Sean, the context of my remarks is essentially the retrenchment which I fear is afoot in the new pontificate. Francis was fearless in his ecumenical and interreligious outreach, as the product of a gr
Can you never allow for vastly different contexts, Joe?
Even rural northern Ireland - where members of the reformed churches are still into annual Orange defensiveness - is vastly different from e
"We are still in a church of fear and paralysis, at least as regards dialogue, human interaction, ecumenical and interreligious exploration."
That may still be true for those working within officia
Erika Kirk may have caused a deviation in Trump's Goebbels strategy. Instead of being a martyr for Trumpism, Charlie is now a martyr for Jesus, for love and forgiveness and for a religious revival; al
"The irreversible dissolution of authoritarianism" -- it seemed irreversible at the synod held in Liverpool in 1980 -- it seemed irreversible in the USA in the 1960s, but now we are in a topsy-turvy w
"A big problem with the synodal process in the Catholic Church is that we don’t have that (Anglican) type of authority at local or national level and, as a consequence, the process is already showin
Evangelicals are very vocal about Kirk as "an American martyr" and the Democrats in Congress are agreeing to honour him.
This is the Horst Wessel strategy which was imposed on Hitler's Germany. Ch
Cardinal Dolan calls the late Charlie Kirk 'a modern day St. Paul.' I'm not making this up.
Also, Bishop Barron has stated that Charlie Kirk is a Christlike figure!!
As the author of the Cardinal Dola
What is the priestly celibacy rule about if not an obsession with sex - and the secrecy around 'Crimen Sollicitationis', the 1962 canonical document re misuse of the confessional that was unknown to t
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Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025Sean, the context of my remarks is essentially the retrenchment which I fear is afoot in the new pontificate. Francis was fearless in his ecumenical and interreligious outreach, as the product of a gr
Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025Can you never allow for vastly different contexts, Joe? Even rural northern Ireland - where members of the reformed churches are still into annual Orange defensiveness - is vastly different from e
Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025"It’s too early for most to be also into ecumenism" -- 60 years after Vatican II?
Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025"We are still in a church of fear and paralysis, at least as regards dialogue, human interaction, ecumenical and interreligious exploration." That may still be true for those working within officia
Séamus Ahearne: Brazil and America:
September 13 2025Erika Kirk may have caused a deviation in Trump's Goebbels strategy. Instead of being a martyr for Trumpism, Charlie is now a martyr for Jesus, for love and forgiveness and for a religious revival; al
Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025"The irreversible dissolution of authoritarianism" -- it seemed irreversible at the synod held in Liverpool in 1980 -- it seemed irreversible in the USA in the 1960s, but now we are in a topsy-turvy w
Tony Flannery in the Irish Times: Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back?
September 21 2025"A big problem with the synodal process in the Catholic Church is that we don’t have that (Anglican) type of authority at local or national level and, as a consequence, the process is already showin
Séamus Ahearne: Brazil and America:
September 13 2025Evangelicals are very vocal about Kirk as "an American martyr" and the Democrats in Congress are agreeing to honour him. This is the Horst Wessel strategy which was imposed on Hitler's Germany. Ch
Séamus Ahearne: Brazil and America:
September 13 2025Cardinal Dolan calls the late Charlie Kirk 'a modern day St. Paul.' I'm not making this up. Also, Bishop Barron has stated that Charlie Kirk is a Christlike figure!! As the author of the Cardinal Dola
In Crux interview, Pope stresses welcome of LGBTQ Catholics, won’t change teaching
September 19 2025What is the priestly celibacy rule about if not an obsession with sex - and the secrecy around 'Crimen Sollicitationis', the 1962 canonical document re misuse of the confessional that was unknown to t
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