America Magazine article:
What does Catholic theology tell us about vaccine mandates? It’s not black and white.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/08/30/covid-masks-mandates-catholic-ethi
"How could bishops possibly defend what seems a morally indefensible position?" That sentence is lifted verbatim from the newspaper article by Fr Hoban which sparked off this entire debate - the artic
If you want extra discussion of the vaccine question, you may find something of interest in a series of 8 podcasts from the Royal Irish Academy:
https://www.ria.ie/vaccine-questions-podcast.
In partic
Ger,
Excellent post.
Sadly some within the ACP wish to play the PC card at times.
It is most unfortunate that during this crisis a lot of the comments from those who wrote on this forum must not ha
This is the worst possible moment for politicians to defy medical advice (given the tremendous infectiousness of Delta). Let them learn from Govs Abbott and DeSantis. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/2
@Sean
OK, well, we're agreed that we shouldn't retreat from the world.
We should continue to engage in debate with secular voices.
We should attempt the difficult task of not letting robust debate ti
Up til now It's been hard to tell if the ACP leadership has a problem with the defiance of Covid regulations by some Bishops because they are defying the health advice or because they are defying the
#21. In response to my last comment Ger Hopkins writes:
'A “refusal to engage” with the secular world together with considering all debate with secularists to be “frivolous” really does sound
The Archdiocese of Tokyo has closed down all Masses in view of the surge in Delta infections. The numbers have swung between 5,000 and 2,000 a day. Ireland has 2,000 new infections a day (which would
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Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021America Magazine article: What does Catholic theology tell us about vaccine mandates? It’s not black and white. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/08/30/covid-masks-mandates-catholic-ethi
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021"How could bishops possibly defend what seems a morally indefensible position?" That sentence is lifted verbatim from the newspaper article by Fr Hoban which sparked off this entire debate - the artic
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021If you want extra discussion of the vaccine question, you may find something of interest in a series of 8 podcasts from the Royal Irish Academy: https://www.ria.ie/vaccine-questions-podcast. In partic
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021Ger, Excellent post. Sadly some within the ACP wish to play the PC card at times. It is most unfortunate that during this crisis a lot of the comments from those who wrote on this forum must not ha
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021This is the worst possible moment for politicians to defy medical advice (given the tremendous infectiousness of Delta). Let them learn from Govs Abbott and DeSantis. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/2
Archbishop Dermot Farrell’s interview with Síolta editor, Darragh Kennedy
August 17 2021@Sean OK, well, we're agreed that we shouldn't retreat from the world. We should continue to engage in debate with secular voices. We should attempt the difficult task of not letting robust debate ti
Root & Branch Inclusive Lay-led Synod 5th-12th September, 2021 – All are welcome. All topics are on the table.
August 28 2021Root&Branch Synod. A radical shift. https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/radical-shift-away-church-inflexible-laws
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021Up til now It's been hard to tell if the ACP leadership has a problem with the defiance of Covid regulations by some Bishops because they are defying the health advice or because they are defying the
Archbishop Dermot Farrell’s interview with Síolta editor, Darragh Kennedy
August 17 2021#21. In response to my last comment Ger Hopkins writes: 'A “refusal to engage” with the secular world together with considering all debate with secularists to be “frivolous” really does sound
Brendan Hoban: Irish bishops listened to the wrong voices
August 20 2021The Archdiocese of Tokyo has closed down all Masses in view of the surge in Delta infections. The numbers have swung between 5,000 and 2,000 a day. Ireland has 2,000 new infections a day (which would
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