As someone has said recently, the Vatican do not do 'freedom of information'. It would seem that in the area of good practice and work place values, the institutional Church has much to learn from th
I found Sean Walsh's comment profoundly moving. However I wonder if it is not just a wonderful marriage and children which brought about this level of awareness and compassion. He may have been a wond
Sean (Derry), what is your objection to the concept of the development of doctrine? It is an illusion to refer to ancient teachings which have never changed.
It will be helpful, as a starting point, t
As for the references to theological dissent, the failure to be specific throws a veil over this issue, and could allow the vile process of secret delating, and oppressive and unjust CDF reaction to t
Is Seán (Derry) saying that the Pope has infallibly declared that there can never be women priests. I must have missed that delicate nuance from the Benny machine. Another nail in the coffin of the o
Just hours before my piece (above) was published in the Irish Catholic a fellow priest on leave from ministry took his own life.
Those who knew him well say that from the moment the allegation agains
Martin, Neil, thank you both for taking the time to respond to the anguish I feel at so many of our young priests and seminarians being ultra-conservative and, in my opinion, offering our Church a ver
Married gay priests is not science fiction -- many Dutch priests formed civil partnerships with a man -- at least one Irish priest has done so.
This thread is plagued by the false idea of magisterial
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March 31 2012As someone has said recently, the Vatican do not do 'freedom of information'. It would seem that in the area of good practice and work place values, the institutional Church has much to learn from th
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March 29 2012I found Sean Walsh's comment profoundly moving. However I wonder if it is not just a wonderful marriage and children which brought about this level of awareness and compassion. He may have been a wond
The Vatican is a ‘cold house’ for liberal Catholics, writes Kevin Hegarty
March 29 2012Sean (Derry), what is your objection to the concept of the development of doctrine? It is an illusion to refer to ancient teachings which have never changed. It will be helpful, as a starting point, t
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March 31 2012As for the references to theological dissent, the failure to be specific throws a veil over this issue, and could allow the vile process of secret delating, and oppressive and unjust CDF reaction to t
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October 28 2011Is Seán (Derry) saying that the Pope has infallibly declared that there can never be women priests. I must have missed that delicate nuance from the Benny machine. Another nail in the coffin of the o
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March 21 2012Martin, Neil, thank you both for taking the time to respond to the anguish I feel at so many of our young priests and seminarians being ultra-conservative and, in my opinion, offering our Church a ver
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March 29 2012Married gay priests is not science fiction -- many Dutch priests formed civil partnerships with a man -- at least one Irish priest has done so. This thread is plagued by the false idea of magisterial
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