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  • Sean Fagan — a friend speaks out

    April 16 2012
    Ita

    I am very sad by the action of Rome...I wish Fr Sean Fagan every blessing, Ita

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  • Austrian Catholics debate obedience — NCR

    April 30 2012
    Eddie Finnegan

    I wonder if the Priests' Initiative took the initiative of replacing "disobedience" with "noncompliance", might that let all sides off the hook? Do bishops ever get sent on In-service Refresher course

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  • Jimmy McPhillips defends Brian D’Arcy.

    April 29 2012
    Clare McMahon

    I don't know Tony Flannery, but have reason to believe that he is a very compassionate and caring priest. I have read and been inspired by some of Owen O'Sullivan's past articles in 'The Furrow' and o

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  • Jimmy McPhillips defends Brian D’Arcy.

    April 29 2012
    Jim Stack

    In reply to Julie Moran: In many other sacristies around the country, the question did not arise, because the priest did what he was supposed to do i.e. he preached on vocations. He might have done so

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  • Programme for gathering on Monday 7 May

    May 7 2012
    Eddie Finnegan

    To adapt Brendan Behan's advice to anyone wishing to rebuild a republic, maybe Item 1 on the agenda of the first meeting "Towards an Assembly of the Irish Catholic Church" should be The Split. If The

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  • Programme for gathering on Monday 7 May

    May 7 2012
    Chris McDonnell

    The meeting planned for May 7th is significant, not just for the church in Ireland but for the wider experience of Church in other countres. To have an opinion is important, to pursue argument in supp

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  • Jimmy McPhillips defends Brian D’Arcy.

    April 29 2012
    Susan Morgan

    I was really saddened when I heard of the Vatican's action against Fr Brian D'Arcy. As a native of Fermanagh, now living in Co Down, I have had the great privilege of listening to Fr Brian speak on n

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  • Programme for gathering on Monday 7 May

    May 7 2012
    Pat Gaffney

    I was wondering if the gathering in the Regency on 7 May is open to all or confined to priests. As the sole organisation in our church in Ireland to give any hope into the future I wish you well for a

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  • Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed

    April 28 2012
    Mary Cunningham

    Tracy, Your willingness to embrace all of the teachings of the Church including all of the controversial sexual teachings, is your freely chosen decision. I wholeheartedly respect your right to this

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  • Jo O’Sullivan suggests where the Church may be headed

    April 28 2012
    Jo O'Sullivan

    “Unthinking zombies”, “unthinking drones”, Tracy and Peter, I am sorry if you read my article as accusing the Catholics in a future “cleaned out” church as being such. It was never my inte

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