Publishing results of church surveys

A chara, – In his letter of March 3rd, Brendan Butler must be unaware that the Archbishop of Tuam has circulated feedback received from his archdiocese to the recent church survey in the spring edition of New Dawn , the esteemed Tuam archdiocesan publication. Apologies are in order at least to Dr Neary (and perhaps to other diocesan pastors) in light of the remarks in Mr Butler's letter indicating that "Archbishop Martin is the only bishop . . . to publish the results". Let us acknowledge that the Catholic Church is also proactive outside the archdiocese of Dublin. – Is mise,

MAIREAD C NÍ EIMHIRIN,

Westpark,

Artane,

Dublin 5.