I have been very uncomfortable about strong judgements being made about people who can no longer defend themselves i.e. Fr Michael Cleary and Phyllis Hamilton so I "switched off" a bit but it is hard
Thank you for another great article.
Though I am hopeful the celibacy issue will finally be discussed, I am afraid if left to the bishops, it will not change, as many, many are conservative. And my on
#57 Joe O'Leary
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You are quite correct, Joe, to invite me to separate on the one hand the particular issue of Michael Cleary's relationship with Phyllis Hamilton and on the other the generic issue of
Nuala, it seems like a long time ago since posts 17 and 18 when we first conversed on the topic of Fr. Michael Cleary's priesthood. I felt very uneasy yesterday when I thought things were getting seri
Nuala @58
If you are wrong to be angry, then let me join you. Although perhaps my feelings are more "Am I the most naive, gullible eejit on the planet?" rather than anger. I've been following this th
The conversations here have been carried on outside the parameters of Catholicism. The conversations display what obtains in the absence of the Magisterium or a proper hierarchy. There is common agr
Fergus P. Egan @55.
Something does not make sense to me here. The Catholic Church excludes lay people from table-fellowship for many different reasons. In my case I was excluded because I used artific
I caught a misrepresentation of ACP on the NCR website: "When I was in Ireland last summer, an Irish priest organization denounced the isle as a land of pagans. It blamed prosperity rather than scanda
"The only Irish Catholic platform on which the issue could be publicly aired" -- but only on SNAP terms it seems -- certainly no cleric is going to speak openly when subjected to the SNAP method of si
I would like to pose three further questions.
1.In the current circumstances or in the foreseeable future, can we realistically require that a priest be available weekly for Sunday Mass in every paris
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April 23 2014I have been very uncomfortable about strong judgements being made about people who can no longer defend themselves i.e. Fr Michael Cleary and Phyllis Hamilton so I "switched off" a bit but it is hard
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May 2 2014Thank you for another great article. Though I am hopeful the celibacy issue will finally be discussed, I am afraid if left to the bishops, it will not change, as many, many are conservative. And my on
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014#57 Joe O'Leary . You are quite correct, Joe, to invite me to separate on the one hand the particular issue of Michael Cleary's relationship with Phyllis Hamilton and on the other the generic issue of
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Nuala, it seems like a long time ago since posts 17 and 18 when we first conversed on the topic of Fr. Michael Cleary's priesthood. I felt very uneasy yesterday when I thought things were getting seri
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Nuala @58 If you are wrong to be angry, then let me join you. Although perhaps my feelings are more "Am I the most naive, gullible eejit on the planet?" rather than anger. I've been following this th
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014The conversations here have been carried on outside the parameters of Catholicism. The conversations display what obtains in the absence of the Magisterium or a proper hierarchy. There is common agr
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Fergus P. Egan @55. Something does not make sense to me here. The Catholic Church excludes lay people from table-fellowship for many different reasons. In my case I was excluded because I used artific
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April 28 2014I caught a misrepresentation of ACP on the NCR website: "When I was in Ireland last summer, an Irish priest organization denounced the isle as a land of pagans. It blamed prosperity rather than scanda
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014"The only Irish Catholic platform on which the issue could be publicly aired" -- but only on SNAP terms it seems -- certainly no cleric is going to speak openly when subjected to the SNAP method of si
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May 1 2014I would like to pose three further questions. 1.In the current circumstances or in the foreseeable future, can we realistically require that a priest be available weekly for Sunday Mass in every paris
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