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  • Real reform or window dressing?

    May 31 2016
    Joe O'Leary

    Interesting news item: http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2016/06/02/why-is-the-vatican-now-letting-advocates-of-womens-ordination-hold-a-demonstration-in-their-back-garden/

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  • Real reform or window dressing?

    May 31 2016
    Peter Shore

    @Joe O'Leary, #18: "Fundamentalist exegesis is often elaborately reasoned." Again, I see no justification put forward for the term "fundamentalist" other than that some here don't agree with it. "But

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  • Real reform or window dressing?

    May 31 2016
    Anne

    Joe@18 Very interesting article. It proves what we all know that women have always been treated like second class citizens by the church. Many women would make excellent priests and it must be very di

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  • Real reform or window dressing?

    May 31 2016
    Joe O'Leary

    "The original Christian Fundamentals (a series of early 20th century essays) held that Catholicism is the work of Satan, so it’s unlikely the Pope would be making a fundamentalist argument in that s

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  • Guilty until proven Innocent 

    June 3 2016
    Mark

    This sort of thing would only damage vocations further. What man is going to put himself at risk in this way if support and protections against false and malicious allegations are not in place?

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  • Guilty until proven Innocent 

    June 3 2016
    Jordan O'Brien

    I am grateful to the ACP for bringing to light such unjust treatment. It could happen to any priest at any time. Anonymous letters are evil and fit only for the bin. The church has yet to live justice

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  • Real reform or window dressing?

    May 31 2016
    Anne

    Mark@15 The fact that women can give birth is not relevant as it has nothing to do with ones ability to be good priest. And it's true you cannot give birth , that is because you are male ,but you ca

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  • Guilty until proven Innocent 

    June 3 2016
    Anne

    Considering all your horrendous suffering Father I am surprised that you haven't left the priesthood. At least now you know who your true friends are.

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  • Guilty until proven Innocent 

    June 3 2016
    Willie Herlihy

    Fr Tim, having read your report I was so shocked you could have knocked me with a feather. Tonight, I feel ashamed of my Church. The Church that proclaims to be Christian.

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  • Guilty until proven Innocent 

    June 3 2016
    Mary Vallely

    I would be livid and deeply hurt if this had happened to me, if my bishop and fellow clergy had not rallied round and shown me understanding, support and compassion for the suffering endured by the l

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