Padraig, Sean O'Rourke's line of questioning is based on the presupposition that "human being" (e.g. fetus) = "human person." But "rhe modern magisterium has carefully avoided confusing "human being"
Catholic thinking on the moral and ontological status of the fetus was quite fluid in relatively recent times, as is indicated by a wiki page:"While Liguori mentioned the distinction then made betw
Brendan Hoban’s wise words are always worth reflection. There is such polarisation in the country after the Referendum which is why it is so important that we continue to dialogue, to listen with re
Catholic Schools in the USA promote social justice education and then, they turn around and deny this heritage by firing faculty members that favor same-sex marriages. This is a lose-lose situation th
Dear Brendan and Friends,I am afraid that cleaning up the foul language against gays and lesbians is just the first step. Here is my wish list:#1 Stop all acts designed to shame and intimidate t
Padraig, Varadkar's answer is pragmatic “The patient you’re dealing with is the patient in front of you. That’s the woman… Obviously at a later stage in pregnancy beyond viability or if the pr
"but if this is the new Ireland then God help those who disagree with the emerging consensus. It won’t hold a candle to the control and oppressiveness of the Catholic past, and that’s saying somet
I think the writer of # 3 and # 5 might take the opportunity to qualify the conclusions drawn in those contributions. For instance the analysis of # 3 is not adequate to address the issue raised in #
In the numbers below, I use "other" for religious or priests or bishops or cardinals. Where one person is listed more than once, they are counted separately.
From a quick review of the programme for t
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June 17 2018Great resource, keep me informed.
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018Padraig, Sean O'Rourke's line of questioning is based on the presupposition that "human being" (e.g. fetus) = "human person." But "rhe modern magisterium has carefully avoided confusing "human being"
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018Catholic thinking on the moral and ontological status of the fetus was quite fluid in relatively recent times, as is indicated by a wiki page:"While Liguori mentioned the distinction then made betw
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018Brendan Hoban’s wise words are always worth reflection. There is such polarisation in the country after the Referendum which is why it is so important that we continue to dialogue, to listen with re
We Are Church Ireland – Call to Pope Francis to Change Church LGBTQI Language
June 7 2018Catholic Schools in the USA promote social justice education and then, they turn around and deny this heritage by firing faculty members that favor same-sex marriages. This is a lose-lose situation th
We Are Church Ireland – Call to Pope Francis to Change Church LGBTQI Language
June 7 2018Dear Brendan and Friends,I am afraid that cleaning up the foul language against gays and lesbians is just the first step. Here is my wish list:#1 Stop all acts designed to shame and intimidate t
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018Padraig, Varadkar's answer is pragmatic “The patient you’re dealing with is the patient in front of you. That’s the woman… Obviously at a later stage in pregnancy beyond viability or if the pr
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018"but if this is the new Ireland then God help those who disagree with the emerging consensus. It won’t hold a candle to the control and oppressiveness of the Catholic past, and that’s saying somet
‘more tolerant, open and respectful’ – really??
June 14 2018I think the writer of # 3 and # 5 might take the opportunity to qualify the conclusions drawn in those contributions. For instance the analysis of # 3 is not adequate to address the issue raised in #
A call on the World Meeting of Families to reflect on the reality of family life.
June 15 2018In the numbers below, I use "other" for religious or priests or bishops or cardinals. Where one person is listed more than once, they are counted separately. From a quick review of the programme for t
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