A breath of fresh air?

Madam, - When asked recently to respond to incoming Archbishop Martin's recent sermon on the question of women's role in the …

Madam, - When asked recently to respond to incoming Archbishop Martin's recent sermon on the question of women's role in the church, I replied: "I am holding my breath". This appeared in your paper as: "I am not holding my breath".

As my lungs will attest, the difference is crucial. Everyone deserves a chance to grow into a role and realise their full potential. Even archbishops. Even women. - Yours, etc.,

MARY CONDREN, Institute for Feminism and Religion, Kilnamanagh,

Dublin 24.