Tag: Ecclesiology
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Congregationalism?
Frankly, there is part of me that believes that this frustration should be directed beyond the grave to the one that many are trying to call “the great.” For all that Pope John Paul II did for the Church, I wonder if his lasting legacy will be a more divided, more polarized Church. Only time…
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From the land of Mozart, Haydn, Bruckner, Schubert…
80% of Austrian clergy favor the abolition of mandatory celibacy, 51% favor the ordination of women. More than half believe that Rome’s handling of the sex abuse scandal has been “poor.”80% believe that the sex abuse scandal should be taken as the occasion for a fundamental rethinking of the Church’s approach to sexuality.
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“Hello Rome” – and a “Reply” from the Pope
Here is the “longest protest song in the world” from the Catholic Youth of Upper Austria.
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Ecclesial Equality
Quote of the day from Rory Cooney: “Only if everyone submits to the new translation will it demonstrate the ecclesial equality of the children of God…”
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Ecumenical Sensitivity in the RCIA
No. 475 of the Rite of Christian Initiation says this: “Any appearance of triumphalism should be carefully avoided.” One should consider “the ecumenical implications” of the rite. No. 479 says this: “One who was born and baptized outside the visible communion of the Catholic Church is not required to make an abjuration of heresy, but…