Australia's bishops must lead an urgent delegation to Pope Francis
seeking changes to some of the church's most fundamental views on women,
celibacy, governance and the handling of child sex cases, according to
Australia's peak Catholic reform group in a call to arms to Catholics
across the country.
In an open letter sent to all parishes, Catholics for Renewal has urged bishops and archbishops not to "defer to the Holy See", or wait for the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, before acting on serious issues identified by the commission that contributed to the child sexual abuse crisis.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/child-sex-abuse-catholic-bishops-must-meet-pope-francis-to-push-for-urgent-change-20170403-gvcmgu.html
In an open letter sent to all parishes, Catholics for Renewal has urged bishops and archbishops not to "defer to the Holy See", or wait for the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, before acting on serious issues identified by the commission that contributed to the child sexual abuse crisis.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/child-sex-abuse-catholic-bishops-must-meet-pope-francis-to-push-for-urgent-change-20170403-gvcmgu.html