Archive for tag: laity

Archive pour tag : laity

Pope Francis’ decision in late April to include lay persons as full participants with voting rights in the upcoming Synod of Bishops is a significant step towards making the synod a body that more adequately represents and embodies an act of discernment by the whole entire people of God.

In exhorting the pastors of the local churches to embark upon a synodal process with the whole community of the baptized and listen to the voices of the marginalized, the pope has been seeking to reawaken the muscle memory of the ecclesial body.
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Posted: May 10, 2023 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13681
Categories: NCR, OpinionIn this article: Catholic, laity, Pope Francis, synodality
Transmis : 10 mai 2023 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13681
Catégorie : NCR, OpinionDans cet article : Catholic, laity, Pope Francis, synodality

For too many Catholics, ordained or lay, the responsibilities of the laity are those “delegated” by the priest or bishop.

As the continental assemblies for the Synod of Bishops make clear that hot-button issues — like sexuality, climate change and the role of women in the church — are not going away, the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life is pointing at a more fundamental issue at stake in learning to be a “synodal church”: What responsibility comes from baptism and unites all Catholics?
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Posted: Feb. 17, 2023 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=13335
Categories: CNSIn this article: Dicastery for Laity the Family and Life, laity, mission, synodality, Vatican
Transmis : 17 févr. 2023 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=13335
Catégorie : CNSDans cet article : Dicastery for Laity the Family and Life, laity, mission, synodality, Vatican