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# catholic-church - Friday 11 May, 2012

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US Bishops to hold official inquiry into Girl Scouts’ teachings

11/05/12 2,569 Views 27 Comments

Church authorities take issue with “problematic” materials on the scouts’ programme, which conflict with Church teaching.

# catholic-church - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

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Brendan Boland

Brendan Boland: My healing won’t begin until Brady resigns

08/05/12 3,410 Views 44 Comments

But the clerical abuse survivor welcomed yesterday’s public apology from the Primate of All Ireland.

# catholic-church - Monday 7 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

07/05/12 5,319 Views 7 Comments

Our round-up of the day’s main stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.

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Abuse

Parents should have been warned: Cardinal Seán Brady

07/05/12 6,007 Views 75 Comments

Catholic Church leader apologises to abuse victims and says he regrets “very much” that parents of children at risk weren’t informed.

# catholic-church - Sunday 6 May, 2012

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Child Abuse

Diarmuid Martin calls for independent inquiry into Brendan Smyth abuse

06/05/12 2,643 Views 24 Comments

The Archbishop of Dublin said an international investigation of the actions of both Church and State was needed to reveal the “full story”.

# catholic-church - Saturday 5 May, 2012

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Education

Quinn: I’ve been caricatured as enemy of the Catholic Church

05/05/12 4,648 Views 50 Comments

The education minister said the debate around school patronage had become distorted.

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Abuse

5 priests removed after abuse inquiry in Philadelphia

05/05/12 2,257 Views 27 Comments

Seventeen more priests are under review, the Archbishop of Philadelphia revealed yesterday.

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Opinion

Column: Being held to accountability is not persecution, Cardinal Brady

05/05/12 4,425 Views 59 Comments

One’s civic duties are not the same as one’s self-imposed religious obligations, writes TheJournal.ie columnist Lisa McInerney – nor are they superseded by them.

# catholic-church - Friday 4 May, 2012

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Abuse

Brady never offered his resignation to the Vatican – Catholic Church

04/05/12 2,850 Views 28 Comments

A report in a newspaper today said the Vatican had turned down Cardinal Brady’s resignation in 2010 – but the Catholic Church says this never happened.

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Clerical Abuse

‘Where’s the humanity?’ – prominent theologian says Cardinal Brady should resign

04/05/12 3,062 Views 47 Comments

Fr Vincent Twomy says Brady “has unfortunately lost his moral credibility” over the 1975 abuse inquiry.

# catholic-church - Thursday 3 May, 2012

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Australia

Irish priest charged with child sex abuse in Sydney

03/05/12 4,483 Views 38 Comments

Fr Finian Egan, 77, was charged on Monday with 17 offences relating to alleged assaults on four children between 1972 and 1987.

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Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

03/05/12 3,391 Views 3 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Cardinal Brady

Tánaiste suggests Cardinal Brady should “not hold a position of authority”

03/05/12 1,944 Views 31 Comments

Eamon Gilmore said it was his personal view that anyone who did not deal with the scale of the abuse outlined in a BBC documentary this week should not be in a position of authority.

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Poll: Should Cardinal Seán Brady resign?

03/05/12 9,149 Views 128 Comments

As the pressure on Cardinal Brady shows no sign of abating, we want to know what you think.

# catholic-church - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

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Child Abuse

Fergus Finlay reveals personal experience of child abuse

02/05/12 6,061 Views 30 Comments

The Barnardos chief executive said he was sexually assaulted at the age of 11.

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5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

02/05/12 3,892 Views 7 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

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Catholic Church

Cardinal Brady says he had no power to stop Brendan Smyth

02/05/12 3,976 Views 92 Comments

However, he accepts that he was “part of an unhelpful culture of deference and silence in society, and the Church.”

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Abuse

In full: Cardinal Brady responds to allegations over role in abuse inquiry

02/05/12 3,793 Views 51 Comments

The primate of all-Ireland has released a statement in response to new allegations about his role in an inquiry into abuse allegations against the paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.

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9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

02/05/12 4,186 Views 18 Comments

Good morning to you! Here’s nine things you should know before 9am on this Wednesday.

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Catholic Church

Cardinal Brady faces new claims over role in sex abuse inquiry

02/05/12 3,508 Views 78 Comments

Abuse allegations made by a 14-year-old boy were mishandled by the current head of the Catholic Church back in the 1970s with result that other boys were abused, a BBC documentary disclosed.

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Opinion

Column: We need to force out apathy. Engaging young people is the only way.

02/05/12 1,730 Views 9 Comments

Lowering the voting age is just the start, writes Paddy Duffy – and lessons on instilling political values could come from an unexpected place.

# catholic-church - Sunday 29 April, 2012

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Priest

Priest who ‘inadvertently’ showed porn images to parents requests leave of absence

29/04/12 10,499 Views 67 Comments

Fr Martin McVeigh has requested a leave of absence after inappropriate images were shown to parents of a First Communion class.

# catholic-church - Saturday 28 April, 2012

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Brian D'Arcy

Fr Brian D’Arcy explains censure in emotional interview

28/04/12 5,876 Views 58 Comments

The journalist and broadcaster had been criticised by the Vatican for his views on issues like child sex abuse and contraception.

# catholic-church - Thursday 26 April, 2012

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Poll: Should priests be forced to break Seal of Confession?

26/04/12 5,511 Views 118 Comments

New laws introducing mandatory reporting may be defied by priests.

# catholic-church - Monday 23 April, 2012

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F-Bomb

‘No apology. No retraction’: Ray D’Arcy on Catholic Church F-bomb

23/04/12 21,372 Views 210 Comments

However, D’Arcy did offer an apology to listeners for the language he used.

# catholic-church - Friday 20 April, 2012

Humour

Column: On a ‘bold’ priest and his seditious message of love

20/04/12 5,837 Views 4 Comments

This week, the (Not) Primate of All Ireland tries to avoid being influenced by the arrival of a ‘maverick’ priest who wants him to be nice to gay people and for clerics to be able to marry.

# catholic-church - Friday 13 April, 2012

Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules – on hairdryers, Big Ben Dunne and the Titanic ‘industry’

13/04/12 4,830 Views 9 Comments

This week, the (not) primate of All Ireland recalls the terrible events after Ardfillan won the county final: ““The whole team went into the dressing room, roaring and shouting like apes. Then they put on all the hair dryers…”

# catholic-church - Thursday 12 April, 2012

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Religion

Three quarters of Catholics say Church teachings on sexuality are irrelevant

12/04/12 4,013 Views 139 Comments

The survey of Irish Catholics found 87 per cent are in favour of priests being allowed marry and 77 per cent support women becoming priests.

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Opinion

Column: Are we as a Catholic Church not mature enough to listen to others?

12/04/12 2,800 Views 59 Comments

The Vatican is investigating Fr Tony Flannery over his liberal views. But censorship is not a Christian solution, writes Fr Jimmy McPhillips.

# catholic-church - Sunday 8 April, 2012

Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules – The Easter epic

08/04/12 2,406 Views 4 Comments

What happens when two rival live Passion Plays collide? This and the other Easter Weekend happenings from the (not) Primate of All Ireland.

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Urbi Et Orbi

In full: Pope Benedict’s Easter urbi et orbi address

08/04/12 1,447 Views 27 Comments

The full text of Pope Benedict’s Easter morning address the world’s Catholics, as delivered in Rome this morning.

# catholic-church - Friday 6 April, 2012

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POLL: Do the Good Friday licensing laws bother you?

06/04/12 13,186 Views 307 Comments

Whatever your take on whether the licensing laws for today should be changed – do the restrictions actually put in or out on your life? Tell us…

# catholic-church - Thursday 5 April, 2012

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Catholic Church

‘Liberal’ priest confirms he is under Vatican investigation

05/04/12 7,149 Views 71 Comments

Fr Tony Flannery has confirmed to TheJournal.ie that he has been informed by the Vatican that he is under investigation.

# catholic-church - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

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Catholicism

Almost 2,000 volunteer for Eucharistic Congress

04/04/12 4,065 Views 69 Comments

Up to 25,000 people a day are expected to attend the event when it takes place in Ireland this summer for the first time in eighty years.

# catholic-church - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

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Cuba

Pope meets Fidel Castro in Cuba

28/03/12 2,519 Views 31 Comments

The Pope gave an unusually political speech before hundreds of thousands of people in Cuba today.

# catholic-church - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

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Children

Minister insists children’s rights referendum will take place this year

21/03/12 963 Views 5 Comments

Frances Fitzgerald also welcomed yesterday’s publication by the Catholic Church of the report of the Apostolic Visitation to Ireland.

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Apostolic Visitation

Visitation criticised for not addressing Vatican role in abuse cover-ups

21/03/12 1,165 Views 20 Comments

Support groups and abuse survivors are disappointed with a six-and-a-half page document which “doesn’t say much at all”.

# catholic-church - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

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Poll: Are you more hopeful for Catholic Church after Visitation findings?

20/03/12 5,196 Views 148 Comments

The Vatican-sent panel of Catholic officials say that there are “signs of hope” for the future of the Church here. Do you agree?

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Apostolic Visitation

Irish Catholic bishops “make heartfelt pleas for forgiveness”

20/03/12 2,574 Views 50 Comments

Statement from Irish bishops ‘welcomes’ findings of ‘pastoral’ Apostolic Visitation which was sent to Ireland from the Vatican – but Cardinal Brady says it doesn’t “supersede” the Church’s policy.

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Apostolic Visitation

Vatican visitors propose Church reforms to deal with abuse fallout

20/03/12 1,632 Views 22 Comments

An Apostolic Visitation sent by Pope Benedict XVI suggests reforming admissions to seminaries, and organisation of dioceses.

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