Letters to The Pope
Please allow married priests back into active ordained ministry
Pope Francis wants to hear from you – whether you are Catholic, former Catholic, a Christian or non-Christian. Please read this letter and, if you agree, join us in signing it.You may sign the letter as an individual or on behalf of an organization or you can do both...
Petition to reinstate Rev Professor Hans Küng as an official Catholic theologian
Nessan, from Ireland, Ed, from The Netherlands, and CCRI invite you to join them in sending the letter below to Pope Francis. Please use the form below the letter to sign it. From Professor Leonard Swidler Friends, I urge all of you to sign AND forward this petition...
Letter to the Pope regarding Decentralization of the Church – January 2016
Pope Francis wants to hear from you – whether you are Catholic, former Catholic, a Christian or non-Christian. Please read this letter and, if you agree, join us in signing it.You may sign the letter as an individual or on behalf of an organization or you can do both...
For a voice in the decision making of our Church
His Holiness, Pope Francis Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Vatican City state administration Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago, Chile Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai, India Cardinal Reinhard Marx,...
Letter to the Pope regarding Synod – November 2015
November 9, 2015 Dear Pope Francis, These are times of joy and vigor in our Church. You have called us to a path of accompaniment, of “walking with” the other, of evangelizing and being evangelized by going to the peripheries. In your opening remarks at the Synod on...
Open Letter to Pope Francis: Being Church at the Peripheries
Here is another open letter to Pope Francis from young adult Catholic leaders. Feel free to support this cause as well.
Open Letter to Pope Re Appointments to Synod
Dear Pope Francis: When you called the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, we welcomed this initiative as a genuine attempt to consult the people of the Church. We now write to you on the cusp of the Synod to express our dismay at the process employed in selecting...
Sign petition to Stop the Attacks on Pope Francis
Amid a robust Italian debate over the leadership of Pope Francis, a cross-section of liberal Catholic groups in the country has launched an online petition to show backing for the Argentinian pontiff. Pointedly called “Stop the Attacks on Pope Francis,” the petition...
Concerns regarding the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
[French] [German] [Hungarian] [Spanish] This letter expresses the thoughts of many concerning the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on "The pastoral care of families in the context of evangelisation." Dear Pope Francis, We trust that our proposals, in letters...
French – Concerns regarding the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Février 2014 Saint père: Nous espérons que nos propositions, en lettres en date du 19 Septembre et du 27 Novembre 2013 et signées par des organisations catholiques et des individus à travers le monde, ont été utiles pour vous. En prévision de votre troisième réunion...
Hungarian – Concerns regarding the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Őszentsége Ferenc Pápa! Reméljük, hogy segítették munkáját azok a javaslataink, amelyeket az ez év szeptember 19-én és november 27-én kelt, és a világ minden részén élő, és működő katolikus hívek és szervezetek által aláírt korábbi leveinkben fogalmaztunk meg. A pápai...
German – Concerns regarding the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Lieber Papst Franziskus: Wir hoffen, dass Ihnen die Vorschläge in unseren Briefen vom 19. September und 27. November 2013 nützlich waren. Diese Briefe wurden von Einzelpersonen und Reformgruppen aus der ganzen Welt unterschrieben. Im Vorfeld des dritten Treffens mit...
Spanish – Concerns regarding the 2014 Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Febrero de 2014 Querido Papa Francisco: Confiamos en que te hayan resultado útiles nuestras propuestas incluidas en las cartas del 19 de setiembre y...
ACCCR summarises many worldwide views
The Australian Catholic Coalition for Church Renewal (ACCCR) articulately summarised the views of many in their letter to Pope Francis and Cardinal Baldisseri in the run up to the 2014 Extraordinary Synod. It beautifully addresses the sex abuse scandal and links...
Seeking dialogue with the Pope and our Bishops
We sent this letter to Pope Francis in advance of his December 2013 meeting. Specifically, this letter asks for an opportunity to enter into dialogue with the pope and to have him pave the way for dialogue with our bishops by explicit directions to form diocesan...
