Social Justice and the Family; presented by the Association of Catholics in Ireland
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Marco Politi – The Association of Catholics in Ireland in association with the Loyola Institute, Trinity College
Marco Politi will speak in the Loyola Institute, Trinity College, on Tuesday 18th October at 6.30 pm.
Has the momentum of the Regency meeting dissipated?
Martin Hayes from Waterfall in Cork laments to lack of real follow-up to the marvellous gathering in the Regency twelve months ago. He also believes that the movement to have two separate associations is part of the problem, and is actually stifling progress.
Tablet Rome correspondent to speak at Dublin meeting
Robert Mickens, the Vatican correspondent of the Tablet, will speak at an event, jointly sponsored by the ACP and the ACI. He will speak about Pope Francis, and the possibility of renewal and reform in the Church under his papacy.
Church described as a ‘juggernaut’ at Leighlinbridge meeting
The church was described as a juggernaut at the recent Leighlinbridge ACI meeting — with the institutional church out in front and Jesus to the rear – the ‘cart before the horse’.
Ordination of married men would cause other major changes within the church
Soline Humbert recommended this recent article by Joan Chittister OSB in NCR as worthwhile reading.
Joan argues that ‘if Pope Francis takes the question of married men seriously, that could, for a change, lead to real change’.
…”young unmarried women see little or no place for themselves in the male church.” …”So pollsters track them as they go somewhere else seeking spiritual nourishment or, just as likely, go nowhere at all. Disillusioned with the gap between Christian teaching and Catholic practice on equality, religion has little meaning for them now. In a world where secular institutions are more likely to recognize the fullness of a woman’s humanity than the church does, church does not interest them much anymore. “
“I am convinced that until the women’s question is addressed in the church, the numbers will continue to decline, and the church will fail in the 21st century”Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) Open Information Event, Belfast, Saturday 6th December 2014
Theme:
“Helping the Church to become self-critical:
Why the laity are best equipped for this role”