Submissions for the Synod
Summary of AUSCP survey Survey release AUSCP
Report from the Association of Catholics in Ireland ACI REPORT DRAFT 4
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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.