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  • The laity has spoken and the Church must learn

    September 27 2015
    Paddy Ferry

    "It establishes that the real experts on family life are those actually living it, not celibate theologians, canon lawyers and bishops." Now, why did we all not cop on to that blatantly obvious truth

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  • The laity has spoken and the Church must learn

    September 27 2015
    Noel Casey

    What became of the attempt at consultation this side of the Irish Sea? Was any attempt at all made? I for one - and I keep fairly well in contact with the ecclesiastical heartbeat - have heard scarcel

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  • Protecting the Pope ……. from us.

    September 28 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Remember these words: "He Who Welcomes You...Welcomes the One Who Sent Me"....Pope Francis is in a class of his own...and he designs nothing of the drama, pomp or pageantry. Who knows what lives he

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  • Protecting the Pope ……. from us.

    September 28 2015
    Michael C.

    I'd be with Seamus on this one. While we'd all love to have Pope Francis visit it would be wiser if he were to conserve his energy for tackling the problems that need to be confronted by him in church

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  • Pope Francis speaks to the Bishops of the U.S.A.

    September 23 2015
    John

    From what we know about the resolving of disputes, when the process is brought to the courts the end result is generally far greater cost. This seems to be especially true of the US justice system.

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  • Protecting the Pope ……. from us.

    September 28 2015
    Mary Vallely

    I'm with Darlene on this one and fear Seamus is being overly gloomy. Seamus states, " I doubt if he will still be pope in 2018!" Sure it's only 3 years away and he isn't that old! God grant him a few

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  • Protecting the Pope ……. from us.

    September 28 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    I was quick to share the news that Pope Francis might well be visiting the Emerald Isle. I fail to see the logic in proposing that Pope Francis remain at the Vatican, instead of reaching out yet agai

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  • Pope Francis speaks to the Bishops of the U.S.A.

    September 23 2015
    Joe O'Leary

    "Fr Tom Doyle, American priest and canon lawyer has accused the Pope of praising the bishops for their sacrifices in respect of abuse of children, whereas the majority of the US bishops have been comp

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  • Pope Francis speaks to the Bishops of the U.S.A.

    September 23 2015
    John

    Can we hope that Pope Francis listened at this meeting as well as spoke, and that the victims spoke out about their struggles with the church authorities and that Francis appreciates, at least now, h

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  • Pope Francis speaks to the Bishops of the U.S.A.

    September 23 2015
    Kevin Walters

    Taken from http://www.snapnetwork.org/victims_chaput_must_honor_francis_new_commitments Pope Francis “Abuse cannot be kept secret any longer,” “all responsible will be held accountable," Here we

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