Should the Republic of Ireland go back to being a de facto theocracy?

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When was Ireland ever a theocracy at all?

Its a majority Catholic country, but has always allowed those of other faiths.
 
??? I’m confused by this. How can Ireland become a theocracy when Ireland is not even a religious country.

66% of the country is obviously secular
 
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Its a majority Catholic country, but has always allowed those of other faiths.
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It’s not a majority Catholic country anymore. It’s now a majority secular. You cannot call a country a “majority Catholic country” when 66% vote to legalize abortion.
 
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Ireland is accepting abortion and gay marriage at a very high rate. Apparently they believe this to be an improvement.
 
Ireland is a perfect example of why democracy is not a good system of governance.
 
Did you all know, Ireland is trying to copy the USA and the UK, And are being Westernized very strongly,

Also: the United Nations, Amnesty International, and the EU told Ireland: abortion is a human right.

Which is revolting, The UN, The EU, and Amnesty International were created to save lives and protect lives, Not to push for infant genocide!

Pope Francis has recently said abortion is something that the Nazi doctors of death would have supported. Because it is murder.
 
It is also revolting that the arguments put forward to persuade the irish to vote yes to abortion were:

The Irish Prime Minister said a law could come into effect giving 14 years of prison for use of contraceptives if people didn’t vote yes to abortion. (Scare mongering the people).

The Irish prime minister himself said to the media, (and he used to be a pro life doctor) that a baby does not have the same right to life as a human being.

That women have the right to not have to become pregnant or bring pregnancy to full term. (Which is revolting because the sexual revoltion on TV, night clubs, etc. has pushed people into believing in unlimited intercourse without consequences. Contraceptives and abortions being the ‘solution’ to providing consequence free intercourse. They forget there are spiritual consequences to sin!)
 
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First, a theocracy is actually a nation governed by religious figures such as priests. I’m not sure Ireland has ever been a theocracy, unless it was during the time of the Druids.

If however you mean a nation governed in line with religious principles, then I vote yes, as I believe that every nation ought to be governed in line with Catholic principles.
 
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Their Constitution actually still acknowledges the state’s duties towards Jesus Christ and that all the state’s actions should be ordered toward the Trinity, the source of its authority. With all its references to the common good, it was clearly inspired by the Catholic social doctrine. It’s sad that these things have been eroded.
 
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I’m rather partial to Catholic absolute monarchs who answer to the God and the Pope personally.
 
Whether or not a country is ruled by a theocratic government is irrelevant. The universe is an absolute monarchy, and that trumps puny human government systems at all points.
 
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Ireland is a perfect example of why democracy is not a good system of governance.
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What works better?
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Well, a benevolent monarchy for one, but as that is really only possible in theory(the benevolence or otherwise of said monarch being a matter of high risk), a democratic republic, as opposed to direct democracy(far too unwieldy) is probably the most practical.
 
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In theory democracy should provide for all.

But: oftentimes it results in consumerism and the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

Because for those in power or authority, oftentimes: ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ (In the words of JRR Tolkien).

When Jesus and the Catholic morals are removed from democracy or from a constitution, that is when abortion starts to get spoken of as a ‘human right,’ and euthanasia gets spoken of as a ‘humane death,’ and gay marriage starts to get spoken of as ‘equal rights,’

Wrongs become ‘rights’ if Jesus and catholic morals are not upheld…
 
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Because for those in power or authority, oftentimes: ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ (In the words of JRR Tolkien).
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I’m sorry to be so pedantic, but these are actually the words of Lord Acton.
 
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Does this topic presume that upholding moral law makes a nation a theocracy?
 
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