The Irish Times

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

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 23:11

Archbishop denies refusing suspended priest permission to say funeral Mass for sister

Attempts made to resolve ‘sad situation... declined’, he says

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 16:32

Catholicism and Covid: Disagreement among bishops is a positive thing

Church criticism of Covid curbs may trigger review of place of sacraments in school

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 01:00

Catholic bishops criticised over Communion and Confirmation stance

Prelates accused by priests of ‘lining up with anti-vaxers’ and ignoring Covid-19 advice

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 15:40

Fr Tony Flannery questions suspension over views senior clerics share

Redemptorist disciplined for views on women’s ordination, same-sex marriage, homosexuality

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 12:43

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

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 01:00

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’

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 21:10

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’

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 13:17

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

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 03:27

Who is Pope Francis: Radical reformer or ineffectual figurehead?

His reform attempts have stalled and the abuse issue threatens to engulf his papacy

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00

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

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00

Outspoken Catholic women absent from ‘Voices of impact’ forum

Norah Casey defends choice of speakers at World Meeting of Families’ ‘fringe event’

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00

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’

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 15:39

Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priests

Need to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hears

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 19:16

Will LGBT families be represented at world meeting in August?

Future depends on returning to the radical equality of Jesus and early church

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 01:27

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

Mon Apr 16 2018 - 20:21

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

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00

Good Friday: Why are so many of us still Catholic?

Modern Irish Catholics, from the cultural to the a la carte and conservative

Fri Apr 14 2017 - 06:00

Bible accounts of resurrection may be wrong - ‘silenced’ priest

Fr Tony Flannery says efforts to explain Jesus’s presence in Eucharist not ‘very helpful’

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 12:45

Catholic doctrines ‘no longer make sense’, says Fr Tony Flannery

People are ‘rejecting [traditional] doctrines as childish fantasies and walking away’

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 16:00

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

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 13:48

Consultation over Catholic schools needs to improve, says Archbishop

Hopes Taoiseach will be ‘courageous and forthright’ on refugees when meeting Trump

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 21:22

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’

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 18:00

Hundreds attend Mass as Tony Flannery defies Vatican ban

Church has lost its power and must start listening to the people, priest tells crowds

Sun Jan 22 2017 - 19:22

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

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 18:45

Bishops’ letter to Catholic priests’ group criticised

Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference missive described as ‘a sugar-coated push-off’

Tue Nov 08 2016 - 16:08

Catholic magazine ‘Reality’ celebrates its 80th birthday

Irish publication has fallen foul of the Vatican and was deemed ‘dangerous’ in 1960s

Mon Nov 07 2016 - 19:41

Why the Catholic right wants ‘cleanout’ in Maynooth

Teachings, rather than any ‘strange goings-on’, are main source of contention

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 01:00

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

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 18:42

Fr Seán Fagan a ‘brilliant thinker’ who was ‘broken’ by Rome

Late priest was censured by Vatican until former president Mary McAleese intervened

Sun Jul 17 2016 - 14:01

Tony Flannery: Stifling debate on women priests damages the church

Church exclusion is throwback to Middle Ages and causing many women to leave

Tue Jun 21 2016 - 00:02

Priest claims Irish Catholic Church ‘beyond point of redemption’

Fr Tony Flannery says female clergy would make a dramatic change amid serious crisis

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 20:46

Rome’s treatment of censured Irish priests a ‘great scandal’

Catholic bishops urged to develop more just and respectful process for dealing with cases

Mon May 23 2016 - 01:00

Appeal by ‘silenced’ priests fails to elicit Vatican response

Dissident theologians accuse church watchdog of heartless, unchristian attitude

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 17:54