Could the crisis in vocations be related to the fact that the vast majority of teenagers and young adults have completely abandoned the faith into which they have been baptised. Apart from blaming th
By way of clarification.
On questions of conscience I have to rely greatly on the Vatican documents, on the Catechism and on Blessed John Henry Newman.
There are three possible freedoms associated wit
Con, Joe, MJT, Eddie, W. Wordsworth,curious how the male members of the Church don't seem to mind being bound in freedom. The nuns would not have had a problem with Humanae Vitae.
Brendan, with respect you are whistling in the dark, for the following reasons;
1. The Irish Bishops have been selected, by Pope John Paul II and his successor Pope Benedict XVI.
2. They were selected
Nuala@26: "Con, how can a 'bound' conscience be free?"
I think that most practising Catholics would conscientiously follow a well known catchphrase that is older than Con or HV: "With one bound s/he
@25.
'of mice and men' would that Lambruschini had the courage of his convictions. He wouldn't even have lost his head like Thomas More. How , Joe, can any male cleric who knows what you know remain s
Whether artificial contraception is "intrinsice inhonestum" is not really a live issue except as some shibboleth of Catholic identity. It is certainly not in any sense infallible, and the first person
Pope Francis has received a letter from a number of prominent U.S. theologians and nonprofit Catholic groups criticizing the Vatican's treatment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR),
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Denial is not an option for bishops
June 23 2014Could the crisis in vocations be related to the fact that the vast majority of teenagers and young adults have completely abandoned the faith into which they have been baptised. Apart from blaming th
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014By way of clarification. On questions of conscience I have to rely greatly on the Vatican documents, on the Catechism and on Blessed John Henry Newman. There are three possible freedoms associated wit
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Con, Joe, MJT, Eddie, W. Wordsworth,curious how the male members of the Church don't seem to mind being bound in freedom. The nuns would not have had a problem with Humanae Vitae.
Denial is not an option for bishops
June 23 2014Brendan, with respect you are whistling in the dark, for the following reasons; 1. The Irish Bishops have been selected, by Pope John Paul II and his successor Pope Benedict XVI. 2. They were selected
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Nuala@26: "Con, how can a 'bound' conscience be free?" I think that most practising Catholics would conscientiously follow a well known catchphrase that is older than Con or HV: "With one bound s/he
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Nuala, See W.Wordsworth`s "Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent’s Narrow Room" about the paradox of finding freedom in discipline.
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014@25. 'of mice and men' would that Lambruschini had the courage of his convictions. He wouldn't even have lost his head like Thomas More. How , Joe, can any male cleric who knows what you know remain s
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014@23. Con, how can a 'bound' conscience be free?
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Whether artificial contraception is "intrinsice inhonestum" is not really a live issue except as some shibboleth of Catholic identity. It is certainly not in any sense infallible, and the first person
Association of U.S. Catholic Priests criticize head of doctrinal congregation for rebuke of LCWR
June 18 2014Pope Francis has received a letter from a number of prominent U.S. theologians and nonprofit Catholic groups criticizing the Vatican's treatment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR),
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