Concerned Catholics Canberra

Concerned about governance and cultural issues arising from the Royal Commission. Exploring how we can have an effective voice in the direction of our church.

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

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[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

Paul Collins: What is a welcoming Church? https://t.co/GXvXteP2Z1

[Richard Scorer @Richard_Scorer]

Is church safer for young people now? We don’t think so. Very strong piece by Alesha Racine and ⁦@ProfJulieMac⁩ https://t.co/DI1pcY8qMf

[Catholic Survivors England @RCsurvivors]

Disquiet growing among survivors at inability of Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency and @nazirafzal to get it right. Open letter sent with many concerns.

[Alessandra Harris Author @AlessandraH17]

Anyways I’ll just read this collection of Catholic women when it comes out next week

[Joshua McElwee @joshjmcelwee]

The #Vatican's new document today for the ongoing synod process gives a lot of attention to the role of women in the church, including calls for women's ordination as priests. Short thread:

[Joshua McElwee @joshjmcelwee]

The text of the #Vatican's new document today for the ongoing synod process, which includes voices calling for women's ordination, is now available online here:

https://t.co/edXnHISGww

[Mark Stephen Murray @MarkStephenMur2]

"We cannot say that abuse is a problem of the past when we have survivors within our society still suffering the long-term consequences of it."

The Catholic Church needs deep renewal if its abuse apologies are to mean anything https://t.co/CLdhLxvMny

[EurekaStreet @EurekaStreet]

'None of the major participants in this sorry saga are entirely without fault. Unfortunately, in this era of culture wars such controversies often feature more heat than light,' writes John Warhurst. https://t.co/GvE9Uyc4Z9 #Essendon #Religiousfreedom

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

A substantial majority of catholic women were concerned about the prevalence of abuse, racism, and sexism in church contexts.

As @KathMcPhillips + @DrTracyMcEwan (@Uni_Newcastle) found, many also raised issues relating to transparency and accountability. https://t.co/gEKaewiaRR

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

Paul Collins: What is a welcoming Church? https://t.co/GXvXteP2Z1

[Christopher Lamb @ctrlamb]

A group protesting against the bar on women from ordained ministries as cardinals meet in the Vatican. Police detain the group (presumably for not having a permit to protest). The role of women in the Church has been a prominent theme in local synod reports.

[Christopher White @ChrisWhiteGU]

Ahead of today’s Vatican meetings of all Catholic cardinals around the world, a protest against the exclusion of women from the meeting and urging for women’s ordination.

[Joshua McElwee @joshjmcelwee]

Women’s ordination advocates came outside the hall where Pope Francis is meeting with the world’s Catholic cardinals with messages written on red parasols. The police are now questioning them. (One is my wife, ⁦@dearmisskate⁩)

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

Upcoming webinar to unpack the Plenary Decree on Deacons and Women https://t.co/tlaaQgC1pD

[The Good Oil @TheGoodOilSGS]

Everyone is invited to this series of webinars over four Wednesday evenings on August 10, 17, 24 and 31. Time: 7.30pm-9pm (AEST). Cost: $A22 covers all 4 sessions. Event details and registration at https://t.co/cbt2h8hMbY

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

EVENT DETAILS: WHEN: Wednesday Evenings – August 10, 17 ,24 & 31. TIME: 7:30-9:00pm (AEST)* WHERE: Online via Zoom. Register here 4/ https://t.co/pP2HIjqkxj

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

Creating a Just Synodal Church: Yarra Theological Union and the Australasian Coalition for Catholic Church Reform and Garratt Publishing invite you to attend a series of ground-breaking zoom webinars as we journey together towards a just, synodal Church. 1/

[Concerned Catholics Canberra @ConCatCanberra]

You’ll hear from an outstanding line-up of local and international experts offering insights post the Plenary’s second assembly, the ongoing work required as we move towards the Pope’s Synod of Bishops, and insights from the German Synodal Path. 3/

[The Good Oil @TheGoodOilSGS]

During the Second Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of the Australian Catholic Church, we learnt from experience that synodality is not for the faint hearted, writes Sister Patty Fawkner SGS in The Good Oil, July 2022. @ACBC1 @ConCatCanberra https://t.co/lrPqzjvKqL