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  • Pope orders new investigation into allegations against Bishop Barros

    January 30 2018
    Frances Burke

    Archbishop Scicluna has a very good record when it comes to child protection. He worked in this area from 2002 to 2012 to promote the zero tolerance policy adopted by the Churchhttps://t.co/uzJ0UuBW

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget

    January 27 2018
    Eddie Finnegan

    Jim Egan, you may not have noticed but over the past seven or more years this site has developed beyond being a forum for the ordained, though that was its original purpose in 2010. We look to such a

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  • A House Divided

    January 30 2018
    Chris McDonnell

    Brendan Hoban's reference to the bishops of England and Wales is pertinent. The response from the hierarchy in England has been the echo of silence; a pin dropped in the whispering gallery in the dome

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  • Pope orders new investigation into allegations against Bishop Barros

    January 30 2018
    iggy o'donovan

    A welcome move. But is it not a little late.

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget

    January 27 2018
    Jim Egan

    Eddie @2 Surely we have moved beyond looking to priests to comment and advise on everything. We lay members of the church are quite capable of informing ourselves about these matters and informing our

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  • Let Laity Lead Parishes

    January 26 2018
    William

    I agree completely with Michael @1 The idea of letting the laity lead parishes, is an illusion. Progressive Priests, are a key requirement for reform to take place, sadly, they are very thin on the gr

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  • Pope apologises to victims of abuse for words used in defence of Bishop Barros

    January 22 2018
    Frances Burke

    Good to see some action been taken by the Popehttps://t.co/vRVUd5Le6t?ssr=true

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget

    January 27 2018
    Eddie Finnegan

    Thank you Pádraig McCarthy@1 for once again naming and spelling out another inconvenient truth. I hope the remaining 1,000+ Association members and all regular contributors to this forum will find th

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day – lest we forget

    January 27 2018
    Pádraig McCarthy

    Tragic memories. Six million Jewish people specifically targeted, along with a variety of others, who were defined as "life unworthy of life" (in German: "Lebensunwertes Leben") the designation for th

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  • Let Laity Lead Parishes

    January 26 2018
    Michael

    The full involvement of the laity in the church is not on the cards in Ireland in the short term at least.The Catholic church in Ireland is for old people, at parish level, generally, there is no e

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