The two-term President was speaking at an event in Navan, County Meath this afternoon.
In a wide-ranging talk, she also said arguments against women in the priesthood are «untenable» – and labelled Pope Francis a disappointment when it comes to women’s rights.
She remains a practising Catholic, but she views the church’s teaching on homosexuality as another dark chapter in the church’s history.
Photo by Joshua Sherurcij [Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons
