In his book The Runaway Church, Peter Hebblethwaite recalled a
crucial intervention at the 1971 Synod of Bishops in Rome during a
discussion on the ordination of married men to the priesthood. The synod
had been summoned to examine the crisis in the priesthood.
That was 45 years ago — the crisis is much greater and more urgent and more far-flung today. Indeed, in a small but significant way, the controversy in which St Patrick’s College, Maynooth — the national seminary — is presently mired is both an offshoot of that crisis and also indicative of far deeper problems.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/church-in-ireland-must-learn-a-few-home-truths-416381.html
That was 45 years ago — the crisis is much greater and more urgent and more far-flung today. Indeed, in a small but significant way, the controversy in which St Patrick’s College, Maynooth — the national seminary — is presently mired is both an offshoot of that crisis and also indicative of far deeper problems.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/church-in-ireland-must-learn-a-few-home-truths-416381.html