Download Tim Hazelwood’s interview with Joe Duffy on the RTE Radio One Liveline programme.
Tim speaks of the trauma of being the victim of a false accusation; the isolation, and the fear of being rejected and not believed. He tells of how his training as a psychotherapist helped him through his ordeal and how the ACP assisted him.
He speaks also of the work of the ACP, and how the call of Pope Francis for dialogue gives hope.
There are some people commenting on the ACP Opinion Poll who do not seem to understand what an opinion poll is, and who interpret it as a list of demands about the way the church should be: they see it as a type of disloyalty or rebellion. Pádraig McCarthy explains…
The Irish Bishops‘ statement at the end of their Winter meeting in Maynooth included comments on the two major initiatives from the Vatican in recent days – the questionnaire on the Synod on the Family, and Pope Francis’ document, The Joy of the Gospel. (Published on the bishops’ website: read the full statement here)
The Association of Catholic Priests
is seeking applications for the following position:
PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
With thanks to Eamon Aylward for supplying this to us.
This is the text of Marie Keenan’s talk at the AGM. Members found it a very challenging talk, which questions many of the assumptions about child protection. Two that stand out for this editor are what she has to say about the National Board for Safeguarding Children, and the fact that bishops and religious superiors have now taken on the role of policing criminal activity, which she says should be reserved to the organs of the State.
‘Ireland’s Troublesome Priests’ , presented by Ruth McDonald, was first broadcast on Sunday, Sept 23rd at 1.30pm on BBC 4. It can be heard on iPlayer on the BBC website.
