Lecture: “Difference, Division, and Acceptance of Diversity”
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Ireland_between_Popes
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Pointing the Way
Brendan Hoban, writing in the Western People, looks at Archbishop Martin’s recent comments about the future of the church.
“So did he say anything new? Not really. Nothing that most people in Ireland are not saying in parish councils. Or when they’re standing outside schools waiting for their children. Or at pub counters. The sort of things that most priests know though they often won’t admit it even to themselves. Just some realistic thinking out loud on where we are and where we need to be – unusual, it has to be said, for Irish bishops.”
I hope there’ll be a transcript of this as it’s a big problem for me. How CAN one endure worship in a style and on a theological basis that seems inimical to Gospel values?