Robert J Nogosek remembers the early days of the Second Vatican Council: the dynamics,  even the power struggles, that were a feature of this Council, which may help explain the contrary nature of some of the contents of the final documents.

This is a short extract from a long interview with the Archbishop of Dublin in the Sunday Times of 23 September 2012, by Justine McCarthy — and the ACP's response to it.

'Ireland's Troublesome Priests' , presented by Ruth McDonald, was first broadcast on Sunday, Sept 23rd at 1.30pm on BBC 4.  It can be heard on iPlayer on the BBC website.

The power of cryptic statements