Will we ever know the truth about Gerry Adams and the roles he played during the Troubles? Perhaps the more important question is whether we want to know.
The publication in the Sunday Times of the first part in a … Read more...
Category: Victims
Fr Brian D’Arcy and John Waters: Is Christ in our Collective Conversation on Clerical Abuse?
Unlike the Vatican, Irish Times columnist John Waters doesn’t accuse the media of a deliberate smear campaign against the Pope or the Catholic Church. But in an article headlined ‘Has Christ no role in resolving this crisis?’ in yesterday’s paper, … Read more...
Smearing the Pope? Vatican’s Defence is not Endearing
Yesterday the New York Times made the case that Pope Benedict knew more, and did more to cover-up the actions of paedophile priests, than has previously been supposed. This has prompted another offensive from the Vatican, accusing the media … Read more...
Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children: Review of the Documentary by Xoliswa Sithole
Xoliswa Sithole – an accomplished film maker who was once proud to call Zimbabwe her home – has produced a wrenching documentary chronicling the economic and political melt-down of her country, and the devastating impact this is having on children.… Read more...
Pope’s Letter to Irish Catholics: He has let us Down Badly
By now most Irish Catholics and others living on this island have some idea of the content of the Pope’s pastoral letter to the Catholic Church in Ireland. They know that the Pope has said that he is sorry … Read more...
Irish Catholic Church and Sex Abuse: Tragedy & Farce
The abuse of children in the care of the Catholic Church is a tragedy. The way the Irish Catholic Church has dealt with the abuse is descending ever more rapidly into farce.
It’s been a tough week for the church, … Read more...
Does it Matter if Cardinal Sean Brady Resigns? The Future of the Irish Catholic Church
Cardinal Sean Brady, and the Irish Catholic Church, have claimed that it is ‘not fair to judge him by the child protection standards of today.’
Amid the cries that Brady should resign, the Irish Catholic Church has issued a statement … Read more...
Cardinal Sean Brady and Sex Abuse: Have we lost our capacity to be shocked?
What will be the next headline when it comes to the Irish Catholic Church? We have now learned that in 1975, a then 36-year-old priest, and now Cardinal Sean Brady, was involved in ‘covering up’ sexual abuse by the infamous … Read more...
Fr Enda McDonagh: A 12-Step Recovery Programme for the Irish Catholic Church?
Fr Enda McDonagh, former professor of Moral Theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, has devised a 12-step recovery programme for the Irish Catholic Church. I’m not sure if some Catholics would be uncomfortable with what might be considered a … Read more...
Irish Catholic Parishioners to Pay for Abuse?
The Irish Catholic Church has counted the cost of its abuse scandals. And it is now it is prepared to ask its parishioners to pay for it. Yesterday the Bishop of Ferns Denis Brennan asked that parishioners – the everyday … Read more...
Gerry Adams & Jesus: Forgiveness is the Core of the Gospel
Gerry Adams’ presentation of a programme on the Channel 4 series ‘The Bible: A History,’ has provoked a flurry of comment and indignation on this morning’s radio phone-in shows and in the blogosphere.
The subject of Adams’ programme was ‘Jesus.’ … Read more...