A Co Cavan priest has responded to comments made by former president Mary McAleese over the sacrament of baptism.
Mary McAleese has recently challenged the catholic church’s viewpoint on baptism.
She believes baptising infants soon after birth is a breach of their human rights because they can’t give their consent.
The former president claimed christenings are carried out without an infant’s permission, forcing them to join a faith before they understood the implications of doing so.
Speaking on today’s Joe Finnegan Show, Fr Joe McGrath from Mullahoran said Mary McAleese is doing us a favour by helping us think about these things.
However, he does not agree that baptism is a breach of human rights.
He said parents make the choice, but as you get older the choice becomes your own.