Just a few thoughts
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Thank you Stephanie and Alan for your
reflections about the Adelaide Diocesan Council Assembly.
This is the first occasion that in our parish I have heard anything at all
about the Plenary Council at Sunday Mass.
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It is true that since Vatican II Council many of
its significant resolutions have not been realised. Any change that we as lay
Catholics may seek will not happen unless the hierarchy of the Church agrees.
Let us pray that these men will be courageous and acknowledge that all of us
are the Body of Christ.
Let us also seek to encourage young people to make their mark in the future growth
of the Church.
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Speak boldly, speak with passion and listen with
an open and humble heart -- Pope Francis 2018
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“What we need is a listening and inclusive Church
— a Plenary Council at which the clergy and the laity have a proper place at
the table, at which the voices of the ‘rusted-on’ and the ‘cheesed-off’
Catholics are heard and at which the bishops are respectfully listening as much
as speaking,” -- Fr Frank Brennan
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The
opening session of the Plenary Council starts at 10:30am today. It may be
interesting to see if the Agenda that was planned will actually be endorsed.
Plenary
Reflections
¯ Adelaide Diocesan Assembly
Closing Session -- This video lasts 2 hours, but many parts I
found very useful and informative. Here are some summarising screenshots:
Each of these topics has been elaborated in the video and I recommend that you watch the video for those details.
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