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Pope wants bishop selection process reviewed Comments 1

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

Pope Francis wants the process for way the Church identifies and appoints bishops reviewed. The Pope has asked his so-called C9 international council of cardinals to do this. He wants them to look particularly at the qualities needed in a bishop today. The council met with the Pope from September 14-16. Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Read more

Tags: Bishop selection, Church governance, Council of Cardinals, Fr Lombardi, Pope Francis
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Aussie theologian proposes criteria for bishop selection Comments 1

Friday, July 24th, 2015

An Australian theologian has suggested 12 criteria for selecting new bishops. University of Canberra chaplain Fr Paul McGavin explained his criteria in a 2000-word article in L’Espresso. He started by stating that ordination does not change a man. “He has access to the authority and grace of Holy Orders. Whether or not these are enacted Read more

Tags: Bishop selection, Fr Paul McGavin, Holy Orders, Human qualities, Ordination
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  • Sue Sallam The depiction of Jesus as black is almost as bad as depicting him as blond and blue eyed. As we don’t know what Jesus looked like, we should follow the genetic attributes of those who lived in the area at the time. Jesus’s earth parents were both Jewish. Thus a depiction of a non white Jesus...

    Black Jesus painting to go in one of UK’s oldest cathedrals ·  July 3, 2020

  • Kieran Many in the coming religious recession will be among the older generation not facing the risk of crowds. The time has come to hear the words of Pope Francis to listen to the voice of the younger generation and as I read the words of someone such as Richard Duthie who describes himself as "ex...

    The coming religion recession ·  July 1, 2020

  • Richard Duthie White skinned readers. I am racist and so are you. American academic, lecturer, and author Dr. Robin DiAngelo, (PHD in Multicultural Education) in her 2018 book White Fragility, asks you to trust her, that you are racist. Her book has been on the best seller list since released and is currently...

    Light-skinned Jesus statues are white supremacist ·  June 30, 2020

  • Montague Bamford Confirmation is a sacrament that completes baptism. In my opinion, it needs to return to its rightful place as the second of three sacraments of initiation. Too often it is reduced to a "graduation" from a program in the teenage years.

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  • Kieran It was Anton Chekov who made the statement that "without contraries, there is no progress." Sure, King states an extreme position but before we dismiss him, let us ask what is valid in his position. I agree with him in saying that our portrayals in art are more our own culture rather that that of...

    Light-skinned Jesus statues are white supremacist ·  June 28, 2020

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