To hear the Monsignor (Hugh Connelly) say a few days ago that there is a healthy and wholesome atmosphere in the seminary was extremely disappointing and far-removed from the experience of seminarians. Neither I, nor I suspect the majority of seminarians, would describe the atmosphere in the seminary this past year as anything other than as anything other than poisonous.
A trainee priest at St Patrick’s College in Maynooth has described life at the seminary.
It’s probably against the moral code, it’s probably against the religious code, but are we seriously saying that we are saying to consenting adults… on that basis because someone is paying… that this is a criminal offence. Why?
Junior minister John Halligan spoke out about his support for the legalisation of prostitution.
I want the few who are left to know they have justice.
Bethany Home survivor Derek Leinster said he is bringing a case to the European Court of Human Rights over his treatment while in the mother and baby home.
To wear my green jersey at the Olympics will be surreal moment.
Diver Oliver Dingley on flying out to Rio.
The very first day we went along we were surrounded by these Church of Ireland mothers and grannies and they were all asking questions, ‘Where do you go to Church?, How come we haven’t seen you here before? When are you going to sign up for Sunday school?’. I completely lied, I said all sorts of terrible things like religion is really important to me. It’s terrible – these lovely people and I was forced to lie.
Eoin O’Brien on how he felt forced to lie – and begin going to church – after baptising his children in the hope they would get into a religious school.
As brutal and unfair and horrible as Jacques’ death was, we have to look deep into our hearts to find the light.
Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun speaking at the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest who was murdered by two jihadists last week.
People here don’t have a real life. We are just surviving. We are dead souls in living bodies. We are just husks. We don’t have any hope or motivation.
One woman on the conditions endured by asylum seekers and refugees on the Pacific island of Nauru.
Don’t worry about that baby. I love babies. I hear that baby crying, I like it. What a baby… Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here.. That’s all right. Don’t worry. I, I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I’m speaking. That’s OK. People don’t understand. That’s OK.
Donald Trump’s views on babies.
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