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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    Lloyd Allan MacPherson

    Oh, and while I'm at it. Tony, I commend your commitment. If I could offer some feedback. It will be very difficult to petition for change. However, it is more likely that a petition, if signed by

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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    Lloyd Allan MacPherson

    ACP, act now - I can't get any clearer than this. You have to start petitioning the Vatican to clearly define whether Canon Law has to adhere to Natural Law. They can't turn away from this "theologi

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  • Priests should try harder to connect with their people

    November 2 2012
    Mary O Vallely

    Oh dear. I did smile when I read Brian's description of some priests who "simply adopt an objective mode of language, speaking like the speaking clock." We have all known and know such priests. Sadly,

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  • Austrian Catholics debate obedience — NCR

    April 30 2012
    John Francis

    These priests are real shepherds concerned of people's real life and sufferings. They need our support and appreciation for their courage to voice to the pope our real concerns, break the culture of s

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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    S Barber

    There is already an "inconsistency" in the hierarchy's attitude to celibacy: married Anglican clergy have been welcomed into the Roman church and ordained, yet cradle Catholics are considered "unsuita

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  • 04 November. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

    November 4 2012
    J Wilson

    thanks this is good.

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  • 04 November. 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

    November 4 2012
    Ralph Egan

    Am (yes, lazily,) on the last minute to prepare for to-morrow morning's Mass. I find this most helpful. Thank you.

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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    Ger Gleeson

    Dr Henry, from afar you see our problems and offer some credible solutions. Many of our Priests and people are crushed by the arrogance of both our Hierachy and Rome. We are all waiting for signs from

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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    Ger Gleeson

    The ordinariate introduced by Rome is welcome, but is an insult to all those good Ordained Priests who fell in love and then were expelled from active ministry. Today we need Priests more than ever b

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  • Petition to end compulsory celibacy launched

    November 2 2012
    Fr. Kieren

    I may be mistaken, but the choice of celibacy is only required within the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, and of course there are exceptions even then. Prof. Haldene argued recently that the model

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