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  • The ACP supports Tony Flannery

    January 21 2013
    Catherine

    I am in whole hearted agreement with all who are in support of Tony and I hope and pray that he will be given all he needs to withstand this onslaught on the part of the CDF. It should never have happ

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  • There’s far more at stake than the future of just one priest

    January 21 2013
    Dominic MacCarthy

    If a Conservative or Fianna Fail party agent became convinced that his party was wrong, and that Marxism was the best future for humanity, we would expect him to resign his post and join the Communist

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  • Vigil to support Fr Tony to be held at Papal Nunciature

    January 26 2013
    Patrick

    Congratulations to Tony for his excellent article in the Irish Times yesterday - a clear, coherent and reasoned statement of his position. May he receive the support he so richly deserves. He has mi

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  • Irish Redemptorists are ‘deeply saddened’

    January 21 2013
    Dominic MacCarthy

    Rev Tony Flannery can believe and say what he wants, but if he doesn't believe in key elements of the Catholic faith and moral teaching, I don't understand why he continues in the priesthood. It's dis

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  • Tony Flannery is threatened with excommunication

    January 20 2013
    Darlene Starrs

    You are so right Des.........he didn't call anyone from any of the other categories you mention! In Canada, we had a theologian by the name of Joanna Manning, and she wrote a book entitled: "Is the P

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  • Vigil to support Fr Tony to be held at Papal Nunciature

    January 26 2013
    Sean

    In the Vatican's demands upon Rev Tony Flannery I am reminded of Patrick Pearse's words at the grave of O'Donovan Rossa : "They think they have purchased half of us, and intimidated the other half".

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  • Irish Redemptorists are ‘deeply saddened’

    January 21 2013
    Nick Young

    The silence of the Bishops in Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland says it all really. They're not prepared to speak out for fear of their jobs. They are happy to write in National Newspapers with t

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  • There’s far more at stake than the future of just one priest

    January 21 2013
    Jim Sheil, Cleveland, OH USA

    This "thing" is all about power and is a real abuse of power. To Rev Fr PP @2, you are on target. Many priests feel contained to do as you say, and who can blame them. It is very difficult in these ti

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  • Tony Flannery is threatened with excommunication

    January 20 2013
    Des Gilroy

    So now dialogue and debate is forbidden in our beloved Church which is rapidly becoming a Roman dictatorship. How ironic that all of this happens in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, where we a

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  • The ACP supports Tony Flannery

    January 21 2013
    Rita Madden

    I wish to register my complete support for Fr. Tony and hope that all of us who do so will demonstrate this in public.

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