In respect of Martyn Turner's cartoon; I have seen it and would like to add my voice to all who condemn it as grotesque. I am an ex-pat, having left Ireland forty years ago, at age 16, so some might s
The statistics : priests may be 0.3 per cent of the total population. However, if that is correct they are likely to be closer 0.6 per cent or 1.0 per cent of the adult population who get reporte
Clare @ #16, the seal of confession binds the priest, but the child is free to say whatever they like to anyone. So the priest could try to convince the child to go to a trusted and reliable adult, or
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!
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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
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April 17 2014In respect of Martyn Turner's cartoon; I have seen it and would like to add my voice to all who condemn it as grotesque. I am an ex-pat, having left Ireland forty years ago, at age 16, so some might s
Married men could be ordained priests if world’s bishops agree – Pope Francis
April 11 2014Sean : Yes, plenty of theory in the penny catechism and the back of Kellogg boxes. Little idea though about reality.
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April 17 2014The statistics : priests may be 0.3 per cent of the total population. However, if that is correct they are likely to be closer 0.6 per cent or 1.0 per cent of the adult population who get reporte
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April 17 2014Clare @ #16, the seal of confession binds the priest, but the child is free to say whatever they like to anyone. So the priest could try to convince the child to go to a trusted and reliable adult, or
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
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April 17 2014Yes, Joe, I think I am inclined to agree with Fr. Iggy on this one.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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