Ireland’s former president Mary McAleese spoke out against Pope
Francis on Saturday after he defended the rights of parents to smack
their children. Her intervention came after the Catholic leader said good fathers
knew how to forgive but also to “correct with firmness” during his
weekly general audience on Wednesday.
He described as “beautiful” and dignified the response of one father who said he sometimes smacked his children “but never in the face so as to not humiliate them”.
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He described as “beautiful” and dignified the response of one father who said he sometimes smacked his children “but never in the face so as to not humiliate them”.
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1706138/irelands-former-president-strongly-criticises-pope-francis-smacking