Church to Repudiate Christian Imperialism?
A US Catholic Bishop has asked to meet with Pope Francis to “re-examine” 15th century documents that justified European conquest of lands and indigenous peoples in the Americas and elsewhere. This call from Bishop Douglas Lucia of Syracuse, NY, will...
Dublin Task Force Calls for Data Response
The Dublin diocesan Synodal Pathway Task Force has called for a response from all parishioners to the Synodal Pathway Challenge. Entitled ‘Building Hope’ the response form asks for input on the three initiatives that people would most like to see. Click...
‘Canon Law Must Catch Up With Synodality’: Fr Brendan Hoban to ACI
As Catholic Canon Law still reflects the top-down model of church that still too often lingers in Ireland, despite Vatican II, canon law will need to ‘catch up’ with the ‘inverted pyramid’ model of church required by synodality. This was...
‘Don’t Weaponise the Eucharist’ – US Democrats to US Bishops
Sixty US Catholic Democrat members of the US House of Representatives have urged US Catholic bishops to avoid ‘weaponizing’ the Eucharist by denying it to politicians who are ‘pro-choice’ on abortion. They include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a...
Church Historian to Chair Synodal Steering Committee
Dr Nicola Brady, General Secretary of the Irish Council of Churches, has been appointed as Chair of the Synodal Steering Committee of the Irish Catholic Church’s ‘Synodal Pathway’. The latter – to run over the next five years – was...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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