Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth has urged his clergy to support only those charities whose work is compatible with Church teaching. Bishop Egan wrote to his priests asking them to undertake a review of the charities they support by the end of the year. In a letter he explained: “A number of people have asked...
Below is the statement issued by the Irish Bishops ahead of the referendum in May on same-sex marriage. It is truly cringeworthy stuff. Editorial comment has been inserted, briefly, to highlight some of the key weaknesses. ‘Marriage is important – Reflect before you change it’ – Statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference 10...
- Catholic leaves estate to fund Catholic Charity - Charity uses money to fund Homosexual Meeting Spot - Bishop complains, to no avail Miss Maureen O'Connell, the late owner of "O'Connell's Pub" in Galway, Ireland, died in 1998. That is, she did not die 1000 years ago. No, she died in 1998. That means that if she had...
Today, I received an email from Dan Arnold, who was recently (Aug 23) elected Chair of Home Education Network (HEN), the oldest, biggest, and best-known home-ed representative group in Eire. He asks for our support in the case of a home-educating mother, a traditional Catholic, who has been imprisoned for what amounts to refusing...
