Sorry, I was replying to a message of 2019 which unaccountably showed up here as if it were new. The Pell affair is forgotten now, but I think historians will revisit it and see it as an explosion of
Catholic Herald is up to mischief. There is no connection at all between the sex of ministers and the Apostolic Succession. The latter is the sort of de fide doctrine that Dermot Quigley wants to find
Thanks for that, Jo. I hadn’t read the main article/ report above.
I think I was afraid to.
Now, as regards homosexuality and our church’s continuing vilification of boys and girls and men and wo
Canon Law, (1983 and 1917) teaches that ONLY baptized males validly receive Holy Orders. That said, Leo XIV MAY have used the word ‘Men’, to denote both Men and Women. Ambiguity is the hallmark of
Paddy, you said you had not read the dissenting judgement in the second trial, which is a masterpiece of justice and common sense (and the basis of the finding that the first trial was an unsafe convi
I feel the same about a friend who suffers the same problems on the basis of gender dysphoria, and who got her name changed from female to male and who dresses and behaves in masculine style. The scap
You can call me naïve, a real Pollyanna, but I choose to interpret what Pope Leo said to the pilgrims in St. Peter’s on March 25th in a different way than that which is suggested by the title of th
Key Message:
Our Remorse can lead us to a Bright Beginning!!
Homily:
In today's Gospel we see an interesting pair who share the same course of life, but different en
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29 March 2026 – Palm Sunday, (Passion Sunday) Years A, B, C
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The Problems with Celibacy
August 5 2019Sorry, I was replying to a message of 2019 which unaccountably showed up here as if it were new. The Pell affair is forgotten now, but I think historians will revisit it and see it as an explosion of
The Catholic Herald: Pope Leo reaffirms male priesthood rooted in apostolic succession
March 28 2026Catholic Herald is up to mischief. There is no connection at all between the sex of ministers and the Apostolic Succession. The latter is the sort of de fide doctrine that Dermot Quigley wants to find
The Catholic Herald: Pope Leo reaffirms male priesthood rooted in apostolic succession
March 28 2026Thanks for that, Jo. I hadn’t read the main article/ report above. I think I was afraid to. Now, as regards homosexuality and our church’s continuing vilification of boys and girls and men and wo
The Catholic Herald: Pope Leo reaffirms male priesthood rooted in apostolic succession
March 28 2026Canon Law, (1983 and 1917) teaches that ONLY baptized males validly receive Holy Orders. That said, Leo XIV MAY have used the word ‘Men’, to denote both Men and Women. Ambiguity is the hallmark of
The Problems with Celibacy
August 5 2019Paddy, you said you had not read the dissenting judgement in the second trial, which is a masterpiece of justice and common sense (and the basis of the finding that the first trial was an unsafe convi
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March 22 2026I feel the same about a friend who suffers the same problems on the basis of gender dysphoria, and who got her name changed from female to male and who dresses and behaves in masculine style. The scap
Assoc. of US Catholic Priests: Being Gay, Ordained, Faithful to the Church, and Appreciated by the Church
March 28 2026This sounds pretty half-baked to me.
The Catholic Herald: Pope Leo reaffirms male priesthood rooted in apostolic succession
March 28 2026You can call me naïve, a real Pollyanna, but I choose to interpret what Pope Leo said to the pilgrims in St. Peter’s on March 25th in a different way than that which is suggested by the title of th
29 March 2026 – Palm Sunday, (Passion Sunday) Years A, B, C
March 29 2026Key Message: Our Remorse can lead us to a Bright Beginning!! Homily: In today's Gospel we see an interesting pair who share the same course of life, but different en
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