Pope Francis to visit Ireland in 2018

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We have wanted to visit Ireland for years, but something always sets us back. The last few years, it’s been that my husband cannot travel outside of the country without coverage (he’s a family doctor). Finally, another doc will be joining his clinic, so we are hoping to go in 2018. But not when Pope Francis is there.

I hope you enjoy his visit as much as we enjoyed his visit to the US. I am still shocked that Pope Francis addressed Congress. That was a amazing considering the history our nation has regarding Catholicism.
 
I always wanted to visit Ireland. But that’s when I suffered under the illusion that it was a Catholic country. I have been very disappointed by the direction the country has taken and the general loss of its Catholic identity. I will not visit it in my lifetime.
 
Paganus said:
I always wanted to visit Ireland. But that’s when I suffered under the illusion that it was a Catholic country. I have been very disappointed by the direction the country has taken and the general loss of its Catholic identity. I will not visit it in my lifetime.
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That makes me sad.

Living here we still identify with Catholicism and it is still strong in many ways.

Come and see? Happy to guide you as I have many others.
 
Catholic_farmer said:
We have wanted to visit Ireland for years, but something always sets us back. The last few years, it’s been that my husband cannot travel outside of the country without coverage (he’s a family doctor). Finally, another doc will be joining his clinic, so we are hoping to go in 2018. But not when Pope Francis is there.

I hope you enjoy his visit as much as we enjoyed his visit to the US. I am still shocked that Pope Francis addressed Congress. That was a amazing considering the history our nation has regarding Catholicism.
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There are varied and interesting attitudes. We shall see.

As for me, by then I am hoping I will be well settled high on another Irish mountain, hermit life.
 
Will he really go to Northern Ireland as well as the Republic? I hope he will be a inspiring presence to all.
 
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