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Monday, December 2nd, 2024
The mandated Sunday litany of shame was a communications, liturgical, and theological blunder that left people re-victimised. “I stood there in the Church and didn’t know what to do. I was listening to this lament in a very public place. I wanted to leave, but then I thought I would be seen to be a Read more
Tags: Abuse apology, Bishop Peter Cullinane, clerical abuse, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Lament, Liturgy, Liturgy of Lament, NZ Catholic bishops, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Letter, Royal Commission - Abuse in Care
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Sunday litany of shame – comms, theological and liturgical blunder
Monday, November 25th, 2024
Fr Joe Grayland’s disquiet over the NZ bishops’ apology (Cathnews 18/11/24) is perplexing. In a letter that needed to be short, it is hard to know what language the bishops could have used to make their apology more comprehensive than it is. Certainly, the apology needed to acknowledge, above all, Church leaders’ own failures for Read more
Tags: Abuse apology, Bishop Peter Cullinane, clerical abuse, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Lament, Liturgy, Liturgy of Lament, NZ Catholic bishops, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Letter, Royal Commission - Abuse in Care
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Disquiet over the NZ bishops’ abuse apology letter perplexing
Monday, November 18th, 2024
The Bishops’ Pastoral Letter and Litany of Lament at last Sunday’s masses are another example of Church leaders’ persistent inability to take full responsibility for the institution’s decisions. The inability to take full responsibility for these decisions has been a constant complaint of survivors and victims of abuse. However, in this action, the episcopal and Read more
Tags: Abuse, Dr Joe Grayland, Joe Grayland, Liturgy, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Letter, Royal Commission - Abuse in Care
Posted in Analysis and Comment, Great reads | Comments Off on Abuse, bishops, apology, litany, lament and Sunday Assembly
Monday, November 18th, 2024
In a letter read at all Masses last Sunday, the NZ Catholic bishops lamented the actions and lack of actions, the sins and crimes of priests, religious and lay people working in Catholic settings. They said that some of the earlier responses and solutions were ill-advised and had devastating consequences. Along with the sins and Read more
Tags: Abuse, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, Pastoral Letter, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Royal Commission - Abuse in Care
Posted in Great reads, New Zealand | Comments Off on NZ Catholic bishops lament sexual abuse
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018
US bishops are backing an anti-racism pastoral letter aiming “to combat the scourge of racism in the hearts and minds of the faithful, in our own church communities and in the structures of society”. Read more
Tags: Anti-racism, Pastoral Letter, US Bishops
Posted in News Shorts, World | Comments Off on US bishops back anti-racism pastoral letter
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
Malawi’s Muslim community are criticising the country’s Catholic bishops for failing to mention the murder of albinos in its latest pastoral letter. The 16-page pastoral letter, ‘A Call For A New Era In Malawi’, was read out in Catholic churches last Sunday. The letter lists a number of ills afflicting the nation. It echoes issues Read more
Tags: Albino, Ctholic bishops, Malawi, Murder, Muslim, Pastoral Letter
Posted in World | Comments Off on Malawi’s Muslims note bishops fail to address albino murders
Friday, April 1st, 2016
New Zealand’s bishops have produced a pastoral letter on Mercy in which Catholics are asked to give themselves generously to the sacrament of Reconciliation. The letter, titled, “Be Merciful“, notes the interest in the jubilee Year of Mercy throughout the Catholic world. The bishops state that “as a way of life, mercy directs our outlook Read more
Tags: Holy Doors, Mercy, New Zealand bishops, Pastoral Letter, Reconciliation
Posted in New Zealand, Top Story | Comments Off on NZ bishops encourage Reconciliation in letter on mercy
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
The Bishop of Christchurch has issued a pastoral letter on the Diocesan Recovery Plan. In the letter, Bishop Barry Jones stated that the plan for the diocese is a “single plan” including the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The letter sets out the goals in terms of time frame and building standards to be achieved. The Read more
Tags: Bishop Barry Jones, Christchurch Diocese, Pastoral Letter, Recovery plan
Posted in New Zealand, Top Story | Comments Off on Pastoral letter covers Christchurch diocese recovery plan
Friday, August 14th, 2015
Bishops whose dioceses are along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route have tried to counter moves to make it just a cultural or tourist experience. French and Spanish bishops released a pastoral letter setting out the possibilities of evangelisation of those travelling the route. The bishops admit that 70 per cent of those walking the Read more
Tags: Camino de Santiago, Evangelisation, Pastoral Letter, tourism
Posted in News Shorts | Comments Off on Evangelisation challenge as Camino more secular
Friday, July 10th, 2015
A same-sex marriage campaigner has recommended Tasmanians offended by a pastoral letter from Australia’s Catholic bishops complain to authorities. A pastoral letter from the bishops titled “Don’t mess with marriage” was sent home with students of Catholic high schools in several archdioceses, including Hobart. It stressed both respect for all and respect for the unique Read more
Tags: Archbishop Porteous, Pastoral Letter, Rodney Croome, Same-sex marriage, Tasmania
Posted in World | Comments Off on Aussie pastoral letter sparks discrimination complaint