Statement taken the Irish Bishops Conference website:
Meeting between Archbishop Eamon Martin and Minister Stephen Donnelly
19. APR, 2021
Following contact from Minister Donnelly’s office today, A
Bishops seek meeting ....
I have to say I don't think this shows our institutional Church in a very good light and, surely, we don't need anything else to bring further discredit on an already seriou
Above I referred to Good Friday in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, but that was the 2020 ceremony. The 2021 event is described here: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2021-04-01/paques-une-ceremonie-exceptionn
1. "they think that religious assemblies have shown they cannot be trusted to observe all the safety measures up to now." Have religious services been going on all this time? Is there reason to think
Rugby scrums are allowed? Doesn't sound as if the Government is very serious (same can be said of the situation here in Japan, where Draconian measurss have been avoided while the Govt dreams about th
#4: "we are experiencing a global pandemic. There will be plenty time for public worship in the future."
#5: "This deadly pandemic is far from over. The variants are quite terrifying. We slip into dre
"The document refers to “attending” such a function. This is a basic misunderstanding of what specifically Catholic liturgy is. It reflects a very much outdated understanding, when people spoke of
The archbishop does not seem to realise, or perhaps care, that we are experiencing a global pandemic. There will be plenty time for public worship in the future.
In the meantime, I suppose there is li
Religious Worship and the Law: April 2021
Update on #1:
The government has published new regulations on 16 April in Statutory Instrument 171. Sadly, these regulations make it clear that it is a crimi
Might Minister Stephen Donnelly be related to Bishop Patrick Donnelly (1650-1716), sometime Bishop Of Dromore, aka the Bard of Armagh?
He knew a thing or two about the Penal Laws, Mass Rocks, priest
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Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Statement taken the Irish Bishops Conference website: Meeting between Archbishop Eamon Martin and Minister Stephen Donnelly 19. APR, 2021 Following contact from Minister Donnelly’s office today, A
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Bishops seek meeting .... I have to say I don't think this shows our institutional Church in a very good light and, surely, we don't need anything else to bring further discredit on an already seriou
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Above I referred to Good Friday in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, but that was the 2020 ceremony. The 2021 event is described here: https://www.cnews.fr/france/2021-04-01/paques-une-ceremonie-exceptionn
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 20211. "they think that religious assemblies have shown they cannot be trusted to observe all the safety measures up to now." Have religious services been going on all this time? Is there reason to think
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Rugby scrums are allowed? Doesn't sound as if the Government is very serious (same can be said of the situation here in Japan, where Draconian measurss have been avoided while the Govt dreams about th
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021#4: "we are experiencing a global pandemic. There will be plenty time for public worship in the future." #5: "This deadly pandemic is far from over. The variants are quite terrifying. We slip into dre
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021"The document refers to “attending” such a function. This is a basic misunderstanding of what specifically Catholic liturgy is. It reflects a very much outdated understanding, when people spoke of
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021The archbishop does not seem to realise, or perhaps care, that we are experiencing a global pandemic. There will be plenty time for public worship in the future. In the meantime, I suppose there is li
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Religious Worship and the Law: April 2021 Update on #1: The government has published new regulations on 16 April in Statutory Instrument 171. Sadly, these regulations make it clear that it is a crimi
Bishops seek meeting with Minister over ‘draconian’ ban
April 18 2021Might Minister Stephen Donnelly be related to Bishop Patrick Donnelly (1650-1716), sometime Bishop Of Dromore, aka the Bard of Armagh? He knew a thing or two about the Penal Laws, Mass Rocks, priest
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