Westmeath school gets temporary injunction banning a suspended teacher from it's premises

I've seen no evidence that Enoch is remotely wiser... He can't even follow the basic instructions of a court... It's a bit predictable which posters are managing to twist this back on the student though.

I think you are correct in that. But there have to be others above the situation capable of reaching him in his own self understanding and bringing him to end the imprisonment. The decline in attention to the case can only benefit the student: It may not be a consequence of any worth to Mr Burke but it will nonetheless be a consequence and a great one for the student.

That is I believe undoubtedly true. But it is not the end point. It is the starting point.

Others have pointed out that according to media reports he does not teach the student. Rather than ending there in further reinforcement of points about his character it does offer something: his motives seem at least in part directed to the institution and his perception that it has abandoned its foundational charism. (I know how out of date the language sounds, but it is the language of religious institutions). Perhaps there exists someone of theological weight from the CoI who could begin to explore the personal journey of the founder and bring that into play with Mr Burke. That too will sound bizarre to many. But those whose psychology and self understanding is shaped by institutional religion will recognize it. If I understand Mr Burke’s outlook correctly punishment and suffering will only reinforce his martyrdom. What might reach him is very different.

He did say of his own classes: “I love my students”. There is a foothold there. I really hope that at a senior level beyond the school and perhaps beyond the state there are others who might pick a way to what they would call the road to Damascus. “We are saved in hope”.