Thursday, July 29, 2010

Dissident Irish Clergy Conveniently Form Themselves in Anti-Catholic Band

Editor: Since they are putting their names in a hat, it ought to make discipline a more convenient issue. You could take it on a case by case basis, but such open dissent against your employer shouldn't be allowed.



New priests' reform movement launched
Date:
29 Jul 2010

Garry O'Sullivan and Michael Kelly

A new priests' movement is being planned to push for a reformation within Irish Catholicism, The Irish Catholic has learned. The push, which will include a call for the Church to re-evaluate its teaching on sexuality as well as ''an equal place for women in all areas of Church life'' is the brainchild of three prominent priests.

In a statement to The Irish Catholic, the three, Fr Tony Flannery, Fr Brendan Hoban and Fr Sean McDonagh said ''the consensus was that, due to the diversity of opinion among priests, it would be impossible to represent all clergy.

''A more manageable and targeted approach would be to draft a set of aims or guidelines for such an association and monitor the response,'' it said.


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3 comments:

  1. JohnOctober 4, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    As an Irishman I can assure you these three represent no-one but themselves. A bit like Catholic for Choice in USA, this is a microgroup puporting to represent a significnat number, but they dont.

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  2. TancredOctober 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    You've got more significant problems in the form of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who doesn't demonstrate a lot of conviction in his chosen vocation, and waffles on homosexuality which is the cause of the problem in the first place

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  3. TancredOctober 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Although he does like to pretend he's the Cavalry come to save the day...

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