Dublin, Ireland, Oct 15, 2007 / 13:20 pm
Ireland has experienced a dramatic increase in its wealth over the last several years. Along with this surge of income, a strange way of thinking has developed amongst some people that disassociates their bad behavior from its larger societal consequences. The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin described this thinking by mentioning that some people “use cocaine on Saturday and eat organic food on Sunday.”
Archbishop Martin pointed out that a double standard exists among the better-off in Ireland because they want to be self-indulgent and also believe that their actions don't have a wider impact on society. He explained that people don't see their sins as being contected to societal problems.
"There is a strange dichotomy in society that these two realities are not being linked," he told the Sunday Tribune. "People are being killed in one area of the city, and the cocaine is being used in another part. It is not a healthy thing.”
"There are two different realities in our society. You get people using cocaine on Saturday night and eating organic food on Sunday."