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Are teenagers having less sex — because of social media? Comments 0

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

The rate of teenage pregnancy in England and Wales has halved in 16 years and currently stands at its lowest level since records began 50 years ago. Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 23 young women under the age of 18 out of every 1,000 became pregnant in 2014, compared Read more

Tags: Sex, Social Media, Teen pregnancy, Teens
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Catholic educator warns after condom giveaway to teens Comments 1

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

A Catholic education leader is sounding a note of warning after an experiment in giving condoms to teens in a college was hailed as a success. The chief executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, Br Sir Patrick Lynch, spoke about an experiment at James Cook High School in south Auckland. Condoms were given Read more

Tags: Br Sir Patrick Lynch, Catholic Education, Condoms, Sex Education, Teen pregnancy
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  • Kieran In the face of such absolute assurance that for all time and with knowledge of God's will for the Roman Catholic Church then I can only assume that male priesthood is more important than the right of people to the Eucharist. Jesus had much to say about preferring human traditions to the...

    I now wonder why priests are called Father ·  April 20, 2019

  • Mon There will never be women priests within the Catholic Church. Not.ever.never. It just cannot be done. Better to direct your energies in other directions, just saying.

    I now wonder why priests are called Father ·  April 18, 2019

  • Kieran Actually Mon it was an attempt to point out that any respectable title is earned, something you yourself point out in the tragic dearth of good fatherhood models in society. Why I support women priesthood is through the experience of having taught at St John's - Trinity, Carey Baptist, The Bible...

    I now wonder why priests are called Father ·  April 16, 2019

  • Gerard Just too say you are welcome to call your local bishop "your excellency", however the title for a diocesan bishop is "My Lord", and for an archbishop, "Your Grace". A cardinal is called "Your Emminence". In NZ, "Your Excellency" is a term used for the Apolstolic Nuncio.

    I now wonder why priests are called Father ·  April 16, 2019

  • Hannah Da Via Let us pray for His Eminence Cardinal Dew that he be strengthened in his role as spiritual Father to the faithful here in NZ. I thank God for all the priests, my spiritual Fathers, who have raised me up in faith in Holy Mother Church. (edited)

    I now wonder why priests are called Father ·  April 15, 2019

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