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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Prodigal Son

    Darleen, #13 Not a trick question, but how does Matthew 19:21, “Jesus said to him, "If you would be PERFECT, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Pádraig McCarthy

    We need to distinguish between the morality of an action and the function of civil law in regard to the matter. It is this second matter which we address in the coming Referendum. It is not a question

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Prodigal Son

    This statement is not as comprehensive as it may seem. The question is broader than one relating to the dignity of people of same sex attraction. Ordinary rational people respect this dignity. Th

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Underlying some of the conversation above...is a notion..that..that the R.C. Church needs to be "pure"...that is to say...made up of only bonafide "Good" people..."Good" as understood by God for sure.

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Martin Ospedale

    Homosexual inclination or orientation is not in itself sinful as I understand and interpret church teaching on this matter. However are homosexual acts sinful? I may be wrong but as I understand it an

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Tony Burke

    The fifth point made by Padraig McCarthy is particularly interesting - "In the event of a Yes vote, twenty years from now will we have any word in our language to denote what we now refer to as “Mar

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Soline Humbert

    @8 "our being created male and female by God"... How does the church define "woman"and"man"for the purpose of ordination and marriage? On what grounds does it excludes some people ? Human beings are c

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Tom Carew

    Who exactly made this decision in ACP ? How many members are there, and how many were *consulted* ? And what was the majority view ? *Wide range of views* is just a cop-out. This issue is not about ru

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  • Marriage Equality Referendum: ACP Statement

    March 23 2015
    Fintan J Power

    The statement by the ACP is extraordinary. Pastors have an obligation to speak the gospel in season and out of season. “Feed my lambs, feed my sheep” was what Jesus called on his followers to do.

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  • The failure of the Missal

    March 24 2015
    Chris McDonnell

    The recent remarks of + Donald Trautman, posted on the Tablet website, regarding the Translation are well worth reading.

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