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Everyday Ethics

The Vatican says it will open its files relating to military rule in Argentina to victims and their relatives. Plus a Davina's Ark appeal.

More than 30 years after Argentina's brutal dictatorship came to an end, the Vatican is to open its files relating to that period for inspection by victims and their relatives. Live report from Rome on opening the archives to a murky period in which the church was often accused of colluding with the junta.

Nature or nurture? is criminality born in the home through bad parenting or bad family experience or do some people just decide to take the criminal route? Dr Ian Gargun is one of Ireland's leading criminal psychologists and he believes that given the wrong set of cirumstances many of us could end up crossing the line into criminality. Former Chief Probation Officer Briege Gadd, NIACRO chief executive Olwen Lyner and Professor of Criminology at Queens University Phil Scraton discuss Dr Gargun's arguments.

Trump and the religious right - With just over a week to go until the US Presidential election both campaigns are making their final push. For Donald Trump that includes trying to hold onto the evangelical voters who have been deserting his cause in droves since the infamous 'Inside Hollywood tapes' were aired. Despite being a candidate who seems to have only a passing relationship with religion, Trump's views on abortion and promise to select conservative Supreme Court Justices.

Jane Little reports from Washington. End of the Calais camp - Over 5,000 migrants have been bussed away from the camp outside Calais, which has been causing such huge controversy in recent years. But the clearance is unlikely to be the end of the difficulties with many of the charities and aid workers who have been visiting the camp, saying another new camp will just spring up in its place. Sue Pardo has been visiting the camps in Calais for nearly 16 years, with groups from her church

1 hour, 45 minutes

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Sun 30 Oct 2016 08:30

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  • Sun 30 Oct 2016 08:30