Pope reaffirms critique of American Religious
Joshua J McElwee reports in the NCR on Pope Francis’ reaffirmation of his predeccessor’s rebuke of American Religious. (Original story and comments are here.)
Author: Tony Flannery
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Church should stand its ground on school patronage
Brendan Hoban finds that the surveys conducted on school patronage reveal that most parents are happy with having their children educated in Catholic schools. He believes the the Church should take a firm stand with the Minister for Education.
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Meeting with church leaders of the Holy Land cancelled
Padraig McCarthy reports that the meeting scheduled between ACP members and the church leaders of the Holy Land has been cancelled by the organisers.
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Pope Francis may end the fear and oppression in the Church
Tony Flannery shares some of his hopes and dreams for the Church after the election of Pope Francis (article written for the Connacht Tribune).
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Donabate supports Fr Tony…
Padraig Haran, (Chairperson), Joe Connolly, (P.P.), Deirdre Meyler, Angela O’Sullivan, Pat Hannon, (P.C.), Mary Bond, Ken Spratt, Pat Reilly, (C.C.), Deborah McArdle and Alain Rochecouste, all members of Donabate Pastoral Council, deplore the CDF’s treatment of Fr Tony Flannery
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Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events
Tony Flannery takes issue with Archbishop Charles Brown, the papal nuncio to Ireland, responding to an interview conducted by Mary Wilson on the RTE programme, ‘Drivetime’ on 15 March 2013
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Positive vibes from ACP meeting in Meath
Meath Diocesan ACP members report on their recent meeting in Navan.
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Kilmore priests express forthright opinions at local ACP meeting
The report on their recent meeting submitted by the ACP in Kilmore diocese reveals disappointment with the Irish Hierarchy that they did not meet with the Leadership Team of the ACP — among other things.
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Is the Church in Ireland silent on the extreme inequality in our land?
Pádraig McCarthy notes the extreme inequality now visible in Irish society, where 1,200 people died as a result of fuel poverty last winter, yet the nation’s 300 wealthiest individuals saw their wealth increase massively in 2012. He finds church leaders almost silent on the matter and asks if the ACP should take it up, in line with the our consitiution.
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New pope must address scandal of Legionaries founder
Tony Flannery raises the questions over the protection of child abuser Maciel Degollado which remain unanswered — a major issue that the new Pope will need to deal with if he is to attempt to reform the Curia (article first published in the Irish Times on 11 March).
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Killaloe Priests’ Council meets ACP leaders
The ACP Leadership Team reports on their recent meeting with members of Killaloe Priests Council in Ennis
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ACP Leadership Team lists three hopes for a New Pope
The following statement has been issued by the Leadership of the ACP on March 7th, 2013
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Large number of clergy attend ACP meeting in Athlone
The ACP Leadership Team provide a brief summary of a very well attended meeting of ACP priest-members on Feb. 20th, commenting that “it would be impossible to do justice to the many great interventions at the meeting”.
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Irish dioceses should imitate the courage of Pope Benedict
Mattie Long (a priest of Tuam diocese) admires the courage of Pope Benedict in retiring when he could no longer provide effective ministry. He hopes this act might embolden Irish dioceses to face the dramatic reduction in priest numbers with more visionary solutions than the clustering of parishes.
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A letter from Alan Hilliard to Tony Flannery
Alan Hilliard (a priest of Dublin diocese) wrote this open letter to Fr Tony Flannery as a response to a talk given by Tony at the meeting of ACP priests in Athlone.
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Those who act unconventionally might be best candidates to be bishops — Karl Rahner
The qualities Karl Rahner suggested we look for look for in a candidate for bishop or parish priest are given here by Pádraig McCarthy.
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Church’s teaching on justice is relevant to how the Church treats its members
Pádraig McCarthy presents the Church’s teaching on justice, as outlined at the 1971 Synod of Bishops.
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What the new pope should do
Brendan Butler of We Are Church outlines the main issues that he would like to see the new pope dealing with.
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Priest resigns as dean of Maynooth Deanery over treatment of Tony Flannery
John Hassett, the VF of Maynooth Deanery, explains why he has resigned his position.
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Fifty Years after Vatican II, Irish Catholicism is at a crossroads
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ suggests that the prevailing mood in the Church in relation to Vatican ll is a sense of disappointment, of hopes unfulfilled (article first published in the Winter 2012 issue of Studies).
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