Comments on: Irish Catholic Parishioners to Pay for Abuse? http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irish-catholic-parishioners-to-pay-for-abuse/ Building a Church Without Walls Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim Moore http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irish-catholic-parishioners-to-pay-for-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Tim Moore Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:53:15 +0000 http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irish-catholic-parishioners-to-pay-for-abuse/#comment-577 I too am utterly dismayed at the last few days' developments in the current abuse scandals. Ongoing reports from Germany and the Vatican as well as from Ireland alleging abuse and sexual exploitation place the whole clerical structure of the Catholic church into question. In the current edition of The Tablet (6 March), Catholic theologian Hans Küng argues that celibacy in the priesthood should be abolished and bishops should be bold enough to propose this to the Pope. "[Celibacy] is the most important and structurally the most decisive expression of an uptight attitude of the Church's leadership towards sexuality in general, an attitude which is also revealed in the birth-control question and in other related issues". As indicated in the main post, I believe it must also be emphasised how damaging many Catholic leaders' responses to the crisis continue to be to the mission - as well as the commitment - of all people of faith in the Christian tradition. I too am utterly dismayed at the last few days’ developments in the current abuse scandals. Ongoing reports from Germany and the Vatican as well as from Ireland alleging abuse and sexual exploitation place the whole clerical structure of the Catholic church into question. In the current edition of The Tablet (6 March), Catholic theologian Hans Küng argues that celibacy in the priesthood should be abolished and bishops should be bold enough to propose this to the Pope.

“[Celibacy] is the most important and structurally the most decisive expression of an uptight attitude of the Church’s leadership towards sexuality in general, an attitude which is also revealed in the birth-control question and in other related issues”.

As indicated in the main post, I believe it must also be emphasised how damaging many Catholic leaders’ responses to the crisis continue to be to the mission – as well as the commitment – of all people of faith in the Christian tradition.

]]> By: Michelle Moloney http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irish-catholic-parishioners-to-pay-for-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Michelle Moloney Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09:40 +0000 http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irish-catholic-parishioners-to-pay-for-abuse/#comment-556 The request for funds from parishioners to compensate victims of CLERICAL abuse illustrates how warped the thinking of the church is and, to my mind, is a further illustration of the arrogance and narcissism which exists within the institution. The request for funds from parishioners to compensate victims of CLERICAL abuse illustrates how warped the thinking of the church is and, to my mind, is a further illustration of the arrogance and narcissism which exists within the institution.

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