Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation.

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek the truth.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation.

At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.