Would that current members of the English and Welsh hierarchy had the same courage and sincerity shown by Emeritus Bishops Crispian Hollis and Thomas McMahon in their Tablet letters.Instead of expre
I would not dismiss Mark Hederman's remark. The ritual and mandatory demonization of Cardinal Law is of a piece with the scapegoating so common in our society. A Jewish voice reminds us not to let the
Kevin, this piece from the Boston Globe continues your theme @2 above.
It is brutal but accurate, I would think. Mark Patrick Hederman would probably contend that it is far too harsh on Law. I would h
These deaths are attributed to excess wealth and the control it brings. What brings excess wealth? Planned obsolescence schemes. Who partakes in these schemes? Who doesn't?So as we support plann
Fr Paez, God rest him, was following in a long line of dedicated missionaries, male and female, true ambassadors for Christ and Christ’s mission. It is a sobering thought to think that greed, injus
Kevin@2, what an excellent piece you have given us. You say it all, perfectly, Kevin. Yet, as we know there are still those who would deny the reality you have just described, and not just Hederman. T
December 2009, in the wake of the Murphy Report: Bishop Martin“We are deeply shocked by the scale and depravity of abuse as described in the Report. We are shamed by the extent to which child sexu
Another take on this story.https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/signs-times/abandoning-celibacy-wont-stop-sexual-abuse-priestsAbandoning celibacy won't stop sexual abuse by priests
Dec 19, 2017
17 volumes! Has anyone read them or learnt anything from them? Here is another sociological report, which might be more valuable: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943966. I suggest that t
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December 22 2017Would that current members of the English and Welsh hierarchy had the same courage and sincerity shown by Emeritus Bishops Crispian Hollis and Thomas McMahon in their Tablet letters.Instead of expre
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December 14 2017I would not dismiss Mark Hederman's remark. The ritual and mandatory demonization of Cardinal Law is of a piece with the scapegoating so common in our society. A Jewish voice reminds us not to let the
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017Kevin, this piece from the Boston Globe continues your theme @2 above. It is brutal but accurate, I would think. Mark Patrick Hederman would probably contend that it is far too harsh on Law. I would h
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December 21 2017Fr Paez, God rest him, was following in a long line of dedicated missionaries, male and female, true ambassadors for Christ and Christ’s mission. It is a sobering thought to think that greed, injus
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December 14 2017Kevin@2, what an excellent piece you have given us. You say it all, perfectly, Kevin. Yet, as we know there are still those who would deny the reality you have just described, and not just Hederman. T
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017December 2009, in the wake of the Murphy Report: Bishop Martin“We are deeply shocked by the scale and depravity of abuse as described in the Report. We are shamed by the extent to which child sexu
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December 15 2017Another take on this story.https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/signs-times/abandoning-celibacy-wont-stop-sexual-abuse-priestsAbandoning celibacy won't stop sexual abuse by priests Dec 19, 2017
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December 13 2017I hope and pray one day the Church will wake up and embrace the LGBT community,we are all brothers,sister
Final Report of the (Australia) Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
December 15 201717 volumes! Has anyone read them or learnt anything from them? Here is another sociological report, which might be more valuable: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943966. I suggest that t
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