Dear Editor, The article ‘Pre-Famine bishops sparked hi-tech revolution’ (IC 12/12/13) appears lop-sided. The report praises Irish religious leaders for mandating in 1836 all education of Catholic children through the English language – albeit at the expense of our own Irish tongue. Talk of turkeys voting for Christmas! Why overlook the cultural cost? The whole…
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Pope dismisses notion of ‘clericalised’ women
Pope Francis has accused those considering women as cardinals within the Catholic Church as suffering from “clericalism”.
Pick of the Season – Christmas 2013
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Study the Gospels
Dear Editor, After reading last year that Pope Benedict XVI (now Emeritus) was encouraging everyone to read the Catechism during the Year of Faith, I saw an article in The Irish Catholic giving details of a website where people could sign up to receive daily emails with a question from the Catechism with commentary. For…
People await a renewed Church
Dear Editor, Regarding Andrew O’Connell’s remark concerning the Year of Faith (IC 28/11/13), I do not agree with him that “many people have lost faith in the possibility of God”. Many people have left the institutional Church but they still have a strong faith – they know God has not failed them and won’t. They…
Judging the life and death of a child
Dear Editor, If the abortion decision is to fall to hospital psychiatrists, what real criteria will psychiatric teams e.g. at the Mater, use to decide on the life or death of a child in the womb where its mother threatens suicide? The medical professionals at the Hearings conclusively stated that there is no medical evidence that abortion…
Quotes of the Week December 12
"We are resolved to be martyrs in this land, blood martyrs, like some of our faithful. Despite the woes and the quite tragic situation that we have been experiencing for nearly three years now, we want to stay and help our faithful to stay." Patriarch Grégoire III Laham, speaking of his clerics with Pope Francis…
Pope hopes Mandela will inspire new hope
Pope Francis joined Church and government leaders from around the world in crediting Nelson Mandela for a steadfast commitment to promoting human rights and upholding the dignity of all people. In a message to South Africa President Jacob Zuma, Pope Francis said he offered a prayer to assure that Mr Mandela’s efforts to forge a…
Uncle Paddy Christmas appeal
The Uncle Paddy Christmas appeal is underway, and for the 66th year is appealing to readers of The Irish Catholic newspaper to support the drive on behalf of families and pensioners in need across Ireland this year. "Because of the economic situation at the moment and the loss of bonus week for social welfare recipients,…
Heartening progress, but room for improvement
A summary of the latest tranche of the reviews of safeguarding practice across the Church