A well-known priest has said the Religious Sisters of Charity are being bullied in the row over the ownership of the land for the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) at St Vincent’s Hospital. The provision of abortion in certain circumstances is in conflict with the ethos of Catholic hospitals. They believe there will be no restriction on treatments and no subservience to religious control in the new hospital. Suggesting that the nuns are collateral damage of Mr Varadkar’s agenda, Fr Hoban said there seemed to be only one solution. “Let the Sisters of Charity sell the site of the hospital to the state” and let Mr Varadkar explain the consequent loss of millions of euros, he said.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2021 05:38 UTC