2007-02-12 08:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by rubydogsgreen 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Church of Ireland is an Anglican Communion. They have something very similar to "Mass," but I believe they call it the Eucharist.
2007-02-12 08:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not many anymore. We just had a priest from Ireland at Mass on Sunday and he said that all of the Seminaries have closed down except for one. He said that it used to be that they had so many priests that they had to ship them out to all over the world and that's why this country had so many Irish priests but, now he said that they are begging them to come back because they have hardly no one coming up in the ranks. It is like that in every country that the Liberal theology has taken over. Thank God there is a resurgence in this country and there are more turning out for the priesthood every year. In a way the recent scandal was good for the Church because her true children have heard her call and the weird ones have been rooted out and the good ones are making a come back. I personally looked at the recent scandal as our STAFF INFECTION. (play on the word STAPH)
2007-02-12 09:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Church of Ireland" is Anglican. In 1896, Pope Leo XIII declared Anglican orders invalid. No valid orders, no Mass.
2007-02-12 09:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Church of Ireland is Catholicism, North (Belfast) is protestant. so yes Irish go to mass
2007-02-12 08:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by Evil Man 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
um last time I checked with the exception of the north they are mostly catholic and they do go to mass
2007-02-12 09:00:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋