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Western People 16.5.2023 There are some very sharp turnings in life, as we know – and if we don’t we’ll find that out soon enough. Most of us most of…

The Instrumentum Laboris for the Second Session of the Synod in October talks about the different perspectives from which the mission of the Synod is to be progressed. Among these…

Dangerous Synodal Process? Some commentators see very serious dangers in the upcoming synodal process. They distrusts the wisdom of majority voting in the synodal process and appear to believe that…

The Vatican has announced that the church cannot bless same-sex unions. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2021-03/holy-see-the-church-cannot-bless-same-sex-unions.html   Full official text in English: Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to a…

Pope Leo XIV sends a note to Bishops inviting them to embed Vatican News’ new video widget in the web pages of dioceses, parishes, and organizations linked to the Catholic…

William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne, speaking to the priests of that diocese told them that in his recent teaching Pope Francis emphasises ‘that an effective Christian communion requires that we embrace the concept of Synodality in the everyday life of the Church.  It is both the concept and reality of journeying with people.  It is to trust in the “sensus fidei” ‘.
Bishop Crean also reminded his audience of the good done in the past by religious and priests but also stated ‘The long lens of hindsight enables us to identify the poor pastoral practice of many of our predecessors.  Though well-intentioned a narrow moralistic focus made for a distorted and dysfunctional spiritual vision/understanding of Christian living.  We live with both the riches and the baggage of our past.’