Irish Redemptorists are ‘deeply saddened’
The Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists express sadness at Fr Tony Flannery’s plight and hope for an agreed resolution
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The ACP supports Tony Flannery
The ACP Leadership Team issued this statement on Sunday 20 January 2013 in support of Tony Flannery
Tony Flannery is threatened with excommunication
This is the press release issued on behalf of Tony Flannery at his news conference on Sunday 20 January 2013 in Dublin
Provincial Leadership Team of the Irish Redemptorists issue statement
This is the Statement from the Irish unit of the Redemptorists in relation to the issues around Tony Flannery
Support group for Priests and Religious out of Ministry is established
The ACP Leadership Team reports the contact and meeting details of the new support group
The Church should listen to its priests
Brendan Hoban analyses the virtual implosion of the Church in Ireland and asks why the Irish bishops cannot bring themselves to speak to an association which represents 1,000 priests, who are as concerned about the Irish Church as the bishops
Bishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
Jason Berry investigates a charge of hypocrisy levelled against Vatican prelates investigating the US Religious (first published in the National Catholic Report on 5 January 2013.) See original report and comments here
Tenets of Catholicism are ideals not rules, says Irish bishop
Clare O’Sullivan conducted an end-of-year interview with Bishop John Buckley of Cork & Ross for the Irish Examiner, during which he stated that the central tenets of Catholicism were not rules of memberships but “ideals”.
Thank you, Association of Catholic Priests!
Darlene Starrs from Canada, who recently discovered the ACP website, finds it a great sign of hope for her.
Swiss abbot appeals for church reform
Christa Pongratz-Lippitt reports on the strong plea for church reform issued by the Abbot of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, a member of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference (first published in the 21 December issue of the National Catholic Reporter, USA).
Abortion: is rational debate possible?
Margaret Lee presents the relevant facts in the debate in Ireland on proposed legislation around pregnancy and termination.
• This is an emotive issue. The ACP Leadership Team reminds readers of the principles to apply in commenting on the subject; you will find them above the ‘Comment box’ at the end of the article. In particular, any type of name-calling will be edited.
What we WISH the Irish bishops had said to the ACP
An ACP member believes he understands why the Irish bishops are reluctant to meet the ACP. This is the letter he wishes they wrote to the ACP, explaining their position in full honesty.
Is the Budget a topic for a homily on the Good News?
Pádraig McCarthy believes the Budget should figure in priests’ homilies and queries the silence of official church voices
The story of Sr Margaret Farrell in LA — an unlikely rebel
Michaela Haas profiles Sister Margaret Farrell, an Irish member of one of the Religious Orders in the USA chastised by the Vatican in April 2012. (First published in THE HUFFINGTON POST on 7 December 2012)
Analysing the Child Sex offender
Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and author, reviews the latest research into child sex offenses in this half-hour-long BBC Four radio programme
Ordination of women would correct injustice, says NCR
The Editorial Staff of the NCR (National Catholic Reporter, USA) reflect on Roy Bourgeois’ dismissal from the Maryknolls for preaching in favour of the ordination of women (reported here). They advance their opinion that barring women from ordinatiom to priesthood is an injustice that cannot be allowed to stand.
Vatican punishes Austrian ‘Call to Disobedience’ priest
Philip Pullella reports on the Vatican’s decision to strip Helmut Schueller of the title of ‘Monsignor’.
Birmingham Catholics receive a ‘Call to Action’
The ACP highlights the Call to Action now extended to Birmingham (originally launched by Portsmouth priests)
Nuclear industry is a ‘Pandora’s Box’
Ellen Teague reports on the recent launch in London of Sean McDonagh’s book, Fukushima: The Death Knell for Nuclear Energy?
Priests can reflect the warmth of Christ to their congregations
Mary O. Vallely reflects on her reecent experience of a christening in Scotland, where she was saddened by the lack of real welcome for the newly baptised babies and their parents. She appeals to priests to make real, warm, loving connections with their congregations, adding that a smile — or a nod of warmth, a handshake with eye-to-eye contact, a pat on the back or a hug — are all marks of Christ.
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