“With the seemingly endless stream of Australian royal commissions taking place, about to take place or called for, the ethical and cultural leadership practices of both government and non-government organizations are well and truly in the spotlight of public scrutiny. ”
“This raises the question of contested Catholic values. The modern Church is not just diverse, theologically and ideologically, but quite polarized as attempts to progress issues like equality for women in the Church show.”
“When I started at Caritas a little less than two years ago, I had a two-dimensional knowledge of what the agency does. I associated it mainly with Project Compassion and, sure enough, had done my share of urging people to put money in those little boxes during Lent. ”
“An Australian priest draws parallels with the residential schools in Canada and Australia's stolen children and insists what was perpetrated was, and remains, totally inconsistent with the teachings of Christ”
“In his patient drive for a synodal Church, Pope Francis speaks of a "different Church" (not a new Church). In doing so, he is picking up the wisdom of Yves Congar OP from all those years ago. A different Church can only come about only with change.”
“Many looked at the list of amendments suggested to us by community organisations, including the Australasian Catholic Coalition for Church Reform and the Sense of the Faithful group in Melbourne. Many other members were either satisfied enough or daunted by the task,”
“After delays due to the pandemic, the Australian Catholic Church gathered for the first Assembly of this Plenary Council in Adelaide, October 2021. A second assembly will be held in June 2022.”
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