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The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) should expand its role beyond being a voice of reform and become an agent of reform in the church, its annual general meeting was told. One important message behind the Week of Prayer is that such work is necessary if the scandal of disunity in the Body of Christ is to be overcome.

One of the Taioseach’s top advisers is one Frank Flannery, Fr Flannery’s brother; and Fr Flannery is one of the founders of the aforementioned Association of Catholic Priests. In 2012 Fr Brendan Hoban, co-founder of the ACP, wrote in The Irish Times "If ever we needed to speak the truth as we see it, then surely this is the time.

He understands that this violates current Church law, but claims it is in accordance with the teachings of Vatican II.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This is due in part to the association adopting a neutral position in the 2015 referendum which would allow same sex couples to have civil marriages, and in the 2018 abortion referendum where they asked parishses to stop allowing referendum campaigners to use the pulpit during Mass.It was also mentioned that there was just one priest member from one populous diocese, if I heard correctly. The Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) is an independent [4] and voluntary association of Catholic clergy in Ireland.

They refused to discuss the permanent diaconate, Eucharistic Ministers, a married clergy and, God forbid, human beings lacking male genitalia becoming priests. In the light of negative reactions to the Anglican introduction of same-sex blessings, and the Vatican’s publication of Fiducia Supplicans lifting the prohibition of the same, a cynic might observe that many in the Church do not wish to exercise the freedoms that they are offered – or, more precisely, do not wish others to exercise those freedoms. Like so many religious bodies, we must make these difficult decisions as we deal with and respond to our ageing and reducing membership,” Minister Provincial Fr Aidan McGrath OFM said in a statement. Askel McThurkill: If you have a problem, BOM, with anything on this forum, you can make your case on the thread and not here in the shout box.

The Vatican has recently criticised leading members of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) for expressing views which contradict Church teaching. Priests have accused Education Minister Ruairi Quinn of trying to run religion out of schools with his suggestion that teachers cut religion classes to give more time to maths and reading. This brochure along with membership form might be given individually to all priests saying that we miss them and are anxious to hear what they have to say. An organisation which represents more than 850 priests in Ireland has been meeting to discuss the future direction of the Catholic Church.