{"id":15039,"date":"2020-05-23T21:47:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T21:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/?p=15039"},"modified":"2020-05-24T01:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T01:19:35","slug":"dr-miceal-ledwith-the-origins-of-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/?p=15039","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Miceal Ledwith &#8211; The Origins of Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Miceal Ledwith, L.Ph., L.D., D.D., LL.D (h.c), served as a Catholic priest and as Professor of Theology and College President for over 25 years in Ireland.&nbsp;During the course of his academic and administrative careers he lectured extensively to interested adult groups in many countries and continues to speak at venues all over the world today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a long-time member of Ramtha&#8217;s School of Ancient Wisdom and has been invited to speak at Events held by the school for several years at many venues throughout the world. &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was one of the scholars featured in <strong><em>&#8220;What the Bleep Do We Know,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> and its sequel <strong><em>&#8220;Down the Rabbit Hole.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Origins of Man with  Dr. Miceal Ledwith\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/421974292?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Origins of Man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ledwith posses many questions and has a few suggestions as he sets the stage for you to ponder.  Consider is what part of the Holy See tasked with advising the Pope on theological matters&#8230;so his knowledge is vast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Presidency of Maynooth was, in 1985 when Ledwith was appointed to the role, a senior position within the Catholic Church in Ireland. Only 44, he proved a capable administrator at Maynooth; immediately prior to his resignation he presided over the separation of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_University_of_Ireland,_Maynooth\">National University of Ireland, Maynooth<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_Patrick%27s_College,_Maynooth\">Pontifical College<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miche%C3%A1l_Ledwith#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;He was regarded within the church as a progressive and in 1988 he was seen as a series contender for the vacant see of Dublin following the sudden death of Archbishop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_McNamara_(bishop)\">Kevin McNamara<\/a>. His name was submitted to Rome as one of three possible candidates.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miche%C3%A1l_Ledwith#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was considerable surprise following the appointment of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_College_Dublin\">University College Dublin<\/a>&nbsp;academic, Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desmond_Connell\">Desmond Connell<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miche%C3%A1l_Ledwith#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ledwith was then appointed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honorary_Prelate\">Domestic Prelate<\/a>&nbsp;with the title of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monsignor\">Monsignor<\/a>, and served for 17 years under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_John_Paul_II\">Pope John Paul II<\/a>&nbsp;as a member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Theological_Commission\">International Theological Commission<\/a>, a group of theologians of international standing charged with advising the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_See\">Holy See<\/a>&nbsp;on theological matters. He also served as Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Irish Universities and as a member of the Governing Bureau of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_University_Association\">Conference of European University Rectors<\/a>&nbsp;(CRE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img title=\" \"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" alt=\" \" data-id=\"15044\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/?attachment_id=15044\" class=\"wp-image-15044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideoutbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png 333w, 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\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-issuu wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-issuu\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/sciencetosage\/docs\/science_to_sage\" style=\"width: 525px; height: 340px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-issuu wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-issuu\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/sciencetosage\/docs\/1-evolutionary_consciousness_with_d\" style=\"width: 525px; height: 340px;\" class=\"issuuembed\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Articles by Dr. Ledwith for Science to Sage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-issuu wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-issuu\"><div 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