 Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese has blasted the Catholic Churchs disorderly and intrinsically evil teachings on homosexuality. Ms McAleese, 69, is a renowned Catholic academic, obtaining a Licentiate of Canon Law in 2014 and a Doctorate in Canon Law in 2018 from the Pontifical Gregorian University. A law lecturer by profession, Ms McAleese has been an outspoken critic of the Catholic Churchs exclusion of women from the priesthood, its legacy of institutional abuse and its stance on homosexuality, which she maintains conduces to homophobia. Ms McAleese has also been a leading advocate of LGBT rights in Ireland, and campaigned for 