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  • Sean Fagan — a friend speaks out

    April 16 2012
    Eddie Finnegan

    For context on the silencing of Frs Sean Fagan, Tony Flannery and others, see Patsy McGarry's Opinion & Analysis piece in today's (Wed, April 18, 2012)Irish Times: "Pope has consistently come down

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  • Tony Butler laments the “silencing” of Tony Flannery

    April 9 2012
    Joe O'Leary

    “It is clear to me that Rome has never looked for and even now does not look for anything but the affirmation of its own authority……the whole history of Rome is about insisting on its own author

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  • An Open Letter to the ACP from Pittsburg

    April 17 2012
    Joe O'Leary

    Irish Times reports 3 other silencings today. The nasty tactic of buying up all copies of a book (and no doubt burning them) is a kind of soul-murder, especially when you remember that every word of t

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  • Sean Fagan — a friend speaks out

    April 16 2012
    Steve

    Like many young people I never attended mass for years,why?Because of the awful priests who used Vatican II as an excuse for saying absolutely nothing of value.Christ calls us to be responsible,we are

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  • A Redemptorist writes from Brazil to support Tony

    April 16 2012
    Artemisia

    Entirely agree with Michael Commane. The Dominicans in Italy don't tolerate the corruption of Rome. Well said, Michael. Rome is a bully and it's up to the PEOPLE of Ireland not to allow another Inqu

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  • An Open Letter to the ACP from Pittsburg

    April 17 2012
    wiliam o'brien

    I am glad to seethe Irish priests have acted to become prophets in our church inspire of the danger of silencing by a curia bound on running roughshod over the universal church, contrary to the docume

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  • Tony Flannery can wear the Holy Office-imposed Silentium badge with pride

    April 13 2012
    Enda

    Ok, so no opposing remarks are allowed, even if they are Christ's words. You are as hypocritical as I expected ... but still disappointing. May God bless you all with enough discernment to realise how

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  • A Redemptorist writes from Brazil to support Tony

    April 16 2012
    Helena O'Gorman

    I would just like to lend my voice to those offering supportU to Fr. Tony Flannery, and indeed all those Catholic priests who are showing great courage and going a long way to redeeming the church Thi

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  • Sean Fagan — a friend speaks out

    April 16 2012
    Sister Maureen Paul Turlish

    When will the Vatican realize that silenceing people or trying to is just not the way to go? No doubt they are paying for PR firms. I can't believe this is the kind of action they are recommending.

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  • Sean Fagan — a friend speaks out

    April 16 2012
    Marie Gallagher

    Pope Benedict has made much of the dangers of moral relativism and deplores its effect on society. I agree. He sees nothing wrong with letting abusers run amok for decades, yet crushes those who wou

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