Much of church teaching on sexuality and reproduction ‘irrelevant’
Event tackles concerns over World Meeting of Families in Ireland, which pope is to attend
Catholic laity group calls for female priests and clerical marriage
ACI also calls on bishops in Ireland to make their views known to Pope Francis
Catholic group calls for commission on celibacy and female deacons
Association of Catholics in Ireland says in 10 years many parishes won’t have resident priest
Church should give some rural schools to State
Absence of choice for those who want alternatives to Catholic education is a problem
Lay Catholics urge change in church teaching on contraception
Call for significant lay involvement at Synod on the Family in Rome
New lay association set up to give voice to frustrated Catholics
The issue of women priests and an overbearing hierachy raised at meeting
New lay Catholic association set up to stem “crisis” within the Church
Grievances including the absence of women priests and censorship raised at meeting
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