This is just silly. Who do the bishops think they are keeping the results of the survey secret from? Certainly not the people who participated. I fear a lack of intellectual acuity here.
The referendum will decide in favour of gay marriage. Anyone familiar with recent social process in Ireland has known for some years that that gay marriage would be legislated for. In that regard t
In fairness, there was a large difference between the Fintan O'Toole story and the cases of John Waters, and the Iona people. The Sunday Times immediately acknowledged its wrongdoing and apologised p
Joe, I am well aware of the difference between the situation that Mari and her Mum and Philomena and Anthony found themselves in and the Magdalene Laundries. However, both things happened on the same
Iona is just a reactionary lobby who try to make themselves out to be far more important than they are. I hope Rory O'Neill has succeeded in puncturing their pretensions.
The claim is that the Roman Catholic Church is to blame for everything because prior to its ascendancy in Ireland we had the more enlightened and civilized system of Brehon Law. Surely a missing facto
I don't know whether Fintan O'Toole is wealthy; he acknowledges that he is privileged in his position as a journalist. He got his public retraction.
But how do you prove you are not homophobic? Partic
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
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ACP Leadership calls for transparency in the Irish Church
February 14 2014This is just silly. Who do the bishops think they are keeping the results of the survey secret from? Certainly not the people who participated. I fear a lack of intellectual acuity here.
Have the Iona Institute won a battle — and lost the war?
February 20 2014The referendum will decide in favour of gay marriage. Anyone familiar with recent social process in Ireland has known for some years that that gay marriage would be legislated for. In that regard t
Have the Iona Institute won a battle — and lost the war?
February 20 2014In fairness, there was a large difference between the Fintan O'Toole story and the cases of John Waters, and the Iona people. The Sunday Times immediately acknowledged its wrongdoing and apologised p
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013Joe, I am well aware of the difference between the situation that Mari and her Mum and Philomena and Anthony found themselves in and the Magdalene Laundries. However, both things happened on the same
Have the Iona Institute won a battle — and lost the war?
February 20 2014Iona is just a reactionary lobby who try to make themselves out to be far more important than they are. I hope Rory O'Neill has succeeded in puncturing their pretensions.
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013The claim is that the Roman Catholic Church is to blame for everything because prior to its ascendancy in Ireland we had the more enlightened and civilized system of Brehon Law. Surely a missing facto
Have the Iona Institute won a battle — and lost the war?
February 20 2014I don't know whether Fintan O'Toole is wealthy; he acknowledges that he is privileged in his position as a journalist. He got his public retraction. But how do you prove you are not homophobic? Partic
Have the Iona Institute won a battle — and lost the war?
February 20 2014How 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
Is the Church in Ireland silent on the extreme inequality in our land?
March 12 2013We'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,
Mix of fact and fiction in ‘Philomena’ takes from its impact
December 12 2013Paddy 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
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