Catholic Church reform no small task

Resistance to the Pope’s program is a signal to those anticipating change that it will not come easily, Richard Shields writes.

Wed., Jan. 26, 2022

By Richard Shields

The Catholic Church is out of touch with women and men of the 21st century who prefer empirical evidence to dogmatic pronouncements. That, at least, is the view of Pope Francis, who believes that “realities are more important than ideas” and a church should lead by example. This project, he insists, cannot be achieved by the clergy alone. The old model of bishops and priests deciding on the right way forward for the church needs to be replaced by one that can discern Christian truth in the experience of the laity. This is what Francis intended when he mandated the “synodal path” — a worldwide consultation among Catholics launched last October in Rome. [More]

https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/01/26/catholic-church-reform-no-small-task.html