I wrote this article, hoping that after nine years Reality magazine might be willing to take a risk and publish it. It didn’t get in, despite the best efforts of the acting editor. The ultimate authority question – “Did you get permission?” – was enough to keep it out.
Judgment or Forgiveness
The courage, and the commitment, of Pope Francis is a source of wonder to me, generally for the past eight years, but especially now.
This is the link to a podcast I did with Sile Seoige. It is a hour and a half long interview, which is basically telling my life story.
If the link doesn’t work, just google Ready to be Real, and it will get you into it
https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/tony-flannery-refusing-to-be-silenced/id1484857885?i=1000514518004
From the Outside: Rethinking Church Doctrine
by Tony Flannery
Red Stripe Press, 120pp
Redemptorist Tony Flannery was suspended from public ministry in 2012 for expressing controversial views on issues like the ordination of women, same-sex marriage and the evolution of priesthood. His latest book describes life on the “outside” of the Catholic Church, which has afforded him the time to reflect on church doctrine and practice.
Flannery remains critical of many areas of Catholic teaching, including the Immaculate Conception.
