The headlines on church matters in Ireland and Great Britain with links to reports – Alliance leader; Catherine McGuinness; Archbishop Welby’s daughter; C of E’s neglect of singles; Gay marriage resolution
Alliance party leader steps aside from church role due to gay marriage – News Letter
Irish state’s next apology will be to asylum seekers’ children – Catherine McGuinness
Archbishop Welby’s daughter battles with depression
Unmarried Christians ‘ignored by Church’
Belfast Telegraph – Many single Christians feel “isolated, alone and lonely” within their churches, according to one of the first major studies into the experiences of unmarried worshippers. The Church of England faces a “time bomb” as it focuses on family-friendly activities at a time when a growing proportion of the population lives alone, according to researchers. The survey found that more than a third of Christians who are not married …
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/unmarried-christians-ignored-by-church-29220625.html
The Church of England needs a compromise on gay marriage. Here it is
Spectator.co.uk – It is a wearyingly obvious observation, but the Church of England remains crippled by the gay crisis. It is locked in disastrous self-opposition, alienated from its largely liberal nature. Maybe the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has a …
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8895271/a-gay-third-way/
Clogher bishop slated over child abuse – Irish Times
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/abuse-report-criticises-former-bishop-1-5031737
Head of Irish Catholic child watchdog to leave for Australian post – Independent