And we, poor, simple souls, are expected to know that, most of the time, the priest uses the pronoun "I" to mean "I, Father X" and during the Sacrament of Baptism, "I" means "I, Christ"? Surely, if th
Mary, it may be tempting to see Fr Hood's predicament as 'philology dressed up as ontology' etc, but better go to the CDF sources first before appealing to the stray thoughts of the few who tune in to
“What many still do not realize is that making women truly equal in the church is about more than ordaining women. It's about acknowledging that people of all genders are equal in the eyes of God, a
But the church is controlled by less than 1% of its members. The church — at every level — is controlled by its clerics.
So what is all this talk about "synodality?" How can the talk become the w
The attitude of some previous Popes to John Henry Newman reminds me of "The Curate's Egg". Some only selected those Newman articles that conformed with their own positions in theology and faith matter
It would not have been surprising if Benedict XVI canonized Newman; he beatified him in Birmingham: http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20100919_beatif
I have to admit that I try not to read these articles and question myself why not? Is it because I don’t want to admit that the level of cruelty and lack of compassion to victims and survivors of cl
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The National Catholic Reporter: “After learning his baptism was invalid, priest finds blessing in ‘re-ordination'” – the story of the importance of words at baptism…
August 26 2020And we, poor, simple souls, are expected to know that, most of the time, the priest uses the pronoun "I" to mean "I, Father X" and during the Sacrament of Baptism, "I" means "I, Christ"? Surely, if th
The National Catholic Reporter: “After learning his baptism was invalid, priest finds blessing in ‘re-ordination'” – the story of the importance of words at baptism…
August 26 2020Insane
The National Catholic Reporter: “After learning his baptism was invalid, priest finds blessing in ‘re-ordination'” – the story of the importance of words at baptism…
August 26 2020Mary, it may be tempting to see Fr Hood's predicament as 'philology dressed up as ontology' etc, but better go to the CDF sources first before appealing to the stray thoughts of the few who tune in to
Catholic Women Still Don’t Have Suffrage in Their Church – NCR
August 25 2020“What many still do not realize is that making women truly equal in the church is about more than ordaining women. It's about acknowledging that people of all genders are equal in the eyes of God, a
Catholic Women Still Don’t Have Suffrage in Their Church – NCR
August 25 2020But the church is controlled by less than 1% of its members. The church — at every level — is controlled by its clerics. So what is all this talk about "synodality?" How can the talk become the w
Brendan Hoban’s Western People article 18th August – The Church must breathe in a modern society
August 24 2020The attitude of some previous Popes to John Henry Newman reminds me of "The Curate's Egg". Some only selected those Newman articles that conformed with their own positions in theology and faith matter
Brendan Hoban’s Western People article 18th August – The Church must breathe in a modern society
August 24 2020Joe, Brendan's second sentence came as a 'considerable surprise' to me too! Thanks for your detailed response.
Brendan Hoban’s Western People article 18th August – The Church must breathe in a modern society
August 24 2020It would not have been surprising if Benedict XVI canonized Newman; he beatified him in Birmingham: http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20100919_beatif
Disturbing claims over whistleblower priest’s summons to the Vatican in new book.
August 24 2020Another Australian story, pushed by Louise Milligan. See Gerard Henderson's critique here: https://thesydneyinstitute.com.au/blog/issue-510/#hearsay
Disturbing claims over whistleblower priest’s summons to the Vatican in new book.
August 24 2020I have to admit that I try not to read these articles and question myself why not? Is it because I don’t want to admit that the level of cruelty and lack of compassion to victims and survivors of cl
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