Comments on The Pensive Quill: Piece by Sordid Piece

My hope here is regarding taxation. I like you Ant...

2009-12-12T10:27:54.337Z

My hope here is regarding taxation. I like you Anthony have enjoyed the personal security of knowing we have an approachable community police service in the Garda. Another observation here of mine is the attitude towards money. THEY ARE VERY PARTIAL TO IT in these parts. My hope is that some of the political parties may include in their manifesto's a 40% tax on Catholic church assets at the next election.
That might be the way to fix two sorry messes with the one cure!

marty That is the best bit of news I have heard f...

2009-12-10T18:29:50.256Z

marty

That is the best bit of news I have heard for weeks and it has passed me by for years, what an observant fellow I am ;). Never mind better late than never, I will never hear a bad word about treckies again.

Fionnchu, It would be nice if the church was unable to sustain itself but I fear you are wrong, any organisation which is born of lies and gobbledygook and last for 2000 years understand human nature better than most.

The same goes for all weirdo religions, we live in an age where politicians feel unable to offer people a better life, indeed most of late have been aping the church and promising a period in calvary for those who fail to applaud the cuts.

well a cara on a more optimistic note there were n...

2009-12-10T12:03:45.629Z

well a cara on a more optimistic note there were none of those bastards in startreck, thats a positive sign from the future,Marty F

Anthony, the Church cannot sustain itself. Secular...

2009-12-10T02:29:34.240Z

Anthony, the Church cannot sustain itself. Secularism and newer forms of spirituality erode it. Vocations plummet, alternatives beckon. Your piece ties in with some reflections concluding my admittedly too verbose "Maynooth & a black cat" from last month. P.S. Hope your son's none the worse for his scare, nor you or your wife!

AM - perfectly articulated - it is such a shame th...

2009-12-10T02:17:13.319Z

AM - perfectly articulated - it is such a shame that honest lay members of the church have been so betrayed by the ordained. Yes they should have done more to hold their clergy accountable but the church was never about empowering their flock and encouraging independent thought or action.

I agree that this is an unreformable institution that needs to be disbanded.