After nearly decade of being sanctioned Fr Tony Flannery calls for review of case
Issues he spoke of now discussed freely right around the Church with no fear of sanctions
Archbishop denies refusing suspended priest permission to say funeral Mass for sister
Attempts made to resolve ‘sad situation... declined’, he says
Catholicism and Covid: Disagreement among bishops is a positive thing
Church criticism of Covid curbs may trigger review of place of sacraments in school
Catholic bishops criticised over Communion and Confirmation stance
Prelates accused by priests of ‘lining up with anti-vaxers’ and ignoring Covid-19 advice
Fr Tony Flannery questions suspension over views senior clerics share
Redemptorist disciplined for views on women’s ordination, same-sex marriage, homosexuality
Rome may have done me a favour by removing me from priestly ministry
Fr Tony Flannery: For the first time in my adult life I could question rigid doctrine in a way I never had
Fr Tony Flannery rejects Vatican offer to restore ministry for silence, submission on teaching
‘I could not possibly have any more dealings with a body that produces such a document’
Priest fears Irish Catholic Church ‘largely irrelevant’ to most people
Institution likened to an old car that has gone off the road and ‘sunk into a bog and is stuck’
Diarmuid Martin accused of ‘abdicating his responsibility’ as a moral leader
Renua candidate signals that it is unclear what the legacy of the archbishop would be
Who is Pope Francis: Radical reformer or ineffectual figurehead?
His reform attempts have stalled and the abuse issue threatens to engulf his papacy
Mass-goers tell Pope Francis: ‘Rock the boat, your holiness’
Mass-goers in Dublin and Cork on their relationship with God, Catholicism and the Pope
Outspoken Catholic women absent from ‘Voices of impact’ forum
Norah Casey defends choice of speakers at World Meeting of Families’ ‘fringe event’
First ever women’s symposium at World Meeting of Families
Archbishop says event will ‘spotlight the role of women within the family alongside their role as change agents’
Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priests
Need to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hears
Will LGBT families be represented at world meeting in August?
Future depends on returning to the radical equality of Jesus and early church
Flannery urges end to silencing of Irish priests before papal visit
‘Ridiculous’ that six remain under sanctions given how pope has changed church’s culture
Unequal treatment of women the greatest challenge for the Catholic Church
It is hard to point to anything Archbishop Martin has done to change the church’s attitude to women
Good Friday: Why are so many of us still Catholic?
Modern Irish Catholics, from the cultural to the a la carte and conservative
Bible accounts of resurrection may be wrong - ‘silenced’ priest
Fr Tony Flannery says efforts to explain Jesus’s presence in Eucharist not ‘very helpful’
Catholic doctrines ‘no longer make sense’, says Fr Tony Flannery
People are ‘rejecting [traditional] doctrines as childish fantasies and walking away’
Pope's stance on 'older married' priests welcome, says Fr Tony Flannery
Galway priest says he believes change, to deal with shortage of priests, will happen
Consultation over Catholic schools needs to improve, says Archbishop
Hopes Taoiseach will be ‘courageous and forthright’ on refugees when meeting Trump
Fr Tony Flannery vows to keep fighting for church reform
Banned priest: ‘It’s all falling apart so fast; it’s collapsing rapidly. Some say it’s too late’
Hundreds attend Mass as Tony Flannery defies Vatican ban
Church has lost its power and must start listening to the people, priest tells crowds
Fr Tony Flannery to ignore Vatican ban to celebrate Mass
Kenny took letter from priest, suspended for views on Catholic teachings, to pope during visit
Bishops’ letter to Catholic priests’ group criticised
Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference missive described as ‘a sugar-coated push-off’
Catholic magazine ‘Reality’ celebrates its 80th birthday
Irish publication has fallen foul of the Vatican and was deemed ‘dangerous’ in 1960s
Why the Catholic right wants ‘cleanout’ in Maynooth
Teachings, rather than any ‘strange goings-on’, are main source of contention
Fr Seán Fagan ‘paid a high price’ for his beliefs, Mass hears
Marist priest ‘dared to imagine how Catholic church could be different’, funeral told
Fr Seán Fagan a ‘brilliant thinker’ who was ‘broken’ by Rome
Late priest was censured by Vatican until former president Mary McAleese intervened
Tony Flannery: Stifling debate on women priests damages the church
Church exclusion is throwback to Middle Ages and causing many women to leave
Priest claims Irish Catholic Church ‘beyond point of redemption’
Fr Tony Flannery says female clergy would make a dramatic change amid serious crisis
Rome’s treatment of censured Irish priests a ‘great scandal’
Catholic bishops urged to develop more just and respectful process for dealing with cases
Appeal by ‘silenced’ priests fails to elicit Vatican response
Dissident theologians accuse church watchdog of heartless, unchristian attitude
Ministry of priests disciplined by Vatican to be discussed
Certain clerics suspended for perceived liberal views on issues such as women’s ordination
Archbishop criticised for ‘vilifying’ clergy in abuse inquiry
Bishops and senior clergy denied natural justice, says Fr Tony Flannery
‘Vigilante’ Catholics’ letter led to Flannery’s ban, says priest
Talk by Fr Tony Flannery cancelled after complaint over his vote in marriage referendum
Catholic priests call for talks on equality for women
Twelve clerics seek open discussion of issue and say sanctions have silenced those in favour
Cloyne child protection officer resigns in dispute with bishop
Official disagreed with prelate’s inaction over defrocked priest who continued to say Mass
The papal nuncio on Catholic challenges
In his first Irish interview, the nuncio talks about the Catholic Church’s response to sexual abuse allegations and other challenges, past and present
Bishop cancels talk by liberal priest Fr Tony Flannery
Cleric has liberal views on women priests, homosexuality and contraception
Tony Flannery to speak at conference on women’s ordination
Martin Sheen endorses US event at which banned priest will speak prior to pope’s visit
Priest challenges belief in perpetual virginity of Mary
Fr Tony Flannery says scholars turned Jesus’s siblings into cousins to fit church’s view
Same-sex marriage vote an ‘unmitigated disaster’ for Church
People ‘no longer willing to listen to speeches and sermons on morality from the church’
Bishops asked to be more proactive in support of Pope
Fr Tony Flannery calls on Irish bishops to ‘put their shoulders behind Francis’
Major gathering of Catholic Church reform groups in Limerick next week
Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery to host four-day church reform conference
Senator Rónán Mullen asked to apologise to Fr Tony Flannery
Association of Catholic Priests accuses Mullen of ‘a gratuitous and ill-informed attack’
Priests’ association asks Pope to reverse decision on Fr Tony Flannery
Priest silenced by Vatican for views that are ‘historically and theologically unobjectionable’
Marginalised Catholics ‘very hopeful’ about papacy of Francis
They see him ‘returning to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council’
Cardinals who oppose Vatican change on marriage have strong Irish connections
Three will participate in next month’s Extraordinary Synod on the family
One year on, Pope Francis is focusing on changing structures of church governance
‘He will not bring about any dramatic changes in church teaching’
Fr Tony Flannery reveals he was sexually abused as a child
Association of Catholic Priests founder says abuse is reason why ‘maybe I have some right to have my say on the topic’
Following a dark night of the soul, Fr Tony Flannery is back on the road again, moving towards the light
The outspoken priest is giving a series of talks on ‘ways forward’ for the Catholic Church
Church ‘moving towards acceptance’ of gay people
More Christian tolerance in Catholic communities than in hierarchy, TD tells Trinity College debate
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