Priest spells out thinking behind Catholic Church election statement

Apr 29, 2016, 10:09 AM

Catholic Bishops have had their say on the Assembly election issues - they've set out the church's priorities in a Pastoral Reflection. It sets out the church's position on moral issues like abortion and same sex marriage, as well as childhood poverty, education and politics here. Is this the church sticking its nose into politics, or giving moral guidance to Catholics? I'm joined now by Fr Tim Bartlett, Secretary to the Catholic Bishops