Irish priest who rescued thousands from Nazis commemorated in Rome
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty helped to operate the so-called Rome Escape Line
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Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty helped to operate the so-called Rome Escape Line
The venerable tradition of celebrating the liturgy toward the east (ad orientem) is symbolically and theologically more in keeping with the nature of the liturgy as a cosmic and eschatological sacrifice of Christ the high priest.
In recent times there has been an increasing number of challenges to the rule of mandatory celibacy for priests within the Catholic Church. This is understandable in a society that has become sexually permissive almost beyond belief. Nonetheless, celibacy lies at the heart of a priest’s identity and commitment.