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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Neil Bray

    Going back to the original focus of this thread, it is often mistakenly thought that Catholicism declares heterosexuality to be the norm. But this is not so. Heterosexuality and homosexuality are ve

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Fintan, you have two views regarding homosexuality...and any resulting same sex marriages...a Church view...and a world view...As I say above...the world's Christian theology...does not exclude gay an

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Dear Fintan... The current situation with the acceptance of same sex marriage is going to exist with or without biblical support and while the Catholic Church will resist blessing these unions...and y

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Fintan J Power

    @18 Darlene Starrs. Try reading Leviticus 18:22-30; Matthew 19: 3-6 and Mark 10: 1-12

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  • 30th March. Monday in Holy Week

    March 30 2015
    Soline Humbert

    "In Memory of Her" http://ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/it-was-women-who-stayed

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  • Holiday Weekend or Holy Week?

    March 29 2015
    patrogers

    Hi Brendan, What an excellent, thoughtful reflection, both on the significance of Good Friday and on the current trend of Irish society away from celebrating the central core of Christianity, or indee

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Further, Prodigal Son, I do not like to reduce a theological defence to simply saying..."Jesus didn't say anything about it", but, in this instance, I am. There is, what I call...a global Christian t

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Damien Murphy

    Taking this statement at face value, it would seem that the evidence for both sides are equal. That would explain why the ACP can't decide. Because of that I think the ACP should talk with there fello

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Excuse me...Prodigal Son...In re-reading your question to me..I think, what you were saying is that...there are Catholic people..who have renounced their same-sex attraction to live in accordance with

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Dear Prodigal Son... My life is exactly what is called for in that passage...and it would seem that not everyone is called to live a radical discipleship. Otherwise...you'll need to explain your ques

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