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DUP due to meet Catholic leader | |
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DUP leader Ian Paisley is due to hold his first formal talks with Ireland's most senior Catholic cleric. | |
Mr Paisley, moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church, is to meet Archbishop of Armagh Dr Sean Brady at Stormont. | |
The discussions at Stormont come just two days before multi-party talks in St Andrews, Scotland, aimed at brokering a deal on devolution and policing. | |
The DUP said the meeting was one of a series being held with church leaders. | |
Mr Paisley's decision to meet Dr Brady was welcomed by nationalists. | Mr Paisley's decision to meet Dr Brady was welcomed by nationalists. |
BBC Northern Ireland political editor Mark Devenport said the meeting would be about politics. | BBC Northern Ireland political editor Mark Devenport said the meeting would be about politics. |
"Archbishop Brady wants to address a range of issues," he said. | "Archbishop Brady wants to address a range of issues," he said. |
"They include sectarianism, racism, the political process and ethical questions like abortion and euthanasia. | "They include sectarianism, racism, the political process and ethical questions like abortion and euthanasia. |
"As the moderator of the Free Presbyterian church, Ian Paisley once famously denounced the Pope as an anti-Christ. | "As the moderator of the Free Presbyterian church, Ian Paisley once famously denounced the Pope as an anti-Christ. |
"But the DUP insists Monday's dialogue will be about politics not religion." | "But the DUP insists Monday's dialogue will be about politics not religion." |