Madam, - I noticed on the front page of your edition of October 13th a rather cheery and warm picture of a happy priest and his parishioners as he blessed pet owners and their dogs at a Dublin parish church.
Speaking on radio at the weekend a pet lover said this was to celebrate the bonds of affection between animals and their owners. I am all for inclusiveness, but does this not highlight the adamant dismissal by the mainstream churches of any suggestion that they should bless the bond of affection between two humans of the same sex? - Yours, etc,
Senator DAVID NORRIS, Seanad Éireann, Leinster House, Dublin 2.