Catholic Comment

Linked with the international group Catholic Voices, Catholic Comment is a national[1] socially conservative advocacy group based in Ireland. Its membership is limited to people who are "enthusiastic about their faith".[1] Its self-described aim is to "try to throw light on the mission and message of the Catholic Church" and "complement the work carried out by bishops and others".[2] Launched for Dublin's International Eucharistic Congress in June 2012, it immediately began work at promoting Catholic doctrine in media interviews, appearing on dozens of programmes in its first year.[3][4] It is at the fore of arguing for the preservation of a Catholic ethos in schools and opposes any move towards same-sex marriage.[3] It receives many requests from the Dublin media in particular.[4] Petra Conroy, who co-ordinates the group, is on record as saying, “We would never refuse any show as long as we have someone available”.[4]