The issue of whether priests should be allowed to marry is utterly separate from the issue of child
abuse by clergy.
Next to the role of prophetic guide to justice in community, no role is so neglected
by clergy as prophetic guide to education.
Different answers are given to these
questions by clergy, scholars, field - workers and students.
I did find an interesting article that claims abuse of
women by clergy will be the next big scandal.
A close second in importance for church - seekers is «feeling
welcomed by clergy and lay leaders» (79 percent).
We need to worry, too, about all those children who are being abused but
not by the clergy: who cares about them?
Perhaps nothing, except that sexual
abuse by clergy is more widespread than one might expect.
The church has been badly shaken by allegations of widespread child abuse
by clergy in deeply Catholic Ireland, and hundreds of people who say they were abused have come forward in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
The details: The Pulitzer - winning Spotlight team at The Boston Globe that broke the story about child sexual abuse
by clergy members in Boston gets the movie treatment.
Groups
led by clergy opposed to same - sex marriage sang hymns such as «Victory is Mine» and prayed in small circles while pro-same-sex marriage advocates countered with «God Bless America» and lined the halls and parlor outside the Senate chamber.
If you are surprised at the level of abuse of
children by clergy in a country like the US which has a highly developed police and legal system to handle such crimes, consider how high the abuse probably is in less developed countries like those of South America.
Conversely, the laity will no longer feel themselves treated as
minors by the clergy because the priests, too, will be seen to be guided in their task by the same personally acquired convictions as everyone else.
Vatican II's legitimate impulse to make the Church and its liturgy more modern and accessible was implemented mostly
by clergy with no training in the arts.
This does not in any way negate the John Jay statistics that prove the Catholic Church had a serious problem with sexual abuse
perpetrated by its clergy.
It's
delivered by clergy trained in PREP, compared to naturally occurring (NO) premarital counseling.
As Barr's list shows, there were at first quite a few outstanding cleric - scientists at the start of the scientific revolution.But their numbers have dwindled as Rome has shown less and less interest in encouraging the study of the natural
order by the clergy.
Surrounded by clergy members, Thompson explained his position on stop and frisk as well as his recent speech on Trayvon Martin, saying they were «heartfelt words.»
Laypeople reading Scripture lessons, serving in choirs, providing instrumental music, and performing various liturgical tasks announce that the life of this congregation and its leadership are
shared by clergy and laity.
Both the American flag and the pride flag were at half - mast, lightly rustling in the wind over speeches
given by clergy members, members of the LGBTQ community and activists.
[16] The games themselves feature a number of religious overtones — saving the game (in later games) and reviving characters who have died is
performed by clergy in churches.
The mobilization had been
called by Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, one of the first such efforts by the activist group now known as Clergy and Laity Concerned.
A marriage ceremony does not always need to be in a church; rather some couples may opt to have a non-church wedding
officiated by clergy or may have an entirely secular ceremony involving a person authorized to officiate a wedding.
Here is what Lasch's had to say: «In most instances s3xual abuse of the
young by the clergy is symptomatic of a serious s3xual disorder.
There seem to be a never - ending litany of cases involving sexual abuse of young
people by the clergy.
Heaven is a made up
thought by clergy over millinium for the masses to have hope to carry them through the existence of life.
Candidates are
nominated by clergy and lay leaders; a nominating committee of clergy and lay members vets the candidates and prepares a provisional list.
The review found the Church acted in good faith and that it was right to acknowledge cases of sexual abuse
committed by the clergy.
The Feminist sport of deriding and sniping at men seems to have taken on a life of its own and is by no means minimised by the media, by advertisers, by politicians and pundits and
even by the clergy.
We Protestants forget that and deny it every time we shut the people out and turn worship into
entertainment by clergy or musicians before silent congregations.
Every year the Queen marks Maundy by offering alms to senior citizens - retired pensioners
recommended by clergy and ministers of all denominations - in recognition of service to the Church and to the local Community.
He insisted on high moral
behavior by the clergy and dominated the Fourth Lateran Council, which was held in 1215.