In a letter to the people of the Church of Ireland Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, written earlier this month, and to be published in the Diocesan Magazine next weekend, the Bishop, Dr Paul Colton, requests lesbian and gay people, their friends and families, to advise him on how best to put in place ‘the listening process’ for the Diocese. [Continue Reading]
Bishop Colton Seeks Advice and Support of Lesbian and Gay People in ‘The Listening Process’ in Cork, Cloyne and Ross
26 November 2013
Church of Ireland Gazette: Suicide among gay people
8 November 2013
I attended the ‘Suicide Prevention and Pastoral Care’ seminar organised recently by the Irish Churches Peace Project in Londonderry. For the panel discussion, I asked how the Churches intended to prevent suicide among people who don’t feel accepted by Churches, like gay people. [Continue Reading]
Irish Times: Church of Ireland sectarianism row ‘no bad thing’ says former judge
28 October 2013
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness has welcomed recent criticism of sectarianism within the Church of Ireland by Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough Michael Jackson. However, she said she had never heard the term “polyester Protestants” to describe those who were members of the church by conviction. [Continue Reading]
Changing Attitude Ireland Lecture Marks 20 Years Since Decriminalisation
27 October 2013
Changing Attitude Ireland marked the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland with a public lecture in St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, yesterday, October 26. The lecture was delivered by Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness and afterwards tributes were paid to Senator David Norris for his courage and leadership in the pursuit of the decriminalisation of same sex relations. [Continue Reading]
