Monday, September 9, 2013

Outspoken priest urges church to examine celibacy and abuse 'link' - Independent.ie

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Sarah MacDonald

Fr Flannery has been suspended from ministry and threatened with excommunication by the Vatican over his stand on mandatory clerical celibacy, contraception and women priests. He is one of the first priests to publicly question a possible linkage of celibacy and clerical abuse.

He made his comments in an interview with the Irish Independent ahead of the launch on Thursday of his new book, 'A Question of Conscience'.

Outspoken priest urges church to examine celibacy and abuse 'link' - Independent.ie

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