I felt ashamed of my Church
Brendan’s Hoban writes of the shame and humiliation he felt after attending Tony Flannery’s press conference on 20 January. (First published in the Western People)
Year: 2013
3rd Sunday Ordinary Time – Bidding Prayers
The public launch of the Lord’s ministry in the synagogue in Nazara is described in today’s Gospel, which contains the very first lines of St Luke’s Gospel: the proclamation of God’s word, demonstrated in Nehemiah (First Reading), coming to perfection in the Word made Flesh.
Tony Flannery’s grasp of theology is acclaimed in U.S. Catholic paper
Eugene Cullen Kennedy, the emeritus professor of psychology at Loyola University, Chicago, praises Tony Flannery’s grasp of theology and acclaims it as ‘better than that of his silencers’ (first published in the US-based National Catholic Reporter of 25 January). Read original article and comments here
Vigil to support Fr Tony to be held at Papal Nunciature
We are Church Ireland expresses unconditional support for Fr Tony Flannery; a vigil to express this is to be held at the Papal Nunciature today, Sun. 27 January.
ACP members in County Cork to meet on Tuesday
ACP members in Cork & Ross and Cloyne dioceses are to be addressed by Fr Oliver Brennan (Armagh diocese) at their meeting on Tuesday next.
Fr Peter Byrne CSsR issues statement
A clarification has come to the website regarding comments made here by Peter Byrne
Message of solidarity with Tony Flannery arrives from Brazil
Members of Kairós/Nós Também Somos Igreja sent this message of support from Brazil: demonstrating that his issue has created waves all over the world
Is Tony Flannery really threatened with excommunication?
Tony Flannery provides clarification about two issues: the threat of excommunication from the CDF and the issues were that led to the impasse between him and the Vatican
Tony Flannery is not the problem!
Seamus Ahearne OSA believes fundamentalism is a serious challenge to the Church, which he sees in its fear of questioning and attempts to silence prophets
There’s far more at stake than the future of just one priest
Sean O’Conaill suggests that if no priest is allowed to express an opinion contrary to the Vatican position, we cannot be sure what any priest really believes
Irish Redemptorists are ‘deeply saddened’
The Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists express sadness at Fr Tony Flannery’s plight and hope for an agreed resolution
The ACP supports Tony Flannery
The ACP Leadership Team issued this statement on Sunday 20 January 2013 in support of Tony Flannery
Tony Flannery is threatened with excommunication
This is the press release issued on behalf of Tony Flannery at his news conference on Sunday 20 January 2013 in Dublin
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Bidding Prayers
There are echoes of the Christmas season in today’s Gospel, where Jesus lets his glory be seen at the wedding feast of Cana, just as he did at the Epiphany and on the day of his baptism. As on those days, we ‘proclaim the wonders of the Lord anong all the peoples’.
Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists issue statement
This is the Statement from the Irish unit of the Redemptorists in relation to the issues around Tony Flannery
Blarney meeting of lay people considered very successful
Tim Hazelwood reports on the recent ACP-sponsored meeting of lay people in Blarney, following on from the ‘Towards an Assembly’ gathering in Little Island in October 2012
Baptism of the Lord — Bidding prayers
On this feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Christians remember Jesus’ baptism and the start of his public ministry, and pray that all who believe may be his true followers.
Support group for Priests and Religious out of Ministry is established
The ACP Leadership Team reports the contact and meeting details of the new support group
The Church should listen to its priests
Brendan Hoban analyses the virtual implosion of the Church in Ireland and asks why the Irish bishops cannot bring themselves to speak to an association which represents 1,000 priests, who are as concerned about the Irish Church as the bishops
Bishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
Jason Berry investigates a charge of hypocrisy levelled against Vatican prelates investigating the US Religious (first published in the National Catholic Report on 5 January 2013.) See original report and comments here
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