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Why the delays in appointing Australia’s Bishops?

Bishops for the Australian mission From 1788, when the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay, until 31 March 2016, seventeen…

Selecting new bishops – a proposal involving the faithful

Peter Johnstone, President of Catholics for Renewal Inc, outlines a proposal for selecting the nine new bishops Australia will need…

The Synod on the Family – Success or Failure?

by Paul Collins I was talking recently about the Synod with a very experienced parish priest. He said that if…

FutureChurch commends Pope Francis’ commission on women deacons

Urges inclusion of women with diaconal calls alongside recognized experts. FutureChurch commends Pope Francis for his plan to create a…

Tui Motu Interislands Magazine: Recommendation

Hi Folks, Here is the link to the New Zealand magazine Tui Motu Interislands, which I find very inspiring and…

A Listening Church

Pope Francis’ open and friendly communication style has stirred interest globally, especially among communication-study specialists. Much attention has been focused…

How our Church needs to be fixed

by George Rippon Article originally published in Catholica As I sit down to write I am often not quite sure…

But the Resurrection is different.

I think that hope is more significant than faith and love. Hope is rooted in imagination, in the ability to…

Jesus & ourselves, compare! He emptied himself, we peacock!

by Dr James Kottoor Murder most foul on the cross. It made Friday good for the world and is called…

From Peripheries he comes as outcast

The Homeless Jesus comes to the Vatican  By ANDREA TORNIELLI in Vatican Insider, 3/03/2016 A life-size sculpture of the Nazarene,…

A prayer for women’s priesthood

From Iglesia Descalza, by Rebel Girl   This prayer for women priests and the sketch to the right, were produced…

The Age of Entitlement is over

by David Timbs Read paper HERE Abstract: It is becoming more and more obvious that one of the most significant…

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Speaking Out with One Unified Global Voice

"...Until we raise a common voice, we will not only not be heard, we will not even be listened to....   

My hope is that by speaking out together - a strong chorus of calls for reform - we can provide a common, a clear, a strong and ongoing voice for the yet incomplete vision of Vatican II.

In common cause, let us band together across the world. By our desire to be heard on particular issues - all of them important - let us not lose the strength of our common voice by reducing it to a whisper.

In light of this, we invite individuals and organizations to join together in making known our opinions for the good of our Church. By uniting our voices, it is not about abandoning the unique work of your organization but rather about how your work can enhance global reform."

Sr. Joan Chittister, CCRI Special advisor

"We have to join our forces in order to reach a real breakthrough in this window of opportunity." Hans Kung, CCRI Consultor


"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion." [Ethiopian proverb]


"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." [Kenyan proverb]

"(The Christian faithful) have the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful." (Canon 212 §3)

CCRI is also interested in helping support various causes in regions of the world by garnering the support of our entire global community for those who need support beyond their parish, organization, or locale. Send us (1) your name and affiliation, or (2) the name of your group with some description of your goals, membership, and numbers. Click here to see those organizations who have already joined together speaking out for reform of our Church.



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