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Council of Cardinals speaks about decentralizing authority in the church [Catholic Caucus]
National Catholic Reporter ^ | April 26, 2017 | Joshua J. McElwee

Posted on 04/26/2017 7:51:48 PM PDT by ebb tide

The group of cardinals advising Pope Francis on reforming the Vatican bureaucracy spoke in their latest meeting about how to decentralize authority in the Catholic church and improve relationships between the Vatican and local bishops’ conferences.

The nine member Council of Cardinals spoke in their April 24-26 meeting about how the Vatican can “be more at the service of local bishops” spokesman Greg Burke said in a short briefing Wednesday.

Burke said the Council also continued its work examining the different offices of the Vatican bureaucracy, commonly known as the Roman Curia. He said they spoke specifically about the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.

Burke also said Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the only American serving on the Council, gave an update on his work leading the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

The spokesman said O’Malley briefed the pope and other cardinals about the last plenary session of his commission, held in Rome at the end of March, and about its work hosting various education seminars around the world on how to protect children from abuse.

Burke was asked if the Council had discussed the resignation from the commission of Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins, who left March 1 due to frustration with Vatican officials' reluctance to cooperate with its work to protect children.

The spokesman said O’Malley discussed “the importance of having the voice and input of victims on the commission” but “in what form is left to be seen.”

Asked how Francis conducts the meetings with the cardinals’ group, Burke said the pontiff acts as "one who listens and asks many questions."

The next meeting of the Council of Cardinals is scheduled for June 12-14.


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic
KEYWORDS: collegiality; francischurch; gangofnine; papacy

1 posted on 04/26/2017 7:51:48 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide
So the Truth in one region will differ from the Truth in another?

Then our Church is finished.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

2 posted on 04/26/2017 8:09:57 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel protect us in Battle!)
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To: ebb tide
"The group of cardinals advising Pope Francis on reforming the Vatican bureaucracy spoke in their latest meeting about how to decentralize authority in the Catholic church and improve relationships between the Vatican and local bishops’ conferences." decentralize authority in the Catholic church ?? ALL authority must come from the Bishop of Rome, who holds the Office and Chair of Saint Peter! "Improving relationships"?
3 posted on 04/26/2017 8:11:46 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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To: heterosupremacist

Simply done, just consider the current Popester a heretic, revoke his authority and problem solved. HaHa...


4 posted on 04/26/2017 8:27:56 PM PDT by Fungi (Please give suggestions for fungal taglines. Merci.)
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To: ebb tide

Bergoglio and his minions are getting to be a nuisance.


5 posted on 04/26/2017 10:53:17 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America.)
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To: Fungi

His authority has already been revoked via divine law. Manifest heretics automatically lose their office. We just need those in the hierarchy who are actually Catholic to confirm that fact so it is official.


6 posted on 04/27/2017 4:20:56 AM PDT by piusv (Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Hate to break the news, but it’s been this way for a long time now.


7 posted on 04/27/2017 4:22:00 AM PDT by piusv (Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
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