Thanks Joe.
I have heard of situations where legally the birth parents cannot contact a child that they have "put up" for adoption but that the child once over the age of 18 can ask for the adoption a
I am still stunned by Breda O'Brien's statistic that priests and religious are responsible for 3% of child sexual abuse in Ireland. If true, it means that a priest is about ten times likelier than any
The Gospel teaching on truth and justice sometimes appear to be in conflict with the laws of the Church. In the book Click Click, June Kavanagh describes making her first Confession in Ballyfermot in
Isabel Sinton, Welcome to Easter 2014! I hope you had a good one!
-
Confession is a sacred Sacrament of the Catholic Religion, and, in the interests of your core values of tolerance, diversity, and pl
Surely it is possible for thinking people to hold two distinct, though related, ideas of justice in mind - alongside one another or even simultaneously? In this case, while the overarching idea must b
The raggedwagon piece to which Brendan links seems to be wildly over the top. The sisters in Drumcondra seem very clearly getting a bum rap from sensation hunters. I think it would be irresponsible to
Paddy, surely the "nail" that people are hitting, not only in Ireland but in many other places where the church did not enjoy such hegemony as in Ireland, is the scandal of clerical child abuse? The r
Sean@8 hits the nail right on the head as he always does -- " Ireland's case has to do with a continuing reaction against the immense prestige and power of the clerical Catholic church from 1922
That priests are taking the time to complain about a cartoon, when they could be using that time instead to figure out how to build a case against their Superiors who covered up abuse is disturbing.
A
Comments
All recent Comments
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013Thanks Joe. I have heard of situations where legally the birth parents cannot contact a child that they have "put up" for adoption but that the child once over the age of 18 can ask for the adoption a
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Yes, Joe, I think I am inclined to agree with Fr. Iggy on this one.
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014I am still stunned by Breda O'Brien's statistic that priests and religious are responsible for 3% of child sexual abuse in Ireland. If true, it means that a priest is about ten times likelier than any
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014The Gospel teaching on truth and justice sometimes appear to be in conflict with the laws of the Church. In the book Click Click, June Kavanagh describes making her first Confession in Ballyfermot in
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Isabel Sinton, Welcome to Easter 2014! I hope you had a good one! - Confession is a sacred Sacrament of the Catholic Religion, and, in the interests of your core values of tolerance, diversity, and pl
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Surely it is possible for thinking people to hold two distinct, though related, ideas of justice in mind - alongside one another or even simultaneously? In this case, while the overarching idea must b
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013The raggedwagon piece to which Brendan links seems to be wildly over the top. The sisters in Drumcondra seem very clearly getting a bum rap from sensation hunters. I think it would be irresponsible to
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Paddy, surely the "nail" that people are hitting, not only in Ireland but in many other places where the church did not enjoy such hegemony as in Ireland, is the scandal of clerical child abuse? The r
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014Sean@8 hits the nail right on the head as he always does -- " Ireland's case has to do with a continuing reaction against the immense prestige and power of the clerical Catholic church from 1922
Comment on Irish Times Cartoon
April 17 2014That priests are taking the time to complain about a cartoon, when they could be using that time instead to figure out how to build a case against their Superiors who covered up abuse is disturbing. A
Popular Posts
Categories