Are You There God? Its Me, Ellen
Are You There God? Its Me, Ellen Is it possible to be young, progressive, and a Catholic? 'You know, this isn't a Catholic country anymore, ' someone proudly declared in a Dublin pub where Ellen…
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Are You There God? Its Me, Ellen
Is it possible to be young, progressive, and a Catholic? 'You know, this isn't a Catholic country anymore, ' someone proudly declared in a Dublin pub where Ellen Coyne was celebrating the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Ellen Coyne is about to find out...
Now, she suddenly realized she wasn't quite ready for this statement to be true, however much of a contradiction it seemed to present with some of her most strongly held views.Abandoning the Church had been an act of protest, a form of punishment. About to turn 30, like many her age, Ellen had left the Church a long time ago, but she had never stopped believing in and talking to God. However, she began to wonder: who had really lost the most?
Why should those who did the damage to the Church get to keep it and all its good bits, like going to Mass for the ritual and the community, having a clear guide for