Sean O'Conaill and not Sean Connell is right. The councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon look on the surface like squabbles among pressure groups, yet the creed they gave us is a w
‘On Baptism’ - Ch. 17. “Emulation of the episcopal office is the mother of schisms.”
My memory of it was garbled, obviously - but the insight is nevertheless acute. The bishop’s social s
I hope they take the embarrassing site down straight away.
Sean, can you find the reference in Tertullian to rivalrous emulation? -- I am working on his De praescriptione haereticorum (The Disqualif
The villain of this nasty piece is none other than Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who showed his misogyny in his disinviting of Mary McAleese a few years ago: http://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/laityfamil
Yes Joe - I know well that Tertullian has interesting things to say about other matters. For example, somewhere he says that ‘emulation’ - i.e. rivalrous imitation - is ‘the mother of all heresi
Sean, pretty naked misogyny from Tertullian there. I don't think it's at all typical of Catholic discourse.
As with other flawed characters and texts in history, we have to take note of the siniste
One theme in the synod submissions has been lack of community within the church. Community has in fact been alienated from church in Ireland, located totally instead in local sports and social clubs,
Yes indeed, Soline - all women will benefit so much from this passage from Tertullian (c.155 - c.220) on 'women's apparel':
"And do you not know that you are (each) an Eve? The sentence of God on thi
Talking about Catholic inheritance, these are the deeply misogynistic writings that the Dicastery for the laity, family and life displays prominently on its website as inspiring resources and models f
It is surely not the synodal report that needs revision but the mistaken Inference allowed by the unfortunate article title - that it was those involved in the synodal process itself who were 'suspici
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Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022Sean O'Conaill and not Sean Connell is right. The councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon look on the surface like squabbles among pressure groups, yet the creed they gave us is a w
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022‘On Baptism’ - Ch. 17. “Emulation of the episcopal office is the mother of schisms.” My memory of it was garbled, obviously - but the insight is nevertheless acute. The bishop’s social s
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022I hope they take the embarrassing site down straight away. Sean, can you find the reference in Tertullian to rivalrous emulation? -- I am working on his De praescriptione haereticorum (The Disqualif
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022The villain of this nasty piece is none other than Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who showed his misogyny in his disinviting of Mary McAleese a few years ago: http://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/laityfamil
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022Yes Joe - I know well that Tertullian has interesting things to say about other matters. For example, somewhere he says that ‘emulation’ - i.e. rivalrous imitation - is ‘the mother of all heresi
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022Sean, pretty naked misogyny from Tertullian there. I don't think it's at all typical of Catholic discourse. As with other flawed characters and texts in history, we have to take note of the siniste
Brendan Hoban: The Catholic Church can change if necessary
September 4 2022One theme in the synod submissions has been lack of community within the church. Community has in fact been alienated from church in Ireland, located totally instead in local sports and social clubs,
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022Yes indeed, Soline - all women will benefit so much from this passage from Tertullian (c.155 - c.220) on 'women's apparel': "And do you not know that you are (each) an Eve? The sentence of God on thi
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022Talking about Catholic inheritance, these are the deeply misogynistic writings that the Dicastery for the laity, family and life displays prominently on its website as inspiring resources and models f
Gerry O’Hanlon SJ: Ireland’s synod report reveals a country that is largely ‘suspicious’ and ‘intolerant’ of its Catholic inheritance
September 3 2022It is surely not the synodal report that needs revision but the mistaken Inference allowed by the unfortunate article title - that it was those involved in the synodal process itself who were 'suspici
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