What Now for the Catholic Church? – RTÉ Radio 1 Leap of Faith programme
RTÉ Radio 1 – The Leap of Faith, Friday 26 Nov 2021
What now for the Catholic Church? Presenter Michael Comyn
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RTÉ Radio 1 Leap of Faith programme…
Back then, as junior chaplain in UCC, I did not realize to what extent a new Cork was being born. The oppressive drabness and insidious taboos they were shaking off seemed to form the very element of the church, whose decline was just setting in. The church would have benefited hugely from engaging with these young activists and visionaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmz4K2z7dY&t=424s