITICISE PERSECUTION ALIVE!NO. 267 SEPTEMBER 2020 | NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION | WWW.ALIVE.IE | OF UYGHURS PAGE 2 CHELSEA CHILDHOOD SHOULD BE FREE OF ADULT GENDER STRIKER’S POLITICS PAGE 3 REAL GOAL CORK EVENT CLOSES THE DISTANCE FOR YOUTH PAGE 3 FR. PAT COLLINS – helsea striker Olivier Giroud on-line course to achieve this. “I HOLISTIC HEALING PAGE 7 has always practised his highly recommend it. Don’t hesi- CCatholic faith. And he puts tate to do it. It’s fantastic and you that faith into action, as last year, won’t be disappointed,” the Chelsea he, along with several other Chris- footballer explained. tian players, organised a gala event in London, to raise money for St. Mary’s, in Cork, this year, ran persecuted Christians. “It is unim- the same course that Giroud rec- aginable to see so many persecuted ommends and they are running a Christians in the world today. We have to talk about it. 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The Chinese actions involve “In recent weeks, we have had ‘detention camps’ and forced even more grotesque informa- number of abortions, and has been labelled a tion revealed, with China forcing TDs and ‘demographic genocide’ by interna- Uyghur women to be sterilised or Asenators tional experts. fitted with contraceptive devices have called on the Government to Senator Mullen said that Uyghur in an attempt to limit the Muslim condemn the “barbaric” treatment people are being herded by Chinese population.” of the Uyghur Muslims in China. authorities into “what are effec- Senator Mullen said it was time Senator Rónán Mullen criticised tively concentration camps.” for Ireland to use our “extraordi- the silence from our Government “There are at least 85 camps. nary clout in Europe” to fight for and the EU while speaking in the Children are separated from their the human rights of people like the Seanad. He said there is a conspic- parents to be brainwashed, forced Uyghur Muslim minority in north- uous silence from the political left to speak Chinese and made to west China. Senator Rónán Mullen. Health minister refuses to confirm telemedicine abortions will end RUADHÁN JONES would only continue until the end of the Covid-19 crisis.” inister Stephen Then Minister for Health Donnelly refused Simon Harris stated that Mto confirm whether the arrangement enabling the system allowing home home abortions “will lapse abortions via telemedicine once the public health emer- will cease after the Covid- gency is declared over.” 19 crisis passes, following Dr. Fuller called on Minis- Deputy Carol Nolan’s query. ter Donnelly to issue a more Minister Donnelly would explicit statement clarify- only commit to a review of ing that he intends to cease the matter once the public the practice of telemedicine health emergency is over. abortions. In a statement from the Dr. Fuller said that the Pro-life Campaign, Dr. practice, as well as ending Kirsten Fuller said Minister the lives of unborn babies, Donnelly’s assurances “falls “potentially puts the lives of short of the commitment pregnant women at risk as given by his predecessor it does not involve a face-to- as Health Minister, Simon face consultation between Harris, who clearly stated the woman and her doctor that telemedicine abortions Dr. Kirsten Fuller. before the abortion.” HSE to Gript media website hits big news! provide ‘values 4 million reads in first year JACK WALSH deciding what news to cover,” he said. 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Call 01 8730465 to donate Challenge the consensus SEPTEMBER 2020 ALIVE! | 3 Cork event closes the distance for Youth Photo: Cillian Kelly. LIAM O’CONNOR due to Covid-19 we had to reinvent our yearly for young people aged 16-35 across the ticipants heard input from some of the Summer festival which was such a success island of Ireland. Founded in England most popular Catholic Speakers world- we will consider doing it again if the need in the late ’80s it came to Ireland soon wide, including Fr. John Harris OP, Dr. ver 8,000 young adults tuned in to arises,” said Peter Sands the National Leader afterwards and quickly established itself, Scott Hahn, and former London gangster a recent on-line event organised by of the group. making it today the lead organisation for John Pridmore. OYouth 2000 Ireland, from Cork. Youth 2000 is a Catholic youth organi- Catholic Youth. The Conference finished with Mass cel- “Normally over 1,000 young people would sation that organises lively faith festivals, Taking place over one weekend from ebrated by the Bishop of Cork and Ross, gather in Clongowes Wood in Kildare, but retreats, prayer groups and other events St. Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, the on-line par- Fintan Gavin. Childhood should be Priests fare better than politicians and journalists in recent trust poll free of adult gender CATHERINE O’TOOLE Index for 2020 has shown that clergy elic- ited 54% trustworthy responses from those polled. ecent research indicates that priests politics, says Aontú TD Journalists, politicians and bankers sat are trusted more than politicians, at 42%, 32% and 33% respectively, despite Rjournalists and bankers, despite increases for these professions. Commen- increases of 10 and 6 points for politicians tators frequently cite a lack of support for and bankers. Trust in journalists fell 4% the Church, but the IPSOS MRBI Veracity since the previous poll, conducted in 2018. An Evening Praying for Healing and Peace St Martin Pray for Us Join us on Saturday Oct 3rd, 10th, 17th 5pm Penitential Service – the healing hand of Confession 5:30pm Evening prayer – Minister Roderic O’Gorman in 2014. with music RUADHÁN JONES highly impactful and invasive,” TD Tóibín added, “Drugs such as puberty blockers given 6pm Mass – to 11-year olds can leave those individuals the healing power of Holy Communion number of TDs and senators have infertile for the rest of their lives.” called on the Government to condemn Mr. Tóibín’s comments come in light of an 6:45pm Prayer ministry – the “barbaric” treatment of the Uyghur A interview in which Minister O’Gorman said individuals will have the Muslims in China. he supported changes to the law which would TD Peadar Tóibín urged Government not opportunity to be prayed with. allow children under 16 to determine their to drag children as young as five into adult own gender without expert consultation.