I should also have said what a marvellous post from Anne @17, I have just read it, Anne, and it is a great example of how a wife and family need not be an obstacle to any professional involved in a ca
To Mary @16
"We could argue forever about whether priests should be allowed to marry but what makes me sad is the hypocrisy. If a vow of celibacy is taken then it should be honoured. Simple."
In a lot
The failure of the bishops to grasp the nettle at the 1971 synod is the original sin of the present "celibacy" debacle. If you don't move with the times, the times crush you, and you deserve to be cru
“And it will take generations to achieve, as we embed a new culture, a quiet revolution, in our church.”
Jesus teaches us to act in the present moment we must seize the day (Carpe Diem).
“Chan
Complete common sense as always from Peter McVerry. (Link below) I completely agree with him.
And, likewise from Mary.
Ever since I began to think seriously about this --and long before I read Garry
I find it rather quaint that in this modern age that if priests were allowed to marry that one of the obstacles would be that parishioners would have to support his wife and family as well. It is a f
Phil @ 15 it's that 'ontological' change that many of us cannot understand and that perhaps makes some ordained believe themselves superior and allows some foolish people act in an overly deferential
“ That is what the fully alive celibate priest teaches by example. The people see it an adore it. He is after all an alter Christi, another Christ – here for us as Christ calls. And we don’t hav
"Writing in the Irish Times Mark Patrick Hederman suggests that there is little time left for the Catholic Church in Ireland to adapt to the realities of life as it is now lived before being reduce
Yes perhaps the "chronic problem" is that when faced with the realisation that those we have propped up indirectly through the passive acceptance of an established ruling class, have actually done not
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Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017I should also have said what a marvellous post from Anne @17, I have just read it, Anne, and it is a great example of how a wife and family need not be an obstacle to any professional involved in a ca
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017To Mary @16 "We could argue forever about whether priests should be allowed to marry but what makes me sad is the hypocrisy. If a vow of celibacy is taken then it should be honoured. Simple." In a lot
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017The failure of the bishops to grasp the nettle at the 1971 synod is the original sin of the present "celibacy" debacle. If you don't move with the times, the times crush you, and you deserve to be cru
Reforming the Catholic Church- Speaking Notes, Gerry O’Hanlon sj
May 30 2017“And it will take generations to achieve, as we embed a new culture, a quiet revolution, in our church.” Jesus teaches us to act in the present moment we must seize the day (Carpe Diem). “Chan
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017Complete common sense as always from Peter McVerry. (Link below) I completely agree with him. And, likewise from Mary. Ever since I began to think seriously about this --and long before I read Garry
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017I find it rather quaint that in this modern age that if priests were allowed to marry that one of the obstacles would be that parishioners would have to support his wife and family as well. It is a f
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017Phil @ 15 it's that 'ontological' change that many of us cannot understand and that perhaps makes some ordained believe themselves superior and allows some foolish people act in an overly deferential
Married priests: call for courageous conversation
May 26 2017“ That is what the fully alive celibate priest teaches by example. The people see it an adore it. He is after all an alter Christi, another Christ – here for us as Christ calls. And we don’t hav
‘The Catholic Church has at most 10 years to adapt’
May 18 2017"Writing in the Irish Times Mark Patrick Hederman suggests that there is little time left for the Catholic Church in Ireland to adapt to the realities of life as it is now lived before being reduce
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June 1 2017Yes perhaps the "chronic problem" is that when faced with the realisation that those we have propped up indirectly through the passive acceptance of an established ruling class, have actually done not
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