Tony Flannery on national radio: “most of the bishops in Ireland were appointed because of their lack of leadership qualities.” How will they respond? Who will step up to the plate and prove him w
Francis: ' There is a president in Argentina who advised presidents of other countries: “When you want something not to be resolved, make a commission.” Hmm. Pope Francis is a Jesuit - remember?!
Joe, your final paragraph @25 : "Concretely what do I recommend" contain aspirations that I would wholeheartedly support. And, like Eddie, I salute your honesty.
While I was concerned initially that Archbishop Diarmaid Martin seemed to make a decision to remove his three students from Maynooth, based on anonymous allegations, I now accept that perhaps his deci
If only everyone had the honesty of Joe O'Leary@25, Maynooth might be worth saving, the Irish Catholic Church might be worth clinging onto, and this ACP forum might be worth persevering with. [from my
The appendix I referred to is here. I think Patsy McGarry should have known better than to swallow story C, and Paddy Ferry should have known better than to repeat the line about "the appalling contr
If a system of male married permanent deacons is already in place and functioning well, then there should be no practical problem at all about extending this to women. Most other Christian churches ha
If as Phyllis Zagano claims in this article, there is no precedent for women priests in church history then let us make one now. Did God not make us free?
"You have been told what is good, and what th
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The problems with seminaries
August 3 2016Tony Flannery on national radio: “most of the bishops in Ireland were appointed because of their lack of leadership qualities.” How will they respond? Who will step up to the plate and prove him w
Reflections at a Funeral
August 5 2016A marvellous piece by Gabriel Daly, the sentiments of which all sensible people will concur with. Many thanks.
Women Deacons; ready, willing and able
August 8 2016Francis: ' There is a president in Argentina who advised presidents of other countries: “When you want something not to be resolved, make a commission.” Hmm. Pope Francis is a Jesuit - remember?!
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016Joe, your final paragraph @25 : "Concretely what do I recommend" contain aspirations that I would wholeheartedly support. And, like Eddie, I salute your honesty.
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016While I was concerned initially that Archbishop Diarmaid Martin seemed to make a decision to remove his three students from Maynooth, based on anonymous allegations, I now accept that perhaps his deci
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016If only everyone had the honesty of Joe O'Leary@25, Maynooth might be worth saving, the Irish Catholic Church might be worth clinging onto, and this ACP forum might be worth persevering with. [from my
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016The appendix I referred to is here. I think Patsy McGarry should have known better than to swallow story C, and Paddy Ferry should have known better than to repeat the line about "the appalling contr
Women Deacons; ready, willing and able
August 8 2016If a system of male married permanent deacons is already in place and functioning well, then there should be no practical problem at all about extending this to women. Most other Christian churches ha
Women Deacons; ready, willing and able
August 8 2016If as Phyllis Zagano claims in this article, there is no precedent for women priests in church history then let us make one now. Did God not make us free? "You have been told what is good, and what th
Maynooth Seminary Crisis: ACP Statement
August 2 2016Oops, I did make the remark about McGarry, on Facebook. Guess he's got a job to do, but I always dislike his tone.
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