Rory, your input is welcome but I find myself puzzled and indeed curious as to your approach and your motives. The group you defend so rigorously are also the ones that you challenge and are, I sense,
Father Hazelwood
The approach you seem to favour is remain silent about very dubious allegations of child abuse because some REAL victims of abuse may be in your congregation. Few things are more like
Tim, thanks for your gracious reply.
A bishop lying? Bad, no doubt, but not as bad as what's alleged in the hysterical rhetoric about the systematic rape and torture of children. The lie was probabl
Joe, thank you for your observations they are welcome. In reply I need to apologise for being presumptuous as I believed that people now believe what is the accepted fact that the majority of abuse ha
The following story by Eoin English appeared in the Irish Examiner on 20 December 2008 entitled "DPP Was Sent 4 Files on Priests But No Charges Brought" [extracts below plus link to full article]
http
Joe,
welcome back,it has been a while since you posted.
I suppose on this issue it is damned if you do and damned if you don't.
I tried on my own blog to bring some objectivity to the debate. I must
Priests out of ministry meeting together for support and solidarity looks like a good idea;its a dark and loenly place to be especially when there's little or no hope of returning to ministry with the
Fr Hazelwood, when, oh when, will we stop slitting out own throats on the sacrificial altar?
"I felt that I had to take into account A) the reality that many victims of sexual abuse are present in an
Can I just throw in my Catholic layman's two cents? I'm sick to the back teeth of reports on sex abuse and all the analysis. I'm sick of having my Church kicked to death because of some awful things t
Mary Burke,
Have you read comments to me, your description matches all your comments. A case of the kettle calling the pot black
I don't know what parishes you are referring. None of the above practic
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Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Rory, your input is welcome but I find myself puzzled and indeed curious as to your approach and your motives. The group you defend so rigorously are also the ones that you challenge and are, I sense,
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Father Hazelwood The approach you seem to favour is remain silent about very dubious allegations of child abuse because some REAL victims of abuse may be in your congregation. Few things are more like
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Tim, thanks for your gracious reply. A bishop lying? Bad, no doubt, but not as bad as what's alleged in the hysterical rhetoric about the systematic rape and torture of children. The lie was probabl
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Joe, thank you for your observations they are welcome. In reply I need to apologise for being presumptuous as I believed that people now believe what is the accepted fact that the majority of abuse ha
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011The following story by Eoin English appeared in the Irish Examiner on 20 December 2008 entitled "DPP Was Sent 4 Files on Priests But No Charges Brought" [extracts below plus link to full article] http
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Joe, welcome back,it has been a while since you posted. I suppose on this issue it is damned if you do and damned if you don't. I tried on my own blog to bring some objectivity to the debate. I must
Request from some priests out of ministry
August 6 2011Priests out of ministry meeting together for support and solidarity looks like a good idea;its a dark and loenly place to be especially when there's little or no hope of returning to ministry with the
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Fr Hazelwood, when, oh when, will we stop slitting out own throats on the sacrificial altar? "I felt that I had to take into account A) the reality that many victims of sexual abuse are present in an
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Can I just throw in my Catholic layman's two cents? I'm sick to the back teeth of reports on sex abuse and all the analysis. I'm sick of having my Church kicked to death because of some awful things t
Message to the priests of Cloyne from Rory Connor
August 14 2011Mary Burke, Have you read comments to me, your description matches all your comments. A case of the kettle calling the pot black I don't know what parishes you are referring. None of the above practic
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