Married Roman Catholic priests have been a reality thanks to John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Francis seems to be a step back.Paul VI put the viri probati idea (the Pope would be allowed to ordain mar
Here is a masterly analysis: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/not-same-page?utm_content=buffer58bac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR1QuExvqEX
The 'Elephants in the room ' concerning the Ecclesial dimension of the Report may still be 'on the table.' It all may be 'part of a process, and a part of a journey'. It all may be ' a synodal process
What a fascinating and immediate response to this posting!Francis has followed the advice of Seamus Heaney writing in Station Island "whatever you say, say nothing" .Poetry's power of words is hi
In the book recently published containing an interview with the Pope on Pope St John Paul II, Pope Francis says he is totally at one with John Paul's teaching on the ordained priesthood.On the quest
Joe O'Leary #18 So the decision about married priests and women deacons is still on the table. So this can still be decided at diocesan level. Just try and you'll find yourself excommunicated!Gerry
How remarkably like medical consultants do conservative Catholic clergy behave - determined, it seems, to maintain their own scarcity at all costs. It is of course, mere coincidence that they are also
Found this on Facebook: He did not definitively close off either the ordination of married men nor the women’s diaconate. They are very much both still on the table for discussion and development.
" Wasn’t it Czerny who, when asked about the issue of married priests and women deacons being left out of the exhortation, said ‘these decisions can be made at diocesan level’? "Just try it, a
Mainline media (including RTE and the BBC)have reported that Pope Francis has 'dismissed', 'rejected', 'ruled out', 'done a U-turn on' the ordination of women, as well as the diaconate for women. Such
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February 12 2020Married Roman Catholic priests have been a reality thanks to John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Francis seems to be a step back.Paul VI put the viri probati idea (the Pope would be allowed to ordain mar
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February 12 2020Here is a masterly analysis: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/not-same-page?utm_content=buffer58bac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR1QuExvqEX
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February 12 2020The 'Elephants in the room ' concerning the Ecclesial dimension of the Report may still be 'on the table.' It all may be 'part of a process, and a part of a journey'. It all may be ' a synodal process
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020What a fascinating and immediate response to this posting!Francis has followed the advice of Seamus Heaney writing in Station Island "whatever you say, say nothing" .Poetry's power of words is hi
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020In the book recently published containing an interview with the Pope on Pope St John Paul II, Pope Francis says he is totally at one with John Paul's teaching on the ordained priesthood.On the quest
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020Joe O'Leary #18 So the decision about married priests and women deacons is still on the table. So this can still be decided at diocesan level. Just try and you'll find yourself excommunicated!Gerry
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020How remarkably like medical consultants do conservative Catholic clergy behave - determined, it seems, to maintain their own scarcity at all costs. It is of course, mere coincidence that they are also
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020Found this on Facebook: He did not definitively close off either the ordination of married men nor the women’s diaconate. They are very much both still on the table for discussion and development.
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020" Wasn’t it Czerny who, when asked about the issue of married priests and women deacons being left out of the exhortation, said ‘these decisions can be made at diocesan level’? "Just try it, a
Beloved Amazon
February 12 2020Mainline media (including RTE and the BBC)have reported that Pope Francis has 'dismissed', 'rejected', 'ruled out', 'done a U-turn on' the ordination of women, as well as the diaconate for women. Such
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