Former Irish President Mary McAleese says Queen Elizabeth ‘abhorred’ Ian Paisley and his politics
So reads the headline in an article in today’s ‘Belfast Telegraph’. (15.8.26).
As to whether the report of the Queen’s words is true, I would need more evidence before I would accept the word of arch-hater of Ulster Protestants, Mary McAleese.
Nazis
I made this comment regarding her in 2010.
‘The Irish Republic is more clearly reflected in the 2005 speech by President Mary McAleese at the sixtieth anniversary of Auschwitz concentration camp’s liberation when she likened Ulster Protestants to Nazis for, she claimed, some Protestants taught their children to hate Roman Catholics just as the Nazis taught their offspring to hate Jews. The Irish Republic is no haven for Protestants as its dwindling Protestant population demonstrates.’
I wonder what the Queen thought of those comments, more vicious and untrue than anything attributed, unfairly, to Dr Ian Paisley by his enemies!
Thousands of those Protestant ‘Nazis’ responded to the call to arms in World War II, in common with their fellow citizens of the United Kingdom from England, Scotland and Wales, along with allies from across the world. The Irish Republic, of which Mary McAleese later became President, remained neutral and even officially ‘mourned’ the death of Hitler!
As an Irish Republican, she will happily use lies and slander against those she hates, believing, as her church teaches her, that when used in a ‘good cause’, untruths and falsehoods are legitimate!
Anything that Dr Paisley ever said by way of criticism of the activities of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was factual and scriptural.
Her ignoring of the teaching of the Bible, that she would have publicly spoken of in an honouring fashion, has reaped a sad harvest amongst her offspring.
The present king is married to the woman who was his mistress for many years and the cause of the breaking up of his marriage to the late Princess Diane.
Sadly, the late Queen failed to express in a tangible fashion, any abhorrence of the wickedness of her son as did the Church of England of which she was the titular head, now the position occupied by her ungodly son. In fact she endorsed his wickedness.
I fear that the Lord had words she would have found more dreadful than anything of Ian Paisley’s words, that were reported to her!
Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
15th August 2026