Dermot Lane commends and challenges the ACP
Dermot Lane offers his thoughts on the ACP in a letter to its annual meeting
Author: Tony Flannery
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Three priests added to Leadership Team of ACP
This is the press statement issued at the end of the AGM of the ACP, held on 29 October in Athlone.
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Has Pope Francis been to SpecSavers?
Sean Duggan points out that Pope Francis gives us a new image of ‘sheep’ — not the cuddly, domesticated one, but the smelly animal. He suggests we must learn to live with ‘the smell of the sheep’.
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‘Concerned Catholics’ meet in Tuam
A participant reports on the meeting of ‘Concerned Catholics’ which took place in Tuam on 12 October. It was organised by a few people who described themselves as ‘concerned Catholics’: from it may come a local branch of the Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI).
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Could Pope Francis make women cardinals?
Padraig McCarthy reflects on Pope Francis’ call for greater roles for women in the Catholic Church — and asks if he could take a giant step in that direction by appointing women to the College of Cardinals. (Reflection based on article in the NCR: read original article and comments here.)
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Annual General Meeting of the ACP is on 29 October
The Leadership Team of our association report on the AGM — which takes place in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 2.00pm. This event marks three years of the ACP.
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Delegates from international reform groups meet in Austria
Tony Flannery reports on a meeting that took place in Bregenz, Austria in October. It was attended by representatives of reform groups from various parts of the world.
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ACP’s annual meeting is in a fortnight’s time
The ACP Leadership Team reminds members about the gatherings of the Association in the coming weeks, and other related events taking place this Autumn.
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Pope Francis has taken on board what the ACP stands for
Tony Conry looks back at the three years of the existence of the ACP, and gives encouragement to continue the work into the future.
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Pope Francis gives another interview …
Tony Flannery shares another Pope Francis interview, this time with the atheist editor of Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Eugenio Scalfari.
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Religious congregations should lift sanctions on six Irish priests
Tony Flannery calls on the five religious congregations who have members under censure from Rome to follow the lead of Pope Francis, and to act in the prophetic manner expected of religious by removing all sanctions on these men.
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‘A Question of Conscience’ is not about Tony Flannery but about the Vatican
Bill O’Herlihy, who describes himself as a committed Catholic, commends Tony Flannery’s book “A Question of Conscience” and finds in it an exposition of how the Vatican and its constituent bodies deal with people who challenge any of their views. (Given as a talk at the launch of the book at Royal Hibernian Academy on 12 Setpember 2013.)
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Fr. Iggy O’Donovan says ‘goodbye’ to Drogheda
Iggy O’Donovan preached his last homily in the Augustinian Church in Drogheda on Sunday 15 September: this is an extract.
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Have Veritas banned Fr Tony Flannery’s book?
Tony Flannery reports that Veritas bookshops have decided that his new book is too “controversial” to stock.
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Silencing of ACP members by Rome was an attempt to crush the association
Brendan Hoban reviews A Question of Conscience by Tony Flannery, which brings readers to the conclusion that the CDF’s actions against this member of the ACP leadership team were aimed at dismantling the whole movement.
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Dalgan Conference will discuss relevance of St Columban for today
Sean McDonagh, a Columban priest, reminds us that St. Columban, the patron saint of all who seek a united Europe, was the first to use the phrase ‘we Irish’ (article first published in the Irish Times).
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Meath funeral rules bring criticism to the ACP
Pádraig McCarthy reports on comments about the ACP, which he found on the Catholic Herald website – resulting from the new Meath funeral rules.
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Who does the papal nuncio consult when choosing future bishops?
John O’Connell raises concerns about the nuncio’s role in the choosing of new bishops — concerns which the ACP leadership support in an ancilliary comment.
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How priests and deacons should protect their rights
Michael Higgins, a canon lawyer in the United States, offers practical suggestions that Irish priests may find useful.
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Bishop’s plan for parish groupings reviewed at Clogher ACP meeting
Jimmy Mc Phillips reports on a recent meeting of ACP members in the Diocese of Clogher, which responded to a plan for grouping parishes recently put forward by Bishop Liam
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