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Priests make effort to be with their people after earthquakes Comments 0

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

After the recent earthquakes Fr Pat McIndoe managed to catch a ride on an Aero Club plane so he could celebrate Mass in Kaikoura on Sunday. He was also able to take part in the ecumenical service. Kaikoura is part of Father Pat’s Te Whetu o Te Moana – Star of the Sea Marlborough Parish Read more

• Tears flow as open-air Kaikoura church service brings community together
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• Kaikoura comes together for open service
• Bishops grateful for prayer and concern following earthquakes
• Partner overwhelmed by offers to fly quake victim home

Tags: Earthquake, Earthquakes, Kaikoura earthquake, parish priest, Works of Charity
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Clergy sex abuse procedures should close down, says priest Comments 0

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

A senior Australian parish priest has told the Victoria inquiry into clergy sex abuse that the Catholic Church’s procedures for dealing with abuse have failed and should be closed down. “Time is up, the Church has had more than a fair chance. The Melbourne Response and Towards Healing have lost all credibility and are beyond Read more

Tags: Clergy sexual abuse, Father Kevin Dillon, Geelong, Melbourne Response, parish priest, Towards Healing, Victoria inquiry
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  • Kieran No Mon. My view on the Eucharist has been formed on the words of that great Church Father, Irenaeus that "The presence of the Lord in his Word is as real as his presence in the Eucharist." It was that line that began my 44 year Bible path, not as a priest but as a dedicated Scripture scholar who...

    Church is running out of reasons not to ordain women ·  March 3, 2021

  • Mon I can assure Brother Kieran that the women I am referring to do in fact exist although they are almost invisible in the church due to their orthodox (read Catholic) views and are constantly told by the hierarchy to go 'back to the kitchen' when they suggest new initiatives re the youth or marriage...

    Church is running out of reasons not to ordain women ·  March 2, 2021

  • Mr Alex McNaughten The article quotes seemingly learned authorities and puts forward convoluted reasoning to support Joe Biden’s phony stance on abortion. It is a frail foundation Biden speaks from when he says that he personally opposes it, but he does not consider it right to impose his views on those who differ....

    In their response to Biden and abortion, are the US bishops attempting to impose a theocracy? ·  March 2, 2021

  • Kieran “A brother with my sisters” leaves the freedom of relationship with the church to those who choose to accept a relationship in Christ that respects differences of opinion. My experience goes beyond that of seminaries to several years teaching for the Bible College of New Zealand. Among my...

    Church is running out of reasons not to ordain women ·  March 2, 2021

  • Mon This article is fundamentally flawed. Equating the Democrats and democracy for a start is a fallacious non-equivalence. There is more to democracy that a simple word. Abortion is, in the church’s view, not just immoral in the way it is to take the Lord’s name in vain or to commit adultery. It...

    In their response to Biden and abortion, are the US bishops attempting to impose a theocracy? ·  March 1, 2021

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