Enda McDonagh
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The Reverend Professor Enda McDonagh is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam.
He was born in Bekan, near Clanmorris, Co Mayo and had a distinguished academic career at St Jarlath's College, Tuam and at Maynooth, where he was ordained in 1955.
Following subsequent graduate work in Maynooth, he was awarded a Doctorate in Divinity and a Doctorate in Canon Law. He was appointed Professor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical University at Maynooth
in 1958, a post which he held until his retirement from full time teaching in 1995.
He has written sixteen books and contributed to sixteen more. In the early 1960s, he founded the InterChurch Association of Moral Theology, and he is also involved with the conducting of ecumenical retreats with Church of Ireland
and other Anglican clergy. In 2007 he was appointed an Ecumenical Canon at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
.
McDonagh has been very critical about the Catholic Church's refusal to morally condone the use of contraceptives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS
.
He was born in Bekan, near Clanmorris, Co Mayo and had a distinguished academic career at St Jarlath's College, Tuam and at Maynooth, where he was ordained in 1955.
Following subsequent graduate work in Maynooth, he was awarded a Doctorate in Divinity and a Doctorate in Canon Law. He was appointed Professor of Moral Theology and Canon Law at the Pontifical University at Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth is the "National Seminary for Ireland" , and a Pontifical University, located in the village of Maynooth, 15 miles from Dublin, Ireland. The college and seminary are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was officially established as the Royal College...
in 1958, a post which he held until his retirement from full time teaching in 1995.
He has written sixteen books and contributed to sixteen more. In the early 1960s, he founded the InterChurch Association of Moral Theology, and he is also involved with the conducting of ecumenical retreats with Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and other Anglican clergy. In 2007 he was appointed an Ecumenical Canon at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Saint Patrick's Cathedral , or more formally, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Patrick is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland which was founded in 1191. The Church has designated it as The National Cathedral of Ireland...
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McDonagh has been very critical about the Catholic Church's refusal to morally condone the use of contraceptives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS
Roman Catholic Church and AIDS
Issues surrounding the Catholic Church and AIDS have become controversial in the past twenty years, primarily because many prominent religious leaders have publicly declared their opposition to the use of condoms for contraception or disease prevention. Many health workers and even some religious...
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