Parallels of hubris

A couple of things happened this week in cities nearly two thousand kilometres apart. But they were uncannilly parallel to each other.

One was the meeting of Ireland's bishops with the Pope, the leader of a worldwide church. The other was the happenings in Dail Eireann, the gathering place of the leaders of our country.

In both places, the people concerned didn't seem to be aware that they were heading the way of the dinosaurs. And extinction might happen more quickly than anyone could believe.

The full article by Brian Byrne from the above introduction can be read here.