How tiresome these debates have become! Different groups claiming "truth", "integrity", "justice" - "come on our side." Words, labels, are the weapons of choice - "right-wing", "conservative" "homopho
We've been making such a fuss lately about the silence and lack of transparency of our bishops in these islands, just because they've chosen to follow established procedure through the usual channels,
Paddy Ferry, you do not distinguish between convents where girls went to have their children and to give the children up for adoption, and the Magdalene Laundries. On the latter, the first sentence of
PS: reading more carefully, I find a paragraph beginning "Same-sex relationships have not yet become an issue as in some Western countries, but are likely to become an issue because Japanese society a
I am not hijacking your narrative -- I see that the whole adoption system caused heartbreak for many. All I want is that people base their critique on the actual facts, insofar as they are known. The
Mari, thank you for sharing that truly powerful piece with us. I agree completely with what you say. I continue to be baffled why some, who are otherwise enlightened people, continue to try and defend
I wish to thank all of you for responding to my question , and for giving me plenty of reasons for further study and reflection.
I have been confirmed in one sense that I cannot change the world , but
I wonder did the Vatican realize how explosive the effect would be when the long-muzzled bishops were allowed to speak up. I see the Japanese bishops are still tight-lipped on the same-sex questions -
And just to think that Japanese were once so obedient to divinely constituted authority, so punctilious in following instruction. Ah well, so only myself and the bishops of these islands are the faith
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