Sauce for the Goose

It's interesting that Israel Folau should be chucked out of the Brownies when he put some of his personal beliefs on social media and they are unacceptable to the bulk of the population.

But Maggie ("Tea Lady") Barry continues as a member of the National Party when she not only declares her beliefs about heaven, hell and, particularly, what she calls "killing" but evangelically tries to bludgeon the general population into acting on those same beliefs when they don't actually share them.

At least Folau is true to his religious convictions and doesn't cheat, lie or misrepresent facts just to win converts.

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Maggie "Tea Lady" Barry and the Catholics

What a comprehensive condemnation of the insidious role of the Catholic Church in the End of Life Choice debate is Graham Adams' article "Why the Catholic Church Hides its Face" in NOTED on 3 April!
His thorough research and careful writing reveal the length to which the Church has gone to - and is going to - to persuade the general population to accept their "flat earth" theology and dehumanising beliefs about living and dying.
It is not surprising that the Church, in begging its parishioners to make submissions against the Bill, told them not to mention that they are Catholic. It is not surprising that the Church, in the context of its current international reputation vis a vis ethical and moral issues, is reluctant to hold up its head and make its own case. It is not surprising that the bunch of old men at the head of the Church do not wish to face up to the scrutiny of the public news media.
But it was a surprise to me that the "Care Alliance" which seems to represent Catholic beliefs, was set up by none other than Maggie ("Tea Lady") Barry and John Kleinsman, a lay spokesman for the Catholic Council of Bishops. No wonder the former sees herself as chosen of God to represent His cause at all costs of truth and integrity...
All this and more is revealed in Adams' article, together with his rejection of the Catholic doctrines of life, death, suffering and the role of the Church. It's a fascinating read and explains the absolutely intractable position of official Catholicism.

Adams ends:

However, someone who believes assisted dying is murder; that only God can interrupt a human life; and that suffering is a path to salvation is never going to agree to any change in the law, no matter how many safeguards are set up or how much evidence from other jurisdictions shows the practice is safe or free of abuse — as it overwhelmingly does.