Mid West Radio’s Faith Alive programme, presented by Monica Morley and Brendan Hoban, carried an item about our recent AGM.
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The Catholic News Service carries a story about the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests making their views known to Pope Francis about CDF’s Cardinal Müller’s “self-confessedly blunt” remarks to the leaders of about 57,000 women religious in the U.S.A.
Mary Vallely, from Armagh, is raising the question as to why we have an association for priests only. Should we not have one made up of priests and people together?
Would you believe it? Prime Time Investigates gets an award tonight. I have no doubt that, if we hadn’t been in the position to challenge them through the courts, the…
Sarah Mac Donald reports in the National Catholic Reporter on the recent call by the ACP to pause the introduction of the permanent diaconate in Irish dioceses until the Vatican’s commission on women deacons has concluded its report and Pope Francis has made a decision based on its findings.
ACP Member Jimmy McPhillips from Clogher Diocese admits to feeling shock anger and fear at what is happening to Tony Flannery. And he adds a northern perspective to the controversy.
The Irish Independent interviewed Tim Hazelwood, member of ACP leadership team, concerning the false allegation that was made against him and the toll it took on him. Tim also deals with the pressures that priests experience due to the continuing and increasing shortage of priests.
