An Extraordinary Synod on life and the ministry of clergy is being sought by an English bishop. Bishop Philip Egan says his suggestion was prompted by the recent scandals of clerical sexual abuse. “Clerical sex abuse seems to be a world-wide phenomenon in the Church,” Egan says in his letter. “As a Catholic and a Read more
Seriously ill Catholics in state-funded palliative care are at risk of being deliberately killed, a British bishop says. Bishop Philip Egan’s pastoral message followed a report which concluded 650 people died at a hospital within his diocese between 1989 and 2000 after they were given large doses of painkillers without medical justification. Egan said he Read more
Several Catholic MPs in England have disagreed with a bishop who said politicians who voted for same-sex marriage should be denied Communion. The Bishop of Portsmouth, Bishop Philip Egan, said denial of Communion is an act of mercy. This is with the hope that individuals can be brought back into full communion with the Church. Read more