While working at The Irish News I had the good fortune of meeting Archbishop Brady. I always found him a kind and pleasant man, very friendly and no nonsense about him. A man devoid of pretension, a humble man in the best sense of the word.
His sermon at Knock has received much attention.
But, there is always a 'but'. I imagine long before the ordinary Irish punter was dabbling on the stock market, the Irish hierarchical church was buying and selling shares. Is there a single diocese or religious congregation that does not have stock market portfolio? I doubt it. I imagine they have financial advisers.
The money that has been at their disposal to pay for the misdemeanours of priests has been mind-boggling.
Has anyone ever done an audit of church property in Ireland?
As for the tarot cards; I recently read a monthly 'holy' magazine, which was a mix of pious nonsense and patronising lore. And then all through it there was a clear hint that they needed money to keep it going.
I like Archbishop Brady. What he said needs saying, but as per usual, there is more to the story.
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Michael,
Hi! Thanks, as always, for your insights. I wonder if you, or others, have come across an interesting blog entitled "Whispers in the Loggia" run by a young man in Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo? It is always a good read and he very much has his finger on the button. Over the past few days he has a few very interesting articles on their re Mother Teresa and a bishop of the diocese of Sydney. The M Tereas one is headlined "Chalice of His pain" and is very thought provoking. The one on the bishop refers to a book which he has just written and which has led to him being compared, in some circles, to Luther! Again, interesting reading!
The blog address. Sorry, forgot to include it in first post.
http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/
Yes, I have seen that blog but not of late. Shall log on ASAP.
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