In the latest Your Radical Truth Podcast episode, host Margaret Mary O’Connor invited Dr. Sharon Tighe-Mooney to discuss her experience with the Catholic Church.
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The topic was gender inequality within the Church, and Margaret Mary felt privileged to discuss this important issue with Dr. Tighe-Mooney.
Dr. Tighe-Mooney’s book, “What About Me and the Catholic Church?”, left a strong impression on Margaret Mary due to its in-depth research and thought-provoking insights.
Margaret Mary believed that featuring Dr. Tighe-Mooney on the show would facilitate an enlightening exploration of gender inequality within the Church and open
up a meaningful discussion.
Admiring Dr. Tighe-Mooney’s capacity to challenge conventional beliefs using scripture, Margaret Mary was excited to unpack this subject further. She expected that the guest’s approach would stimulate an engaging discourse and prompt the audience to reassess widespread narratives in the Church.
Dr. Tighe-Mooney did not disappoint. An in-depth conversation ensued, exploring many facets of the Church’s history.
Margaret Mary saw value in Dr. Tighe-Mooney’s personal experiences and her emphasis on critical thinking in matters of faith. The host anticipated that this guest could motivate viewers to question established beliefs and embark on personal paths of reflection and development.
The invitation to Dr. Tighe-Mooney was underpinned by a drive to address sexual abuse and women’s treatment within the Church, and the demand for substantial reform. Margaret Mary was confident that the insights from this discussion would illuminate women’s challenges in the Church and emphasize the pressing need for change.
In bringing Dr. Tighe-Mooney on the show, Margaret Mary aimed to spotlight the guest’s informative research and stimulate a consequential dialogue amongst viewers. The host valued the significance of Dr. Tighe-Mooney’s voice in promoting critical thought, challenging the status quo, and advocating for a more inclusive Church.
About Dr. Sharon Tighe-Mooney
Sharon Tighe-Mooney lives in County Meath in Ireland. After a number of years working in a variety of organisations, Sharon decided to change direction and go to university, as a mature student, where she studied Ancient Classics and English.
After earning her doctorate in English from Maynooth University in 2010, Sharon published a number of essays on the novels of the Limerick writer, Kate O’Brien (1897-1974). She also published articles on women and the Catholic Church, which led to the research and writing of her book, What About Me? Women and the Catholic Church, which was published in 2018.
That book was an exploration of the arguments given by the Catholic Church to exclude women from holding official roles in the Church, and to examine what those arguments might reveal in terms of the story of women, alongside the development of the Catholic priesthood.
Researching the book exposed the dependence of authoritative Catholic Church teachings on church council documents, papal edicts, the Magisterium, and the writings of Church Fathers. There was a dearth of teaching based solely on Scripture.
This prompted Sharon to read and study the entire Bible, which led her down an entirely unexpected path towards an understanding of the primacy of scripture and the need to seek out a bible-based church.
Dr Sharon Tighe-Mooney can be found on the following sites:
- edu: https://www.academia.edu/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sharon-tighe-mooney-57528657/
- MURAL – Maynooth University Research Archive Library: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/
About Margaret Mary O’Connor
Margaret Mary O’Connor, as a member of the Catholic Laity, thought she knew everything about the Catholic Church, at least until she came upon a centuries-old Scandal of lies and cover-up by the Hierarchy of that Church. Frankly, she was fed up being lied to by her own Church, about its own past Church’s History on Women priests. With that realization, she truly felt in that moment, the monumental feeling of betrayal by her own Church.
Follow Margaret, as she travels down this Highway of Radical Truth where lies and outright coverup will be disclosed. Millions of Catholics are unaware of that past presence of Women Bishop’s, Women Deacons, as well as Women Priests, all there hiding in plain sight, in Early Church History.
As the complicity of this centuries-old Scandal continues, Margaret wants her fellow Catholics to learn the actual truth of this matter for themselves. She strongly believes, at minimal, any Catholic deserves the actual truth of this matter. To say that change is needed is hardly an understatement. She doesn’t let the Church’s betrayal stop her from uncovering some very fascinating Church Skeleton’s – one which very well might help solve our current priest shortage issue today.
Margaret Mary O’Connor has been called, “The Modern Day David” on many occasions. On a mission to reveal carefully guarded secrets of the Catholic Church, she unveils the truth through her well-researched writings.
Author of Scandal in the Shadows and Journey of a Celiac’s Soul, Margaret Mary is a force to be reckoned with.
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