Sir, – According to the Gospels, Jesus never shirked his duty to admonish and correct those whom he knew to be failing in their duty towards God. Far from disapproving of Pope Francis's "rant" (Eric Conway, December 31st), it is my opinion that the pope would be compromising his high office and the entire Roman Catholic Church and indeed all Christians were he to overlook the faults of the curia. Jesus certainly threw no stones but he did draw attention to the need for a change of heart. As his vicar on earth, Pope Francis can do no less. – Yours, etc,
GABRIEL MARTIN,
Maynooth,
Co Kildare.