Very well expressed, Mary. The problem with Church. family and societal homophobia is that it is internalised from such an early age. Those of us who are gay begin drinking in what is said and more im
Fr. Kierans seminary teaching seems to have been sound and he explains the Church's real teaching ( as opposed to the medias usual distorted version ) on human sexuality with great clarity/charity.
Just a brief word of support for Eamonn Keane. Both Pope Benedict & Pope John Paul 11 have written beautifully on this subject. In the area of human sexuality it's the surrounding culture that has
Magisterial teaching on sexuality is about love, life and truth. As such, it expresses in propositional form the truth concerning God's plan for the flourishing of life and love in his creation. Wit
Cyril,
What everyone doesn't know is that this is the "New Evangelization" of the Roman Catholic Church. If the Associations were not legally viable for what they stand for, then there would be an ho
Paul: The Assumption is not an invention of the modern church. You can get an overview of the tradition going back to the 4th century on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary. Taken in isola
These words are congenial to someone who sees catholicism as visualized by many at the time of Vatican II and after, who now feel alienated because over the past thirty years or more the view of the c
Hi Paddy,
I am not a psychiatrist, but I respectfully disagree with Dr. Anthony Clare. The Church does describe homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered, but the Vatican also encourages real pastor
The Assumption is one of the most bizarre inventions of the modern church. It's difficult enough to accept Jesus' resurrection from the dead but His Ascension and Mary's Assumption really stretch it.
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New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012Very well expressed, Mary. The problem with Church. family and societal homophobia is that it is internalised from such an early age. Those of us who are gay begin drinking in what is said and more im
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Fr. Kierans seminary teaching seems to have been sound and he explains the Church's real teaching ( as opposed to the medias usual distorted version ) on human sexuality with great clarity/charity.
New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012Just a brief word of support for Eamonn Keane. Both Pope Benedict & Pope John Paul 11 have written beautifully on this subject. In the area of human sexuality it's the surrounding culture that has
New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012Magisterial teaching on sexuality is about love, life and truth. As such, it expresses in propositional form the truth concerning God's plan for the flourishing of life and love in his creation. Wit
New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012Cyril, What everyone doesn't know is that this is the "New Evangelization" of the Roman Catholic Church. If the Associations were not legally viable for what they stand for, then there would be an ho
New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012Tremendously well said, Mary!
The Bread and the Olympics
August 12 2012Paul: The Assumption is not an invention of the modern church. You can get an overview of the tradition going back to the 4th century on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary. Taken in isola
New Evangelisation: Getting real. Mary Cunningham
August 13 2012These words are congenial to someone who sees catholicism as visualized by many at the time of Vatican II and after, who now feel alienated because over the past thirty years or more the view of the c
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
August 10 2012Hi Paddy, I am not a psychiatrist, but I respectfully disagree with Dr. Anthony Clare. The Church does describe homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered, but the Vatican also encourages real pastor
The Bread and the Olympics
August 12 2012The Assumption is one of the most bizarre inventions of the modern church. It's difficult enough to accept Jesus' resurrection from the dead but His Ascension and Mary's Assumption really stretch it.
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