by soconaill | Dec 18, 2023 | News, WithSidebar
In a ten-page document the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith carefully authorises – on December 18, 2023 – a ‘simple’ blessing for same-sex couples – but only in circumstances that cannot be confused with a liturgical...
by soconaill | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Synodal Pathway
Scarcely have the two Irish bishops who represented the Irish Church in Rome in October 2023 had time to unpack when another missive arrives from HQ – directed towards the second session of the 16th Synod of Bishops in Rome, in October 2024. All bishops...
by soconaill | Dec 10, 2023 | Articles, Featured, WithSidebar
Though always a message of liberation the meaning of the crucifixion today remains distorted by a medieval mistake. ‘Rather than saying that the Church has a mission, we affirm that Church ‘is’ mission.‘ Those are just two of 110 occurrences of...
by soconaill | Dec 7, 2023 | News, Priority News
The original five-year timeline for Ireland’s Synodal Pathway should be extended beyond 2026, according to its Steering Committee. Also, every diocese needs a leadership team to engage with the challenges of preparing for a series of national synodal assemblies...
by soconaill | Nov 23, 2023 | News
Tony Flannery: SYNODALITY: WHERE ARE WE AT, AND WHAT OF THE FUTURE. As it gradually became evident during the earlier years of the pontificate of Pope Francis that he was determined to restore the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and that he was using the...
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