Wow....I truly, truly, appreciated your words and response Colin !How wonderfully astute and accurate you are about the Church's present state. I would welcome the opportunity to continue our discussi
Nuala O'Driscoll @ 18:
Thanks, Nuala.
"But only one system maintains that it is infallible." Infallibility as claimed by the church is very restricted, and must not become a "creeping infallibility"!
Darlene, your thoughts and sentiments match mine exactly. God never abandoned his chosen people, the Israelites, despite their frequent unfaithfulness. That truth applies to each of us with our frail,
Padraig McCarthy @17.
You are right to point out the limitations and errors of systems such as the Political, the Judicial,the Media and the Church. All these institutions are made up of human beings
There are interesting articles in (the Jesuit) America magazine and in Forbes magazine by Kevin Clarke and Eamonn Fingleton respectively regarding this fake scandal. I see that these critical commenta
mjt@16:
Yes, there is the individual factor in being unable to admit error. But in my experience, the hierarchy is no more prone to that than other groups. One difference in this is that the church ha
Pádraig McCarthy @ 14: Individuals may be more or less stubborn in refusing to accept reality or insecure and vain enough so as to be unable to admit to error, and no doubt venality is widespread acr
"Once upon a time the priest knew everything."
Not just the priest - and the bishop. Not just once upon a time.
I have encountered medical doctors who knew everything, and I knew nothing. A bank manag
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The cumulative effect of scandals has a devastating impact on the Church
June 17 2014Wow....I truly, truly, appreciated your words and response Colin !How wonderfully astute and accurate you are about the Church's present state. I would welcome the opportunity to continue our discussi
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Nuala O'Driscoll @ 18: Thanks, Nuala. "But only one system maintains that it is infallible." Infallibility as claimed by the church is very restricted, and must not become a "creeping infallibility"!
The cumulative effect of scandals has a devastating impact on the Church
June 17 2014Darlene, your thoughts and sentiments match mine exactly. God never abandoned his chosen people, the Israelites, despite their frequent unfaithfulness. That truth applies to each of us with our frail,
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Padraig McCarthy @17. You are right to point out the limitations and errors of systems such as the Political, the Judicial,the Media and the Church. All these institutions are made up of human beings
Tuam babies
June 13 2014There are interesting articles in (the Jesuit) America magazine and in Forbes magazine by Kevin Clarke and Eamonn Fingleton respectively regarding this fake scandal. I see that these critical commenta
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014mjt@16: Yes, there is the individual factor in being unable to admit error. But in my experience, the hierarchy is no more prone to that than other groups. One difference in this is that the church ha
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Pádraig McCarthy @ 14: Individuals may be more or less stubborn in refusing to accept reality or insecure and vain enough so as to be unable to admit to error, and no doubt venality is widespread acr
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014Hence, WISDOM, is deemed to be better than silver and gold!
The priest: from oracle to ignoramus
June 16 2014"Once upon a time the priest knew everything." Not just the priest - and the bishop. Not just once upon a time. I have encountered medical doctors who knew everything, and I knew nothing. A bank manag
The cumulative effect of scandals has a devastating impact on the Church
June 17 2014Each of us slides along the spectrum from complicit stone-thrower to caught adulteress.
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