Comment from a Dubliner:"We have had the Pope visit since you were here. It was a sad occasion. No one wanted to know. No one wanted all that scandal and abuse brought up. No one wanted to hear more
Thanks, Sean, for this reminder and for the frightening statistics of failure by government. But we in the Church also need to do much more. We seldom hear of any preaching on care for the Earth by pr
Thanks John for continuing to call for equality for women within the Catholic Church. I appreciate it. With all the issues that the Church is going through at the moment I’d imagine addressing women
I agree, Frances@16, that this is great news. This may finally, after more than fifty years of their existence, force national or regional Bishops' Conferences around the world to become what the Seco
This is great news. The 'protection of minors' will be the theme of this world gathering.https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/francis-summons-worlds-bishop-presidents-rome-meeting-clergy-a
I agree with Finian Connaughton's article that much of the media coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland and the World Meeting of Families 2018, was biased.A group of us meet under the umbrell
#2: "As a man given to asides during his speeches I wonder had he more to say privately to the bishops than appeared in the official script."
My thoughts too as I read the script. No mass episcopal r
Those who blame the child abuse scandal on homosexuality scoff at the Jay Report and Thomas Plante. In the link given by Frances above we read:'Most of the clerical sexual abuse perpetrators have be
There is no doubt that the conservative wing in the Catholic Church are using the current scandals to undermine the popes plans for reform. Blaming the abuse of children on gay priests is a complete d
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