tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post8447507835466796088..comments2024-03-12T19:57:41.861+00:00Comments on THINKING CATHOLICISM: PRIEST'S SALARIES / REMUNERATIONThinking Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-68115463642369318392017-07-21T02:36:18.905+01:002017-07-21T02:36:18.905+01:00Well done, Father! By virtue of his training and q...Well done, Father! By virtue of his training and qualifications, a priest would be classed in secular terms as a 'professional'. But the salaries or stipends paid to priests have fallen far behind those paid to comparable professionals. In fairness to priests, men who place others before their own financial needs, their salaries/stipends should be benchmarked with that of comparable professionals. For the sake of transparency, the published scale salaries of the teaching profession could be adopted, and the priests should be paid accordingly with increments based on age and experience. They should also be provided with fully funded pensions. A labourer is worthy of his hire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-73866394316434976632017-07-17T18:08:30.184+01:002017-07-17T18:08:30.184+01:00£10,000 to the Diocese? All I can say is, I hope t...£10,000 to the Diocese? All I can say is, I hope the Diocese is not depending on it.. Ha ha. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-3309381764008846042017-07-17T14:12:41.118+01:002017-07-17T14:12:41.118+01:00Is the suggestion that Ignatius Donovan OSA and Ma...Is the suggestion that Ignatius Donovan OSA and Magna Carta are the same person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-68327057812827877122017-07-17T09:31:01.851+01:002017-07-17T09:31:01.851+01:00Please do.Please do.Thinking Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-61111446042420820292017-07-17T08:57:02.561+01:002017-07-17T08:57:02.561+01:00OSA is the Order of St Augustine. Iggy O'Donov...OSA is the Order of St Augustine. Iggy O'Donovan is an out spoken member of the order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-935572851846756242017-07-17T00:33:33.391+01:002017-07-17T00:33:33.391+01:00Some of them in Maynooth do glance at this blog th...Some of them in Maynooth do glance at this blog the odd time out of curiosity. But it is silly to think that it has any effect on their behaviour! They are mildly amused at times but would never take any blog that seriously,least of all this one! It is a conceit to imagine that you are maintaining "constant vigilance" as they are not particularly interested or bothered what people write. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-70259539981329208112017-07-17T00:26:46.839+01:002017-07-17T00:26:46.839+01:00But surely administering the Sacraments(including ...But surely administering the Sacraments(including the Sacrament of Marriage) is part of the priest's job. Is it not? Why would he expect to be paid extra for merely doing his duty? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-48246981830422138412017-07-17T00:11:33.505+01:002017-07-17T00:11:33.505+01:00Who is this Iggy ? Why has his name suddenly come ...Who is this Iggy ? Why has his name suddenly come up. What is OSA ? Is this all code for a new Maynooth scandal. ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-89439358749743297112017-07-17T00:03:14.680+01:002017-07-17T00:03:14.680+01:0020.43
Don't bother telling us
It was I who sai...20.43<br />Don't bother telling us<br />It was I who said that the health service is there for all us oldies<br />Not wonderful, but it helps us into the next world pain free.<br />And if that isn't enough, there are good neighbours around too as well as social services<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-88905901816170221342017-07-17T00:00:34.739+01:002017-07-17T00:00:34.739+01:00If you are Anon. at 14:36, 1967 is a long time ago...If you are Anon. at 14:36, 1967 is a long time ago (and well before my time): patristical scholarship has moved on somewhat since.<br /><br />If you are not that Anon., then thank you.Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-85181536946812568072017-07-16T23:49:55.132+01:002017-07-16T23:49:55.132+01:00Daddies Sauce is very popular up at Maynooth.Daddies Sauce is very popular up at Maynooth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-69420570485418431762017-07-16T23:46:06.198+01:002017-07-16T23:46:06.198+01:0017:59, I expressed an opinion of Fr Paddy, which I...17:59, I expressed an opinion of Fr Paddy, which I am entitled to do. What's more, I stand by every word of what I stated, regardless of your (and anyone else's) cynical and near-hysterical attempt to silence any criticism of him.Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-50251309292344235332017-07-16T23:40:30.888+01:002017-07-16T23:40:30.888+01:0020:16, no one used the phrase 'damaged goods&#...20:16, no one used the phrase 'damaged goods'. You misquoted and misrepresented legitimate opinion.Magna Cartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242128271477821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-62456571544542456522017-07-16T23:24:23.075+01:002017-07-16T23:24:23.075+01:00Another boring diversion away from more important ...Another boring diversion away from more important concerns, including grave scandal. They could easily be reverting to type up at Maynooth without this blog's constant vigilance; signing up on daddy-type dating sites, for example, or placing cheap 'no fats, fems or trolls' type ads in Craigslist for mature east European truckers and taxi drivers. Disgusting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-69113118879297235732017-07-16T23:01:12.929+01:002017-07-16T23:01:12.929+01:00Jaysus Iggy I thought you'd learned your lesso...Jaysus Iggy I thought you'd learned your lesson. The OSA provincial will have your guts for garters.OSA anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-48167216145845106192017-07-16T22:11:12.314+01:002017-07-16T22:11:12.314+01:00Well I didn't know who was Fr Richard tonite?Well I didn't know who was Fr Richard tonite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-8006450327375246272017-07-16T21:41:19.595+01:002017-07-16T21:41:19.595+01:00One hears stories of bridal couples who spend a lo...One hears stories of bridal couples who spend a lot of flowers and put a miserable sum in an envelope for the priest - I've heard of cases where the priest didn't even figure.<br /><br />The civil registrars have a set fee. I can imagine what would happen if a couple tried running £20/€25 to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-88492005432311864302017-07-16T21:36:43.753+01:002017-07-16T21:36:43.753+01:00I wonder what the system is for the CofI. It would...I wonder what the system is for the CofI. It would be interesting to compare. In Germany parish clergy are paid by the state. I'm sure that must include Muslims at this stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-13975420627082829112017-07-16T21:24:41.280+01:002017-07-16T21:24:41.280+01:00Do you declare tax Pat? How much do you get for we...Do you declare tax Pat? How much do you get for weddings? Do you declare what you get for weddings in U.K. and ROI? What are travellers weddings like? Do you conduct such weddings outside Ireland in UK or elsewhere? Is the payment method by cash or cheque? Jesus, clearly this same person is not only being too inquisitive but downright rude and should shut the f up. Not only would the Police not ask such questions the Gestapo and Herr Flick would pale into insignificance. This matter is for you alone and HMRC, no other nosey b-s-a-d.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-42732256146600818282017-07-16T20:58:30.189+01:002017-07-16T20:58:30.189+01:00Paddy is entitle to his opinion and to express it....Paddy is entitle to his opinion and to express it.<br /><br />There are serious issues with it though. One of the important elements of Church teaching is the concept of reception - how a particular decision is received, over time, by the faithful.<br /><br />In the case of contraception, Humanae Vitae's line has been rejected by more than 90% of RCs - and that in ever-increasing numbers over a 50-year period.<br /><br />Paddy would be wise to steer clear of sexual ethics. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-59305324870599521202017-07-16T20:57:16.813+01:002017-07-16T20:57:16.813+01:00Thanks Magna! No--there's a lot of sound bites...Thanks Magna! No--there's a lot of sound bites of info. around(especially on the Internet) which are incomplete and misleading. Some of them are carefully selected snippets, for example, from a few different books which are written to prove a point from heavily biased or else evangelical points of view. So reader beware! <br />It's generally accepted though that the Peter Brown biography of Augustine (1967)is pretty reliable and would give you the kind of balanced information that you are seeking. (I think there's a newer paperback edition but I haven't come across it yet.) It is also recommended with St Augustine to read the "Retractiones". <br /> It would do an injustice to the topic to attempt to add more pro/cons here as there as there just isn't the space to properly expand the arguments etc <br />This is exactly the point I am trying to make! <br />I hope this response is helpful and finds you in in good health. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-57957592062602691332017-07-16T20:43:03.226+01:002017-07-16T20:43:03.226+01:00It was I who suggested a consideration as to the i...It was I who suggested a consideration as to the income and condition of retired priests.<br />Unfortunately I am heavily involved in other matters over the next few days, but if it is acceptable I will forward to this blog the results of conversations I have had with two retired priests as to their financial and physical condition.<br />Clearly, it did not rate highly in any contributions so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-69829936666100920382017-07-16T20:29:30.248+01:002017-07-16T20:29:30.248+01:00I tell people their marriage is valid in the eyes ...I tell people their marriage is valid in the eyes of God and the State but not in corrupt RC canon law.Thinking Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-7285111105630022452017-07-16T20:19:47.198+01:002017-07-16T20:19:47.198+01:00To Magna Carta. Iggy O'Donovan is that you, yo...To Magna Carta. Iggy O'Donovan is that you, you big Luadramán?<br />Haven't I told you you'll get into trouble again, after all that nonsense on Radio Eireann.Iggy O'D's Mammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-56628972224194633392017-07-16T20:16:52.582+01:002017-07-16T20:16:52.582+01:00Then you should know better! Referring to a fellow...Then you should know better! Referring to a fellow survivor as as if he is "damaged goods" in a public forum and that his legitimate opinions are the result of him being "damaged goods" is all the more despicable if you are, as you claim, as "an abuse survivor"! Shame on you. Abuse survivor, Belfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com