"The Church must re-discover its own sense of communion and sense of common purpose, overcoming its internal divisions in a spirit of love of the Church and in a dialogue of charity." This sentence fr
“Burt, I would hope that collegialty, a fruit of the Vatican Council, was something we could agree on…”
Guess what Chris, this might horrify you, but no, I do not agree with you even o
I would welcome dialogue with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as I too long for renewal in the Irish church.
My reservation however is, his language and indeed his tone is always rather condescending.
The
Frank,
I am glad that you have chosen to be inspired by Anselm. I am also glad that you accept the need for authority, but this is the difficult bit, like it or not, the Magisterium is the authority i
The archbishop's eulogy of 'Gaudium et Spes' provides another small flicker of hope, but I strongly wish he would be more observant of the degree to which the current inflexible, elitist, opaque and e
Sean: I respect your views and opinions and your desire to uphold the doctrines, dogmas,sexual health ethics etc of the Catholic Church. You talk of poor understanding of Church Doctrine, morals and l
Is there an executive summary available, perhaps in bullet points? The Vatican and all bishops ought to issue executive summaries of their sermons. So many words, and the key points are buried in word
The link between sexual/genital activity and procreation is not intrinsic to either as contemporary society and IVF indicate. It has been diluted in practice by the availability of contraception and p
Burt, your handling of complex moral issues leaves a lot to be desired. Seeing things in black and white is what a child does in the very early stages of moral experience and the early years of moral
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The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012"The Church must re-discover its own sense of communion and sense of common purpose, overcoming its internal divisions in a spirit of love of the Church and in a dialogue of charity." This sentence fr
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012“Burt, I would hope that collegialty, a fruit of the Vatican Council, was something we could agree on…” Guess what Chris, this might horrify you, but no, I do not agree with you even o
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012I would welcome dialogue with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin as I too long for renewal in the Irish church. My reservation however is, his language and indeed his tone is always rather condescending. The
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Frank, I am glad that you have chosen to be inspired by Anselm. I am also glad that you accept the need for authority, but this is the difficult bit, like it or not, the Magisterium is the authority i
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Soline Humbert: Thanks for the link!
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012The archbishop's eulogy of 'Gaudium et Spes' provides another small flicker of hope, but I strongly wish he would be more observant of the degree to which the current inflexible, elitist, opaque and e
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Sean: I respect your views and opinions and your desire to uphold the doctrines, dogmas,sexual health ethics etc of the Catholic Church. You talk of poor understanding of Church Doctrine, morals and l
The Church has to find new ways of being present in a new Irish society
June 12 2012Is there an executive summary available, perhaps in bullet points? The Vatican and all bishops ought to issue executive summaries of their sermons. So many words, and the key points are buried in word
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012The link between sexual/genital activity and procreation is not intrinsic to either as contemporary society and IVF indicate. It has been diluted in practice by the availability of contraception and p
English priests issue “A call to action”
June 3 2012Burt, your handling of complex moral issues leaves a lot to be desired. Seeing things in black and white is what a child does in the very early stages of moral experience and the early years of moral
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