05 October 2013, The Tablet

Marilyn’s advice


 
As Pope Francis and his council of cardinals met this week to discuss reform of the Roman Curia, one of those who has felt the sharp end of Church governance offered a reflection. In 2012 The Tablet revealed that Fr Brian D’Arcy, one of Ireland’s best-known clerics, was told he must submit his writings and broadcasts to an approved censor following intervention by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Delivering his “Pause for Thought” slot on BBC Radio 2 on Monday, the Passionist priest recalled it had been “a constant battle for all of us to survive the pressures of institutional dysfunction” and, as somebody “who has done his best to survive institutional dysfunction”, he offered some advice. “Stay in control of your own
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