More on Married Priesthood
Paul Snatchko, who is always a good read at his blog posted Deacon Greg’s Patheos article on Facebook and it exploded with comments. Here’s my favorite one from Brian Barcaro,…
What do the 2/3 of people who don’t go to mass do on Sunday?
That’s a great question and I’d love to know the answer. I know I’d have the tendency to sleep in, veg out and maybe play with the dog. I’m sure…
Did the Vatican Really Say Women’s Ordination is a Crime Equivalent to Priest Sex Abuse?
Well…they sorta did. But not really. Here’s one version of that story to get you up to date. You have to speak Vaticanese to know what they really mean as…
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Technological Clericalism
Picking up from yesterday’s conversation on clericalism: Now an interesting point that I could raise concerns technology. Bloggers and writers like Mark Shea and myself certainly wield much power in…
Is Clericalism Alive and Well?
Mark Shea over at Catholic Exchange today offers a piece on clericalism and links it to the women’s ordination movement saying in essence that the female who longs for ordination…
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Young Adults Inspire South African Bishop to Question Hierarchical Structures
Bishop Kevin Dowling, (A redemptorist) from South Africa offers the following thoughts that others including America Magazine’s Fr James Martin, SJ, (h/t to the good Father) have been noting positively…
Forgiveness for Father
A hanky wave (as opposed to a hat tip) to Deacon Greg for posting this today. Get one yourself and then read this amazing story of reconciliation We need an…
Vatican to Schöenborn: “You don’t need to have your teacher’s back.”
The Vatican responded today to Vienna’s archbishop, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn’s accusations that Cardinal Angelo Sodano blocked an investigation into the former Archbishop of Vienna’s link to the sex abuse scandal…
Maciel’s Son Sues Legion of Christ
The National Catholic Reporter has a story today about the son of Legion of Christ founder, the late Marciel Maciel Degollado suing the Legion of Christ, saying that Maciel had…
Catholic Health Care, Sexual Abuse and the Nuns Visitation
John Allen has a great primer on the Catholic Health Care debate reminding us that both the sexual abuse crisis and the recent visitation of women religious will play a…