The Springhill Martyrs: When “Justice” Serves the Revolution’s Narrative
EWTN portal reports that Bishop Alan McGuckian, SJ, of Down and Connor, celebrated a Mass in Belfast following a coroner’s inquest that found five Catholics—including Father Noel Fitzpatrick—were “unlawfully killed” by British soldiers in 1972. The bishop praised the verdict as restoring “dignity” and bringing “a measure of justice,” while commending the victims’ families for their perseverance. This entire narrative, however, operates within a framework of naturalistic justice that completely ignores the supernatural order, the true nature of martyrdom, and the subversive role of the conciliar hierarchy in perpetuating a revolutionary narrative under the guise of “peace” and “reconciliation.”




