In an anonymous survey of Australian priests, of the 1550 active and 160 retired priests, 542 responded. These written responses together with 50 face-to-face interviews are basis for a book “Our Fathers.” Of those who responded: 90.2 per cent said their lives as priests had been fulfilling 47.4 per cent found the workload ”excessive” 54.3 Read more
Elizabeth Johnson says that the Bishops misinterpret her thoughts and draw conclusions that “paint an incorrect picture of the fundamental line of thought the book develops.” The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine has critiqued Elizabeth Johnson’s “Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God.” A statement issued by the committee says that because of the book’s unacceptable Read more
The market research used by the Vatican to select possible bishops could breach Australian anti-discrimination law. The questionnaire sent to carefully selected clergy and lay people asks about potential bishop’s orthodoxy, personal qualities, loyalty to the Pope, commitment to celibacy, the potential bishop’s public image and his opposition to women priests. The form also inquired about his Read more