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Monthly Archives: August 2016

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Mary McAleese says Maynooth should be ‘gay-friendly’
27 Aug 2016

Mary McAleese says Maynooth should be ‘gay-friendly’

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, LGBT,
Former president says church’s attitude to homosexuality is damaging to young gay men Mary McAleese: “The church hasn’t bee ...

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The election of bishops – ACP Statement
19 Aug 2016

The election of bishops – ACP Statement

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News,
The ACP is reluctant to call for Archbishop Brown’s removal as Apostolic Nuncio. Statement on the election of bishops. For some time ...

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Brisbane Archbishop calls for first synod for entire Catholic Church in Australia since 1937
18 Aug 2016

Brisbane Archbishop calls for first synod for entire Catholic Church in Australia since 1937

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News,
“I think we have to accept the fact that Christendom is over – by which I mean mass, civic Christianity. It’s over. Now, how do we dea ...

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Seminaries such as Maynooth perpetuate unjust rule of church men over women
15 Aug 2016

Seminaries such as Maynooth perpetuate unjust rule of church men over women

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Women in the Church, Women's Ordination,
‘Churchmen claim to have divine knowledge as to what God can’t be and do in women and through women. It’s called DMA: Divine Male Au ...

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Irish theologian criticizes bishops’ absence at Fagan funeral
12 Aug 2016

Irish theologian criticizes bishops’ absence at Fagan funeral

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News,
 "Sean's censure by the Vatican, in my opinion, would come under the heading of a violation of human rights in any mature and civil ...

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Why has Pope Francis no woman on his C9 team?
11 Aug 2016

Why has Pope Francis no woman on his C9 team?

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Pope Francis,
St Clare and St Francis worked as a team Why has Pope Francis no woman on his C9 team? Feast day of St Clare:  11 August   ...

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An Irish welcome for group of women priests
09 Aug 2016

An Irish welcome for group of women priests

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Women's Ordination,
Sir, It was wonderful to read of an Irish woman, Bridget Mary Meehan, who is both an ordained priest and bishop in the 230-strong worldwide ...

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Changing times at Maynooth
09 Aug 2016

Changing times at Maynooth

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Married Priests, Women in the Church, Women's Ordination,
Sir, As the former director of pastoral formation at Allen Hall Seminary in Westminster Archdiocese, London (1993-1997), I am surpr ...

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St Patrick’s seminary and ‘gay culture’
08 Aug 2016

St Patrick’s seminary and ‘gay culture’

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Women in the Church, Women's Ordination,
(letter to Editor, Irish Times, 8 August 2016) Sir, As usual, The Irish Times paints Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin as the hero of ...

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Secrecy that hovers over Maynooth reflects lack of transparency in clerical abuse scandal
06 Aug 2016

Secrecy that hovers over Maynooth reflects lack of transparency in clerical abuse scandal

Posted by Colm, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Deacons, Latest News, Married Priests, Women in the Church, Women's Ordination,
Monarchical church or People of God? 1 St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Photo: Steve Humphreys The Maynooth story is sym ...

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