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  • I felt ashamed of my Church

    January 28 2013
    ger gleeson

    I can only assume Fr Brendan, that when the CDF silenced Priests in the past, those Priests simply kept their mouths shut. They obviously have not heard of the song "The west's awake". Fr Tony has not

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  • I felt ashamed of my Church

    January 28 2013
    Raymond Hickey Bordine

    With appreciation to President John F. Kennedy, I borrow words from his Inaugural Address of 1961 about responsibility to office when he asks when executing that office, did we show courage, judgement

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  • I felt ashamed of my Church

    January 28 2013
    maureen saliba

    MUST READ! PRICELESS!! Sir, – The correct way to deal with Fr Tony Flannery would be as follows: 1. Threaten him with burning at the stake if he fails to recant; 2. Place him under house arrest for

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  • Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry

    January 31 2013
    Brendan Butler

    Eddie We now live in an e age and while our snail mail is still important for human communication we can now at a button reach a global audience which this petition has reached and continues to do

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  • I felt ashamed of my Church

    January 28 2013
    Eddie Finnegan

    Thanks, Brendan, for the sort of column we should read in every local and regional newspaper, and in every parish newsletter or website, not just across the 26 Counties but throughout the 26 Dioceses.

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  • Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry

    January 31 2013
    Kathleen Faley

    I signed that petition in support of Fr. Tony Flannery C.Ss.R.for the stance he has presently taken against the CDF by not signing a statement which he could not in keeping with his conscience sign.

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  • I felt ashamed of my Church

    January 28 2013
    Eugene Sheehan

    Recently, I am tempted to give up on this institution that seems to be rotting to and from the core. The injustice of it all - the lack of understanding, compassion, humility - every value taught by J

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  • Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry

    January 31 2013
    Kevin

    You have a point Eddie. Online petitioning needs real life back up or should be used to back up real life campaigning. Something you might try. Compose an email/letter that can be emailed to the Vatic

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  • Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry

    January 31 2013
    Eddie Finnegan

    Surely, Brendan, that is the greatest weakness of an electronic petition such as this? Tony Flannery doesn't have the luxury of anonymity - if he did, his witness would not be witness. Our "invisible

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  • Petition provided to have Fr. Tony Flannery returned to priestly ministry

    January 31 2013
    Brendan Butler

    Just to assure everyone that although I inaugurated the petition I or anyone alse have no access to the names of people who have signed the petition.So the CDF will have to accept just the numbers who

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