Synodality Secretariat Deplores Church’s Historic Abuse of Power
The Catholic Church body organising the 2023 Universal Synod on Synodality in Rome has strongly deplored the church’s ‘oppressive’ abuse of power in the past and re-emphasised the principle of the equality of dignity of all baptised members of the...
Synodal Submission by a Group who Experienced Abuse in a Church Context
Irish Synodal Pathway Submission on behalf of a group of those who experienced abuse in a Church context This report This report is the outcome of a process of consultation with a group of survivors who were asked to reflect on their experiences and what the Church...
Vatican Warning on Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’
In a clear ‘shot across the bow’ of Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ process – ongoing since 2019 – a Vatican statement has warned that nothing decided by Catholics in Germany alone can lawfully bind Germany’s bishops, who are...
Safeguarding: No Certainty on What Works – Vatican Expert
After 40 years of controversy there is still no academic certainty on how to ensure the safeguarding of the most vulnerable members of the church. This is the conclusion of Fr Hans Zollner SJ, advisor to Pope Francis and director of the church’s central advisory...
“I was naked and you clothed me…” – Margaret Kennedy
Dr Margaret Kennedy is a survivor of sexual abuse in early life, and a campaigner on behalf of other victims. Author of a seminal doctoral study of clergy abuse of women, she has also sought healing – for herself and others – in Christian liturgy and...ACI – Latest News
THE SYNODAL PATHWAY
The Declaration of a 'Synodal Pathway' - a journey towards a Synodal Assembly for the Catholic Church in Ireland (March 10 2021) may mark a watershed in its history - if it fulfils the promise of a return to dialogue and the task of renewal.
Apprised of ACI's concerns in 2019 for the slow progress of co-responsibility and faith formation at parish level, the Irish Bishops Conference has assured ACI that our submissions to it in 2019 - centred on the Baptismal Common Priesthood of the People of God - will be included in the Irish Synodal Pathway deliberative process.
The following documents were submitted to the ICBC, by the ACI Steering Group, for consideration at its autumn meeting in Maynooth beginning on October 1st, 2019.
The Common Priesthood of the People of God and the Renewal of the Church
It was Catholic parents who educated Catholic Bishops on the paramountcy of the obligation of safeguarding children in the church
Jesus as Model for the Common Priesthood of the People of God
It was for challenging religious hypocrisy and injustice that Jesus was accused and crucified. He is therefore a model for the common priesthood of the laity and for the challenging of injustice - in society and within the church.
A Suggested Strategy for the Recovery of the Irish and Western Catholic Church
Recovery of the church depends upon acknowledgment of the indispensable role of the common priesthood of the lay people of God and the explicit abandonment by bishops and clergy of paternalism and clericalism - the expectation of deference from lay people rather than honesty and integrity.
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The Declaration of a 'Synodal Pathway' - a journey towards a Synodal Assembly for the Catholic Church in Ireland (March 10 2021) may mark a watershed in its history - if it fulfils the promise of a return to dialogue and the task of renewal.
Apprised of ACI's concerns in 2019 for the slow progress of co-responsibility and faith formation at parish level, the Irish Bishops Conference has assured ACI that our submissions to it in 2019 - centred on the Baptismal Common Priesthood of the People of God - will be included in the Irish Synodal Pathway deliberative process.
The following documents were submitted to the ICBC, by the ACI Steering Group, for consideration at its autumn meeting in Maynooth beginning on October 1st, 2019.
The Common Priesthood of the People of God and the Renewal of the Church
It was Catholic parents who educated Catholic Bishops on the paramountcy of the obligation of safeguarding children in the church
Jesus as Model for the Common Priesthood of the People of God
It was for challenging religious hypocrisy and injustice that Jesus was accused and crucified. He is therefore a model for the common priesthood of the laity and for the challenging of injustice - in society and within the church.
A Suggested Strategy for the Recovery of the Irish and Western Catholic Church
Recovery of the church depends upon acknowledgment of the indispensable role of the common priesthood of the lay people of God and the explicit abandonment by bishops and clergy of paternalism and clericalism - the expectation of deference from lay people rather than honesty and integrity.
If you like what you see here why not support our work?
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