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Abortion as woman’s health issue is disingenuous Comments 0

Thursday, August 8th, 2019

The Abortion Legislation Bill is before us. It will be contentious, as this issue always is, and it will be strongly and robustly debated. No matter which way one tries to dress this up, we are discussing the termination of a life. We can play tug of war and quibble over whether we are talking Read more

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  • Toni Cardinal Pell may well be innocent, but to date the Australian courts have found him guilty. The suggestion here that Pell is a victim of payback is both personally and systematically abhorant to me. It is simply not a matter of Cardinal Pell 'taking one for the team' and if this is the case he...

    Cardinal Pell’s appeal wanes ·  August 23, 2019

  • Jack Are you genuine? I understand the sacramental rationale; moving through to the fullness of Christ in the Eucharist, however with Confirmation now at such an early age it seems to me there is a big catechetical gap. The opportunity for young adults to confirm their faith for themselves e.g....

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  • Bernadette Avison Just maybe Cardinal George Pell is innocent, and just maybe he is paying the price for the long silence of coverup of the church. The people may just see this as payback for their suffering! The children of God must be protected at all times and, at all costs. As I see the photo's of Cardinal...

    Cardinal Pell’s appeal wanes ·  August 23, 2019

  • Montague Bamford One way is to ensure that young people receive the sacraments in the proper order - Baptism, Confirmation and then First Holy Communion - as directed by the Second Vatican Council and attested by the Church's practice for over 1500 years.

    What will it take to keep young people in the church? ·  August 22, 2019

  • Gregory There are as many priests as are required for the faithful. Think about it. Salaries are discussed here? Salaries of 50-80k for "servants of Christ" who have no mortgage, no house repair costs, no car costs, the occasional foreign sabbatical, and no family costs. Where do we sign up? Editor: This...

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