29 January 2016, The Tablet

LETTERS EXTRA: Grandparents, runways, dishonesty, marriage, something of no value and the Church in Ireland


 
Every week we get a sackful of letters on a range of subjects from church matters to global news issues. Unfortunately, it is impossible to publish all of these in the newspaper. But those that don't make it into the newspaper have found a (very popular) home online   DISHONESTY AROUND CUMPULSORY CELIBACY    Dear Editor A bishop, not a leak, revealed the vote not to discuss married secular clergy. Dishonesty around compulsory celibacy (uniquely a secular clergy issue) is now a quagmire. The cardinal’s dismissive ‘not a pressing issue’ was arrogant. Yet again marriage is trivialised by clerics, despite its being an inalienable right, a boon and a source of growth greater than those years of prolonged seminary immaturity. The same ca
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