As a non-clerical sympathiser with Bishop McAreavey, may I recall an earlier concelebration in which the original Judas participated? Not sure what the rest of the disciples made of Jesus' broad hint
I fear that the significance of Bishop McAreavey's resignation and statement has been missed here. The Irish News, Belfast, reports this morning that the bishop had resigned on foot of media reports
I fully agree with Padraig’s first point. I have no difficulty at all with John McAreavey resigning, but apologizing for celebrating a funeral Mass seems to me to be a contradiction of one of the m
It seems to me that there are some basic misunderstandings in this episode.Consider the implications. If Bishop John McAreavey made an error of judgment by officiating at the funeral of Malachy Finn
Also, as James Martin points out in this article, those whom Weinandy branded as "disseenters", such as Elizabeth Johnson and Peter Phan, were not dissenting from church teaching at all. Their orthodo
https://www.irishcatholic.com/fire-bishop-mcareavey-admits-abuse-failings/A good and sincere man makes an error of judgment; which of us can be sure we would not have?https://www.commonwealmagazin
If we must use the Stalinist language of "dissent," I'd say Weinandy plainly dissents from Amoris Laetitia, a solemn papal document backed by two Synod sessions. He also opens a wider field of dissent
The anti-Francis dissidents are enthroned within the Vatican itself, a puzzling situation that Rita Ferrone explains here: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cardinal-sarah-does-it-again
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February 22 2018A good decision and I agree with it.
Bishop of Dromore, John McAreavey, resigns
March 1 2018As a non-clerical sympathiser with Bishop McAreavey, may I recall an earlier concelebration in which the original Judas participated? Not sure what the rest of the disciples made of Jesus' broad hint
Bishop of Dromore, John McAreavey, resigns
March 1 2018I fear that the significance of Bishop McAreavey's resignation and statement has been missed here. The Irish News, Belfast, reports this morning that the bishop had resigned on foot of media reports
Bishop of Dromore, John McAreavey, resigns
March 1 2018I fully agree with Padraig’s first point. I have no difficulty at all with John McAreavey resigning, but apologizing for celebrating a funeral Mass seems to me to be a contradiction of one of the m
Bishop of Dromore, John McAreavey, resigns
March 1 2018It seems to me that there are some basic misunderstandings in this episode.Consider the implications. If Bishop John McAreavey made an error of judgment by officiating at the funeral of Malachy Finn
When Compassion is seen as Sin – The Stalking of Fr. James Martin sj
February 23 2018Also, as James Martin points out in this article, those whom Weinandy branded as "disseenters", such as Elizabeth Johnson and Peter Phan, were not dissenting from church teaching at all. Their orthodo
Bishop of Dromore, John McAreavey, resigns
March 1 2018https://www.irishcatholic.com/fire-bishop-mcareavey-admits-abuse-failings/A good and sincere man makes an error of judgment; which of us can be sure we would not have?https://www.commonwealmagazin
When Compassion is seen as Sin – The Stalking of Fr. James Martin sj
February 23 2018If we must use the Stalinist language of "dissent," I'd say Weinandy plainly dissents from Amoris Laetitia, a solemn papal document backed by two Synod sessions. He also opens a wider field of dissent
When Compassion is seen as Sin – The Stalking of Fr. James Martin sj
February 23 2018Fr Joe,Have you found evidence of dissent in Fr Weinandy's letter to the Pope? (#10)
When Compassion is seen as Sin – The Stalking of Fr. James Martin sj
February 23 2018The anti-Francis dissidents are enthroned within the Vatican itself, a puzzling situation that Rita Ferrone explains here: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cardinal-sarah-does-it-again
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