"Fear, greed and pride are at work here, and must be resisted. If we fear one another so much that we compulsively conceal our sexuality and present a false front to our neighbour, or are unable to ac
We in the Catholic Church are now truly separated from the state, and will come under more pressure down the road. Thank God. Thank you also to the bishops who opposed the redefinition of marriage.
@ 11
'Condemnations are more suited to media headlines'...But Padraig it is exactly the anathemas, the condemnations, the exclusions, the silencings the punishments that has done irreparable damage to
We are so used to being bullied by stupidity from prelates that the insulting remarks of the Vatican Secretary of State will probably go unreprimanded. One Italian commentator on a Facebook thread see
The Vatican document Homosexualitatis Problema received strong condemnation from two Irish priests, Bernard Lynch and myself, just after its publication. It is still proudly displayed on the Vatican w
Padraig McCarthy@11 is correct, my mistake, the church does recognise civil marriages between two non-Catholics as valid. Thanks for spotting the error.
I suppose the point I was trying to make is tha
There's an overview of Constitutional provisions of various European countries, and of some European and International Law, at https://www.academia.edu/12599627/European_and_International_Comparative_
Mícheál @ 10:
I think condemnation can be counter-productive: it can make a person become defensive and closed. Condemnations are more suited to media headlines, and can serve to draw more attention
"Selfconfessed" illustrates what Mrs McAleese referred to as the needless suffering and loneliness of young gays, for which coy clerical silence bears considerable blame. The message sent by the refer
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“There is a battle going on within the Irish Catholic Church at the moment.”
May 20 2015"Fear, greed and pride are at work here, and must be resisted. If we fear one another so much that we compulsively conceal our sexuality and present a false front to our neighbour, or are unable to ac
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015We in the Catholic Church are now truly separated from the state, and will come under more pressure down the road. Thank God. Thank you also to the bishops who opposed the redefinition of marriage.
“There is a battle going on within the Irish Catholic Church at the moment.”
May 20 2015@ 11 'Condemnations are more suited to media headlines'...But Padraig it is exactly the anathemas, the condemnations, the exclusions, the silencings the punishments that has done irreparable damage to
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015We are so used to being bullied by stupidity from prelates that the insulting remarks of the Vatican Secretary of State will probably go unreprimanded. One Italian commentator on a Facebook thread see
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015Is it not true that the Church regards all civil marriages as dissoluble in favour of the faith if one of the spouses wants to marry a Catholic?
“There is a battle going on within the Irish Catholic Church at the moment.”
May 20 2015The Vatican document Homosexualitatis Problema received strong condemnation from two Irish priests, Bernard Lynch and myself, just after its publication. It is still proudly displayed on the Vatican w
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015Padraig McCarthy@11 is correct, my mistake, the church does recognise civil marriages between two non-Catholics as valid. Thanks for spotting the error. I suppose the point I was trying to make is tha
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015There's an overview of Constitutional provisions of various European countries, and of some European and International Law, at https://www.academia.edu/12599627/European_and_International_Comparative_
“There is a battle going on within the Irish Catholic Church at the moment.”
May 20 2015Mícheál @ 10: I think condemnation can be counter-productive: it can make a person become defensive and closed. Condemnations are more suited to media headlines, and can serve to draw more attention
The people have spoken …
May 25 2015"Selfconfessed" illustrates what Mrs McAleese referred to as the needless suffering and loneliness of young gays, for which coy clerical silence bears considerable blame. The message sent by the refer
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