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Chris McDonnell writes in The Catholic Times about the shortage of priests and states that “It will soon be too late to consider a possible resolution to the problems we face unless we take active steps now to address our difficulties.”
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It’s time for the bishops to start listening
Conalo, a columnist in the Carlow Nationalist, sees the pope’s recent wearing of the pre-Vatican II fanon as indicative of a culture with the Church that is determined to ignore the spirit of the Second Vatican Council: a hierarchy that refuses to engage is another indication.
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There is a longer document (12 pages) of the AUSCP Report at http://www.uscatholicpriests.org/storage/Survey%20Report%20to%20Rome%20final%20040115.pdf.
Is anybody interested in the synod anymore?
Well, Joe the members of the ACI are praying for a “Girardian” society on their site which would make this synod seem less important or unnecessary, I believe.