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.
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.
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).
Tony Flannery talks with Michael Enright on Canadian radio
Michael Enright is in conversation with Father Tony Flannery, Redemptorist Priest, joint founder of the Association of Catholic Priests of Ireland, writer – and a priest on the outs with the Vatican. Open website here and press ‘LISTEN’ button.
American priests seek to join with ACP in support of Tony Flannery (Revised List 2)
Numerous priests based in the USA have applied to join the ACP, as an expression of support for Fr Tony Flannery
Will journalists accept responsibility for false reporting, and apologise?
Brendan Hoban challenges a Catholic newspaper to apologise for inaccurate reporting (Written for the Western People)
ACP members in Cork county gather
ACP members in Cork & Ross and Cloyne dioceses met recently in Ovens. Fr Oliver Brennan (Armagh) was their guest speaker.
The Irish Church: ‘We need to talk’
Seamus Ahearne OSA reflects on the aftermath of the meeting between the ACP and Dublin priests’ council and Archbishop Martin. As a Church, we need to talk, bishops, priests (Nuncio) and people together!
Magisterium needs to seen in its proper historical context
Richard Gaillardetz, a lay theologian from the U.S., puts the current exercise of authority within the Catholic Church into a historical perspective. The magisterial activism that we are witnessing today is not traditional, he maintains: it is quite novel and its merits will need to be assessed in that light. (First published in the 1-14 Feb issue of the NCR under the headline: The church’s shifts in spheres of authority.)
The leadership of this institution is in terrible disarray
In its most recent editorial, the US-based National Catholic Reporter concludes that the leadership of this institution is in disarray, its leaders lacking all accountablility while the illegal thoughts of such as Fr Tony Flannery are elevated to capital offences.
ACP meets with Archbishop Martin and Dublin Priests’ Council
This is the report of the meeting between the ACP and members of Dublin Priests’ Council. It was agreed at the start of the meeting that while everything could be reported, views would not be attributed to particular people.
All the documents of the Tony Flannery case are here
In response to readers’ requests, Tony Flannery has put all the relevant documents of his case with the CDF together in one post — to make the situation clearer for those who are interested.
Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry
Over 1,900 people have now signed a petition to have Fr Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry.
I felt ashamed of my Church
Brendan’s Hoban writes of the shame and humiliation he felt after attending Tony Flannery’s press conference on 20 January. (First published in the Western People)
Tony Flannery’s grasp of theology is acclaimed in U.S. Catholic paper
Eugene Cullen Kennedy, the emeritus professor of psychology at Loyola University, Chicago, praises Tony Flannery’s grasp of theology and acclaims it as ‘better than that of his silencers’ (first published in the US-based National Catholic Reporter of 25 January). Read original article and comments here
Fr Peter Byrne CSsR issues statement
A clarification has come to the website regarding comments made here by Peter Byrne
Message of solidarity with Tony Flannery arrives from Brazil
Members of Kairós/Nós Também Somos Igreja sent this message of support from Brazil: demonstrating that his issue has created waves all over the world
Tony Flannery is not the problem!
Seamus Ahearne OSA believes fundamentalism is a serious challenge to the Church, which he sees in its fear of questioning and attempts to silence prophets
There’s far more at stake than the future of just one priest
Sean O’Conaill suggests that if no priest is allowed to express an opinion contrary to the Vatican position, we cannot be sure what any priest really believes
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