Brian Eyre @5
“If and when a change in the discipline of celibacy comes the walls of the Vatican won’t fall down. It’s good to remember that beginning with Saint Peter there never was a time in
'Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet.'
A half-truth, Brendan: the vast majority of
"Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet. The word is that the transition of a few hun
I feel encouraged by the amount of debate that this topic has generated by Pope Francis and the ACPI. Is it possible that it's the first time there has been real debate about the issue since Pope Paul
34 years ago I got married and ever since I have continued to do pastoral work as I did when I was a celibate priest. In spite of being forgotten by the hierarchy I have never given up doing priestly
Fully agree with Colm's comment.
I'd go one step further. I'm perplexed as to why women still support the church until they are ordained and treated equally. Women have the power to implode the church
very good article with hope filled comments. I was surprised at Pope Francis' comments on optional celibacy but I think he is playing to the bigger picture! Ordaining older men is only part of the ans
"The nuclear option of the (priestly) ordination of women was not considered, to my knowledge.(ps. for those with an irony-deficit, please ignore the last sentence!" (Brendan on the Kilmore initiativ
It is also a 'No Brainer' that all ministries should be open to women. Sadly our patriarchal hierarchy are terrified of this option, despite the fact that Jesus in his ministry dealt with women as equ
Thank you, Pádraig @ 1.
We don't often see prayers posted here but this one comes to mind thinking about today's Gospel and how we see each other. ( I usually omit the first line about fragrance as
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March 27 2017Brian Eyre @5 “If and when a change in the discipline of celibacy comes the walls of the Vatican won’t fall down. It’s good to remember that beginning with Saint Peter there never was a time in
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March 27 2017'Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet.' A half-truth, Brendan: the vast majority of
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March 27 2017"Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet. The word is that the transition of a few hun
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March 27 2017I feel encouraged by the amount of debate that this topic has generated by Pope Francis and the ACPI. Is it possible that it's the first time there has been real debate about the issue since Pope Paul
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March 27 201734 years ago I got married and ever since I have continued to do pastoral work as I did when I was a celibate priest. In spite of being forgotten by the hierarchy I have never given up doing priestly
A no-brainer
March 27 2017Fully agree with Colm's comment. I'd go one step further. I'm perplexed as to why women still support the church until they are ordained and treated equally. Women have the power to implode the church
A no-brainer
March 27 2017very good article with hope filled comments. I was surprised at Pope Francis' comments on optional celibacy but I think he is playing to the bigger picture! Ordaining older men is only part of the ans
A no-brainer
March 27 2017"The nuclear option of the (priestly) ordination of women was not considered, to my knowledge.(ps. for those with an irony-deficit, please ignore the last sentence!" (Brendan on the Kilmore initiativ
A no-brainer
March 27 2017It is also a 'No Brainer' that all ministries should be open to women. Sadly our patriarchal hierarchy are terrified of this option, despite the fact that Jesus in his ministry dealt with women as equ
26 March, 2017. 4th Sunday of Lent
March 26 2017Thank you, Pádraig @ 1. We don't often see prayers posted here but this one comes to mind thinking about today's Gospel and how we see each other. ( I usually omit the first line about fragrance as
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