Everyman
An Alternative Priesthood
1981 • E11 May 3, 1981
The direction in which the Roman Catholic Church is moving in Latin America is worrying the Vatican.
Military dictatorships are being overthrown with the active participation of priests; industrial disruption is condoned from the pulpit; Bishops and Archbishops support the use of violence.
The Pope re-affirms the spiritual nature of the priesthood, but for three Irish priests the reality of a parish in Brazil has taken them a long way from their seminary days in Dublin.
Military dictatorships are being overthrown with the active participation of priests; industrial disruption is condoned from the pulpit; Bishops and Archbishops support the use of violence.
The Pope re-affirms the spiritual nature of the priesthood, but for three Irish priests the reality of a parish in Brazil has taken them a long way from their seminary days in Dublin.