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‘It was then that I really started to learn more about my faith. ‘We learn so much at school and that’s absolutely fine but we see it and understand it through a child’s eyes.’

The official structures of the Catholic Church encourage consultation but are opposed to the actual participation of church members in decision-making. This is a problem for pastoral planners who work on the principle of collaboration in decision-making’the baptismal principle that those affected by a decision need to be involved in making the decision.

Often the criticism was aimed at parishes for not drawing young people into the church but Mrs Dickinson said the schools must take some responsibility.

It is not surprising that the stances the anonymous author took differed not only from those promoted by Paul in his undisputed letter but also from those advanced by other Pauline Christians.

Fr Manuel Musallam gave this homily in mid-January 2009 just after the ‘ceasefire’ after a 22-day Israeli invasion of Gaza.

Living in the Middle East for over 40 years, Maltese nun Patricia Crockford, who teaches music at Bethlehem University, tells of the human suffering she has witnessed.

‘You hypocrites, you’re in here saying your prayers and I’m out there struggling to survive’.