Comments on: Judgement

By: steve white

steve white — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:11:51 +0000

did jack lynch not have to get personally involved to make sure the dept of ed allowed the first et school to be started in dalkey, the church and dept of ed have hindered alternative schools opening for years havn’t you noticed.

By: Niall

Niall — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:42:08 +0000

I imagine the whole not judging individuals is a pretty integral part of being a clergyman in the RCC. Almost all of the time, the role of the clergy is give people the church teaching then leave them to themselves. It’s the whole judge the sin, not the sinner thing. This was a point often brought up during the last American presidential campaign when some Catholics suggested that John Kerry should not be given communion because of his actions relating to the abortion issue, but the clergy tended to say that their job was not to stop him getting communion, but to make sure that he was familiar with the teachings regarding the issue so that if he was not eligible (a judgment only a psychic or Kerry could reach) he would not present himself for the sacrament.

At any rate, I believe that, historically at least, those who have been excommunicated are still “obliged” to attend mass.

That’s the great thing about Catholicism. It’s so vague and no one really knows what it’s about.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:22:40 +0000

being taught….

What schools did they stop?

By: steve white

steve white — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:21:00 +0000

so open they don’t want any other view being thought to children and have actively blocked others opening shcools lest the not be though values(christian values).
how generous.

By: Paddyanglican

Paddyanglican — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:11:59 +0000

Sarah,
Having just finished Twenty Major’s wonderful first book (hopefully first of many) I am seriously wondering whether you have been brainwashed into the religious equivalent of Folkapalooza!
Load up some Death Metal on your ipod and all will be well

By: Electron

Electron — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:29:07 +0000

If we abolish faith schools in Ireland, I think that our youth will descend further into a state of moral confusion. We don’t appear to have anything to replace the Churches in our civic society – we lack moral role models in our political classes and without some institution, holding up an aspirational moral bar there is little for them to latch onto. The Churches as institutions have difficulties, but their message is still pertinent to the formation of a civilised society. We may not like their methods or their failings, however, can’t deny that their teachings do set a high moral tone.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:16:00 +0000

And yes Brian I am swimming! Its rural Ireland – no escape. But I don’t mind. They’ll get me. They have me already sure….

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:15:18 +0000

Not really. It gets the hair done. Between maybe E50-100 depending on the show.

So I decided to do things based on:

1. The quality of the show
2. My interest in the topic
3. How hassled I feel at the time
4. My relationship with the researcher/producers (sometimes the need a dig-out)
5. Time

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:56:32 +0000

Do radio and tv pay well Sarah?

By: brian t

brian t — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:21:40 +0000

“You could also claim that they know adults are like teenagers, they know we’ll have our little rebellions but we’ll all go through their doors at the end. With the monopoly on schools and funerals, they hold all the aces.”
If I have any say in the matter, I certainly will NOT be going through any church doors, even after I am dead! There’s a whole world outside Ireland where the Magisterium does not rule the roost, and if I have to leave the country to keep the vultures off me, that’s what I’ll do, or have done.

You’ve all grown up with the Church insinuating itself into your lives, in large ways and small, so much that it looks to me as if you’re “swimming” in Catholicism. It seems the natural state of things to you, but (again) that’s only true in certain countries. Yes, I saw the smiley at the end, but still… ew!