This is a warning to some person (or persons) who is causing trouble by sending letters to bishops supposedly coming from us.
In a recent Tablet article Chris McDonnell, secretary of the Movement for Married Clergy, argued that sincere discussion should be welcomed by both the hierarchy and the laity, for the good of the Church.
Brendan Hoban writing in his Western People column warns that we need to be careful about the consequences of some proposed solutions to the ever growing shortage of priests in Ireland. Importing priests, he tells us, just kicks the issue of celibacy down the road again.
The ACP Leadership Team reports on the priests’ meeting that formed part of the recent AGM of the Association
Following the Annual General Meeting of the ACP some concerns of members, as expressed in resolutions passed at the meeting, were communicated on 01 December 2015 by letter to the bishops’ conference.
On 05 April 2016 a response was received and the text of their letter is attached.
The proposed meeting is a welcome development that one hopes will not be just a ‘once off’ but will lead to what Pope Francis says he always advises, “Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue!”
We regularly receive recommendations that Gabriel Daly’s The Church: Always in Need of Reform should receive as much publicity as possible.
We include a number of relevant links.
