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  • Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events

    March 15 2013
    Joan Murphy

    Charles Brown not being aware about the issues surrounding the 'silencing' of priests echos what Rome told us when we queried what the authorities there knew about the abuse of children in our church.

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  • Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events

    March 15 2013
    Brendan Butler

    The Papal Nuncio is like Pilate : washing his and the Vatican's hands of any knowledge or part of the 'silencing ' of our priests .' Archbishop Brown we are not fools or eejits here in Ireland.' We kn

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  • Could Pope Francis be the new John XXIII?

    March 14 2013
    Paddy Ferry

    http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/one-pope-francis-allegiances-might-tell-us-something-about-churchs-future My optimism for Pope Francis has been lessened somewhat tonight having just read this

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  • Large number of clergy attend ACP meeting in Athlone

    February 22 2013
    Eileen

    I thought there was a link on this page to the petition mentioned above. Eddie Finnegan asked (under the report of the Meath meeting) where it had gone to and that prompted me to return to this page (

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  • Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events

    March 15 2013
    June McAllister

    Thank you, Tony, for clarification. I do hope Charles Brown has time to read your article so that he better understands the situation. Jesus described himself as 'The Way, the Truth and the Life' - a

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  • Tony Flannery disputes Nuncio’s version of events

    March 15 2013
    roy donovan

    I too was irritated listening to this Interview and found it incredible that the Papal Nuncio was so unawares as he suggested. I find that Sr. Joan Chittester (Article in NCR, 14/3/2013; "Who are the

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  • Could Pope Francis be the new John XXIII?

    March 14 2013
    Joe O'Leary

    Brendan, I can't resist quoting Cahal B.: "I wonder..."

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  • Positive vibes from ACP meeting in Meath

    March 13 2013
    Eddie Finnegan

    Sorry, not directly related to the Meath meeting above, but for lack of a more suitable spot: What is happening to the (more or less) ongoing Petition? It seems to be staggering sluggishly towards the

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  • Could Pope Francis be the new John XXIII?

    March 14 2013
    Eddie Finnegan

    Just two quotes that may apply to Francis: . 1. From Federico Lombardi, (then presumed) outgoing papal spokesman, the day before the Conclave: "As a Jesuit, I am in service to the Church. I do what I

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  • Could Pope Francis be the new John XXIII?

    March 14 2013
    Padair

    I like the man. I've seen images and videos of him wash the feet of addicts and others with AIDS, having Masses for women degraded by prostitution, and his mixing with the poor. The man has something

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