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North to lose nearly half its priests in 10 years |
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Written by The Tablet
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Sunday, 23 October 2011 13:04 |
Northern English dioceses are expected to lose as much as 40 per cent of their serving priests in the next decade, forcing them to dissolve or merge dozens of parishes. According to a report by the Centre for Catholic Studies at the University of Durham, the number of active clergy in the Diocese of Middlesbrough will decline from 62 to 36 by 2019. This follows earlier estimates for Hexham and Newcastle, which predict a 36 per cent drop in priest numbers by the end of this decade, while the...
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Retired Bishop Daly calls for end to compulsory celibacy |
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Written by Alex Walker
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 10:19 |
Allowing priests to marry would help ease the problems facing the Catholic Church, a senior cleric has claimed.
The ancient clerical vow of celibacy has forced many good men to decide against joining the priesthood, former bishop of Derry Edward Daly said.
"There is certainly an important and enduring place for celibate priesthood," he wrote in his newly-published memoirs.
"But I believe that there should also be a place in the modern Catholic Church for married...
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Rebel Priest Fr Peter Kennedy |
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Written by Alex Walker
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Sunday, 05 June 2011 20:28 |
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When rebel Catholic priest Father Peter Kennedy is ordered to leave St Mary's Church in Brisbane accused of unorthodox practices, he and his flock begin an extraordinary journey in exile. Watch the film >
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Conspiracy of Silence Debate |
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Celibacy Debate Final Press Release
Press Realease Celibacy Debate
When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church. Watch the film >
