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Catholic Reform Group urges Pope Francis to invite young people not just as auditors but to “make some noise” at the Synod on Youth
Catholic Church Reform Int'l congratulates Pope Francis on calling a Synod dedicated to young men and women. Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, told journalists yesterday that the presence of young men and women at the synod will...
Young People invited to speak up at Pope Francis’s Synod on Youth
(Please use links at left hand side to find out more about emboldened text.) To young people, their parents, grandparents, and friends: If you have moved on from the Church believing it to be outdated and out of touch with your needs, you have an unprecedented...
I am celebrating a Public Mass on January 22nd: You are welcome to come if you wish.
by Tony Flannery C.Ss.R This January marks a significant milestone in my life; the eighteenth of the month is my seventieth birthday. I have wondered how best to mark it. I am not by nature a ‘party person’, so that option did not greatly appeal to me. Having spent...
Rebirth of our Church in this New Year
(Please use links at left hand side to find out more about emboldened text.) As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new, let us continue to pull together to work for the reform of our Church. While it may seem that Pope Francis is moving slowly, he is...
Catholic Reform Group urges Pope Francisto have young people “make some noise” at the Synod on Youth
December 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rene Reid Work phone: 775-825-9196; Cell phone: 775-772-1210 Rene.Reid@CatholicChurchReformIntl.org www.CatholicChurchReformIntl.org Catholic Church Reform Int’l urges Pope Francis to have young people present in...
We’re not ready to meet the Pope
We thank the Association of Catholic Priests for permission to reproduce this article. From the visit of Pope John Paul in 1979 to the visit of Pope Francis in 2018, a period of almost 40 years, we can trace the trajectory of the stunning decline of the Catholic...
Are religions above Fundamental Rights?
by Astrid Lobo Gajiwala
Mumbai: On November 29, more than 50 Muslim women and social activists entered the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali shrine which houses the tomb of the 14th century saint Sayed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.
The entry came after a ruling of the Supreme Court that questioned the ban imposed by the trustees of the dargah five years ago.
The event touches a sensitive spot – the situation of women in religion. While the second class status of women in society is openly acknowledged and addressed the discrimination against women in religions is usually excused and justified with claims of it being divinely ordained.
Thus in the case of the Haji Ali dargah the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission when initially approached by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) in 2013, refused to intervene on the ground that this was a religious matter. That is why the Supreme Court ruling is a victory not just for the BMMA who fought the case or Indian Muslim women, but for all women across the globe who are fighting the male appropriation of religion.
December 4, 2016: Second Sunday of Advent Year A
Astrid Lobo Gajiwala, a valued CCRI Advisor, preaches on the readings for the Second Sunday of Advent
Newsletter – 26 November 2016
To all interested in the reform of our Church:
There is a movement underway to bring together worldwide organizations and Christian communities who want to see the reform of the Roman Catholic Church and to work in collaboration toward this renewal. Whether you are an individual or part of a reform organization, we invite you to join with us.
Pope Francis dismisses critics of his teachings (NCR)
Vatican City -- Pope Francis is firing back at foes of his efforts to make the Catholic church more open and pastoral in its ministry, telling an interviewer that “they are acting in bad faith to foment divisions.” The pontiff’s lengthy interview in Avvenire, the...
Christian women in India take steps to address clerical abuse cases
After efforts to persuade the Catholic church in India to deal with sexual abuse of women by clergy, and upset over the church's slow progress, a group of Christian women, mostly Catholics, announced steps for addressing the issue on their own. "We should move outside...
Is it time for a Plenary or National Council of the Catholic Church in Australia?
by Peter J Wilkinson
15 May 2012 originally published in The Swag
A plenary or national council (or synod) is an assembly of the bishops, clergy, religious and laity of a particular nation working to ensure that the pastoral needs of the People of God in that nation are provided for (C. 445).
It is 75 years since the last plenary council of the Catholic Church in Australia, held in 1937. That, and earlier ones in 1885, 1895 and 1905, were exclusively male clerical gatherings, with only bishops, theologians and superiors of male religious orders attending. Women, religious or lay, took no part.
The question now is: Has the time come to convene a fifth plenary council or synod in Australia, to be held under new inclusive rules (C. 443) which allow wider participation of Christ’s faithful, including women, to address the critical issues of our times?
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