VATICAN CITY, March 7, 2012 – It has now been more than two centuries since France practically repudiated the title of "eldest daughter" of the Church, even if it has not yet renounced the office of honorary first canon of the chapter of Saint John Lateran for its head of state.
But in recent times, two other beloved daughters of the papacy seem to be demonstrating an aversion to Rome. Ireland blatantly so, and Poland with more circumspection.
In Dublin, the act of rupture – as previously reported by www.chiesa – was that of demoting the Irish embassy to the Holy See to the rank of non-resident representation, on a par with those of Iran and East Timor:
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