About the Author: Pat Hanratty
Pat Hanratty taught Science/Chemistry in Tallaght Community School from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 2010. He was the school’s first Transition Year Co-ordinator and for four years he had the role of home School Community Liaison Officer. The original address can be found at: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/archbishop-gomez-reflections-on-the-church-and-america-s-new-religions