Madam, - Tony Allwright (April 24th) says that Chris Murphy (a Roman Catholic) should not take part in a Church of Ireland Communion "because the head of the Roman Catholic Church says so. It's one of the rules of the organisation - like not wearing a T-shirt in the golf club."
The head of the Roman Catholic Church (Jesus) did not ask Judas - who had some misgivings about what was going on - to leave the table. Nor did Jesus refuse to share bread with unpopular tax collectors and Pharisees.
Inclusiveness rather than exclusiveness (even at great risk to himself) was how Jesus won people to believe in him. Mr Allwright's no-T-shirt golf club would probably have excluded Jesus as a member - and embraced a better dressed Pope. - Yours etc.,
DECLAN KELLY,
Whitechurch Road,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin 14.