And a happy Christmas to you, Bob Hayes @7! Whatever about the terms, silencing, censuring, censoring etc; they should not have to be used at all among thinking adults who should be allowed to have th
Thank you Gabriel .. It is so good to hear a voice such as yours being raised to keep Tony's story alive. We have not forgotten you Tony... Wishing you and all a Happy Christmas .. I pray for Good New
Is there any chance that people will stop using ludicrously exaggerated hyperbole such as 'the silencing of Fr Flannery'?
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Bishop Oscar Romero was silenced by bullets, Bishop St John Fisher was silen
The writer is correct to say that the New Testament never justifies *gratuitous* exclusion from the Church. It's MUCH more serious than that. In Jesus's own words, Matthew 18:15-18 says:
"If your
Mary@60, thank you for the link. Excellent contribution from Marie Collins. I also completely agree with Tony Flannery on the urgent need for our Church to look again at the whole question of our huma
#11, #13
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A very thorough and up-to-date scholarly study of early female ordination is 'The Hidden History of Women's Ordination: Female Clergy in the Medieval West' by Gary Macy (OUP, 2008
Jane the deaconesses were used in the early Church to assist with adult lady baptism. This was to preserve modesty. There is no need for this today, hence we don't need deaconesses. Also they were not
The silencing of Fr. Flannery involves not only theological issues but moral issues about how it was done. And if that process is legal, that is an ongoing scandal.
Michael forget the questionnaire format and send in your piece as it stands. The valuable information it contains will hopefully be read by someone and its contents fed into the preparatory work for t
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Unity must not be confused with uniformity
December 16 2013And a happy Christmas to you, Bob Hayes @7! Whatever about the terms, silencing, censuring, censoring etc; they should not have to be used at all among thinking adults who should be allowed to have th
Unity must not be confused with uniformity
December 16 2013Thank you Gabriel .. It is so good to hear a voice such as yours being raised to keep Tony's story alive. We have not forgotten you Tony... Wishing you and all a Happy Christmas .. I pray for Good New
Unity must not be confused with uniformity
December 16 2013Is there any chance that people will stop using ludicrously exaggerated hyperbole such as 'the silencing of Fr Flannery'? . Bishop Oscar Romero was silenced by bullets, Bishop St John Fisher was silen
Unity must not be confused with uniformity
December 16 2013The writer is correct to say that the New Testament never justifies *gratuitous* exclusion from the Church. It's MUCH more serious than that. In Jesus's own words, Matthew 18:15-18 says: "If your
ACP report on Yvonne Murphy investigation published
November 6 2013Mary@60, thank you for the link. Excellent contribution from Marie Collins. I also completely agree with Tony Flannery on the urgent need for our Church to look again at the whole question of our huma
The Church never treats women as fully independent adults
December 12 2013#11, #13 . A very thorough and up-to-date scholarly study of early female ordination is 'The Hidden History of Women's Ordination: Female Clergy in the Medieval West' by Gary Macy (OUP, 2008
The Church never treats women as fully independent adults
December 12 2013Jane the deaconesses were used in the early Church to assist with adult lady baptism. This was to preserve modesty. There is no need for this today, hence we don't need deaconesses. Also they were not
Unity must not be confused with uniformity
December 16 2013The silencing of Fr. Flannery involves not only theological issues but moral issues about how it was done. And if that process is legal, that is an ongoing scandal.
Why I am not willing to complete the synod survey
December 13 2013Michael forget the questionnaire format and send in your piece as it stands. The valuable information it contains will hopefully be read by someone and its contents fed into the preparatory work for t
Fr Joe McGuane was an honest priest
December 18 2013Thanks Tim. Your tribute fills out so much more of the man we nearly knew.
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