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  • We cannot lose heart, writes Seamus Ahearne

    April 8 2012
    Chris Gardiner

    One point to Jim. I am not a priest either. Just an ordinary Joe soap. You mention the "really committed ones who go to mass" Can I just say I do not go to mass anymore but I am a committed Christian.

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  • ACP expresses solidarity with Fr Tony Flannery

    April 9 2012
    Sean (Belfast)

    Fr Flannery, Fr Moloney and Reality have brought this on themselves. It is blindingly obvious that they and the ACP are in serious and fundamental disagreement with the Church's teaching on essential

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  • We cannot lose heart, writes Seamus Ahearne

    April 8 2012
    Chris

    You mention you have faith in church leaders. I have no faith in them whatsoever. Admittedly Diarmuid Martin is outspoken enough but the Hierarchy stays quiet and does what its told by Rome. It isn't

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  • ACP expresses solidarity with Fr Tony Flannery

    April 9 2012
    Chris

    I am a Limerick man and have heard Tony Flannery preach a few times. I no longer attend mass because I am not welcome. I live with my partner and going by church teaching I am living in sin so I am un

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  • Rome’s intervention is a sign of fear – Peter McVerry

    April 9 2012
    Seminarian II (aka Gearóid Mary)

    Christine, can you tell me how "the magisterium is allowing fear to block the gifts of the Spirit." I have heard of many incidents where the Spirit was at work. His work was unfortunately stifled by t

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  • We cannot lose heart, writes Seamus Ahearne

    April 8 2012
    Jim Stack

    In reply to Noirin: thank you for your comments. I share your admiration for the commitment of priests, and that includes those with whom I might disagree. Also, and I tried to make this clear first t

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  • A Response to the news about Tony Flannery

    April 6 2012
    A Rural Priest

    What an extraordinary article by Fr McPhillips. I'll just pick out one sentence that made my eyes boggle: Isn’t ‘Sensus Fidelium’ still the ultimate authority in Church teaching? Maybe I'

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  • ACP expresses solidarity with Fr Tony Flannery

    April 9 2012
    Christine Gilsen

    The Association of Catholic Priests and Fr Tony Flannery have my full support and prayers. I am looking forward to "Towards an Assembly of the Irish Catholic Church" on 7th May.

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  • Rome’s intervention is a sign of fear – Peter McVerry

    April 9 2012
    Christine Gilsen

    Fr Peter's suggestion that perhaps young people are leaving the church because they no longer find God there is true for many young people I know - and many not so young. Recently, one young person de

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  • ACP expresses solidarity with Fr Tony Flannery

    April 9 2012
    Ciara

    Its true that the Irish church and its hierarchy have a lot of problems, and I don't blame some priests (particularly in Dublin) for being disaffected with their bishop. However, I'm glad someone is

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