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Who is listened to?
Brendan Hoban writing in the Western People argues that as long as Bishops don’t listen to people and priests “we (as church) relegate ourselves to the sidelines because we present ourselves as controlling and demanding, refusing to listen or engage with the issue.”
Brendan also suggests that there is a crying need for competent church people to be used to communicate effectively with media and public. “Not every bishop is blessed with the ability to think on his feet or to manage the combination of words that does justice to what he wants to say.”Séamus Ahearne: ALL THROUGH MY LIFE, THE NEW SIGHTS OF NATURE, MADE ME REJOICE LIKE A CHILD. (Marie Curie)
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