Vatican Takes Down Negative Poll on ‘Synodality’
The Catholic news site Crux has reported that a social media poll on popular reaction to Pope Francis’ ‘Synodality’ initiative – organised by a Vatican agency – was taken down on July 25th, the same day, after over 80% of respondents were...
No More ‘Platitudinous Waffle’: Theologian
” … in violation of all we were told about the synodal process, the Instrumentum Laboris for this year’s synod excludes discussion of ordaining women to the diaconate.” This comes from retired Professor of Theology, Tina Beattie –...
RECORDING: Adult Faith Development for the 21st Century: Diarmuid O’Murchú
Adult Faith Development for the 21st Century Diarmuid O’Murchú ZOOM RECORDING from Thursday, June 13th An adult Christian faith is developed by networking with other adults on the questions that beset us – not by unquestioning retention of a...
Universal Synod: 2nd Instrumentum Laboris Published
The ‘working document’ for the second and final session of the Universal Synod on Synodality has been published and is available by clicking here. The document stresses the need for active formation and training in ‘listening in the spirit’...
Viganó Schism is Small Potatoes – Theologian
In an article for La Croix International the prominent theologian Massimo Faggioli has judged the recent Vatican excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó on a charge of schism to be far less significant than the ‘silent schism of disaffection...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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