Pope Francis Will Be Visiting a Changed Ireland Once the bedrock of European Catholicism, Ireland has legalized gay marriage, elected a gay prime minister and voted to strip a ban on abortion this year. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Erdogan Tells a Weeping Girl, 6, She’d Receive Honors if MartyredAfter Anbang Takeover, China’s Deal Money, Already Ebbing, Could Slow FurtherWith Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of StrongmenJeremy Corbyn, Backing a ‘Soft’ Brexit, Takes Aim at ConservativesSnow Falls in Rome, and the Eternal City Takes a HolidayRewrite Iran Deal? Europeans Offer a Different Solution: A New Chapter