#53 Joe O'Leary goes on:
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"OF COURSE clergy are obliged to the same deontological rigor as other professional and EVEN MORE SO. But the obligation of celibacy is something other than that. A priest
There is much written here that my head is spinning.
What happened to Truth and Love? And where is God –is God not Love?
Perhaps God, who ‘dwells in the hearts of the just’, is more present here
"Priests need to stand up for themselves," Brendan said in a neighbouring thread. And, I would add, "and for one another".
So much of the heavy lifting is left to Joe O'Leary in practically every disc
Thanks, Con, for getting me to clarify potential ambiguity. I was thinking of an Anglican vicar who married his parishioner. The fact that he could have been her confessor before he married her (or ev
I really think we all have to calm down. I now so regret ever having said that I thought Michael Cleary was a great priest. Sean, I don't think there is any need to ask the ACP to make an official st
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My sole concern here, Joe, is not to point any moralistic finger at anyone but to point to the awful consequences of any serious chasm between appearance and reality when it comes to our mutual
Fr Joe O'Leary #48
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I don't want to participate in this argument.- This is not a rhetorical question.
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Regarding paragraph one in #48:
Why would I be in error to say that the reasoning changes from
Con Devree @17
Thank you for your comment
I did not say that that John Paul 11, now Saint, actions were above board, as only time will show this, as at this moment in time there is grave doubt about h
Reading some of the comments on this thread it's just as well young people left, are leaving and God willing will stay the hell away.
Nuala you might not be an 'academic' but you are a mother with a m
It is easy to stand up for good priests of the past, but we need to stand up for flawed priests of the present -- despite the shrapnel from SNAP types. I think most priests are absolutely terrified of
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April 23 2014#53 Joe O'Leary goes on: . "OF COURSE clergy are obliged to the same deontological rigor as other professional and EVEN MORE SO. But the obligation of celibacy is something other than that. A priest
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014There is much written here that my head is spinning. What happened to Truth and Love? And where is God –is God not Love? Perhaps God, who ‘dwells in the hearts of the just’, is more present here
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014"Priests need to stand up for themselves," Brendan said in a neighbouring thread. And, I would add, "and for one another". So much of the heavy lifting is left to Joe O'Leary in practically every disc
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Thanks, Con, for getting me to clarify potential ambiguity. I was thinking of an Anglican vicar who married his parishioner. The fact that he could have been her confessor before he married her (or ev
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014I really think we all have to calm down. I now so regret ever having said that I thought Michael Cleary was a great priest. Sean, I don't think there is any need to ask the ACP to make an official st
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014#48 . My sole concern here, Joe, is not to point any moralistic finger at anyone but to point to the awful consequences of any serious chasm between appearance and reality when it comes to our mutual
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Fr Joe O'Leary #48 - I don't want to participate in this argument.- This is not a rhetorical question. - Regarding paragraph one in #48: Why would I be in error to say that the reasoning changes from
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April 23 2014Con Devree @17 Thank you for your comment I did not say that that John Paul 11, now Saint, actions were above board, as only time will show this, as at this moment in time there is grave doubt about h
Is Catholicism now deemed to be old-fashioned, irrational, and unacceptable? Brendan Hoban asks in his weekly Western People column.
April 23 2014Reading some of the comments on this thread it's just as well young people left, are leaving and God willing will stay the hell away. Nuala you might not be an 'academic' but you are a mother with a m
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