It’s a pity that instead of serious discussion of a serious topic the old male / clerical tactic of using dubious humour is being employed to stifle debate. How redolent of so many clerical ‘disc
I do not pretend to medical or scientific expertise, but it seems to me that most necessary precautions are already in place - the priest disinfects before and after distributing Holy Communion, and w
Oh, I misrepresented the Vatican argument. It should go: “Jesus is divine, though also human, so *men* are better fit to represent him because his mother is not divine.” I don't think it's possibl
A lethal pandemic does not allow for the tolerance of nonsense. The clear medical and scientific advice is that it is dangerous to distribute Holy Communion by placing it on a person’s tongue. Argu
I want to correct one thing I wrote earlier. Fr Power did not associate traditionalists with racism - that was one of the commenters. My apologies for that error. I stand over the rest of what I wrote
I'm surprised that by now nobody has reminded us that, in the case of a candidate born without the priestly charism or character indelebilis potential, or who has carelessly mislaid it in the course o
What disturbs me about this article is that it equates traditional reverence for the Eucharist with right-wing extremism. An obvious compromise here would have been to ask those who want to receive on
The version I heard, when an Italian priest who had changed sex was de-ordained, about 35 years ago, was "well, now we know where the famous character indelebilis is located!"
It's interesting that
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A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020It’s a pity that instead of serious discussion of a serious topic the old male / clerical tactic of using dubious humour is being employed to stifle debate. How redolent of so many clerical ‘disc
THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO APPEASING ULTRA-CATHOLICS – Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column in the Waterford News and Star
September 16 2020I do not pretend to medical or scientific expertise, but it seems to me that most necessary precautions are already in place - the priest disinfects before and after distributing Holy Communion, and w
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020Oh, I misrepresented the Vatican argument. It should go: “Jesus is divine, though also human, so *men* are better fit to represent him because his mother is not divine.” I don't think it's possibl
THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO APPEASING ULTRA-CATHOLICS – Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column in the Waterford News and Star
September 16 2020A lethal pandemic does not allow for the tolerance of nonsense. The clear medical and scientific advice is that it is dangerous to distribute Holy Communion by placing it on a person’s tongue. Argu
THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO APPEASING ULTRA-CATHOLICS – Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column in the Waterford News and Star
September 16 2020I want to correct one thing I wrote earlier. Fr Power did not associate traditionalists with racism - that was one of the commenters. My apologies for that error. I stand over the rest of what I wrote
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020I'm surprised that by now nobody has reminded us that, in the case of a candidate born without the priestly charism or character indelebilis potential, or who has carelessly mislaid it in the course o
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020#7 Due to lifelong penile servitude?
THERE MUST BE A LIMIT TO APPEASING ULTRA-CATHOLICS – Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column in the Waterford News and Star
September 16 2020What disturbs me about this article is that it equates traditional reverence for the Eucharist with right-wing extremism. An obvious compromise here would have been to ask those who want to receive on
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020Soline: Penile dementia. It has to be.
A cardinal says he’s open to women’s ordination; a priest who did so remains suspended
September 19 2020The version I heard, when an Italian priest who had changed sex was de-ordained, about 35 years ago, was "well, now we know where the famous character indelebilis is located!" It's interesting that
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