"Where have I seen or experienced distresses within the Church’s structure(s)/organization/leadership/life that hinder the mission?"
Hmm
Distressed when I hear about synod discussions on topics that aren't (or shouldn't be) up for discussion.
Or distressed when asked to comment on synod discussion questions that don't seem to have any relevance to my faith life.
Examples would fill a huge document, but here are a few:
1) All religions are willed by God (Document on Human Fraternity. Feb 2019).
2) I refuse to accept that Islam is violent ( Pope Francis 2016, after brutal murder of 85 year old French priest).
3) Islam is a religion of peace - Evangelii Gaudium, para 253, 2013.
4) "Pope Francis 'abolishes Hell'" (headline in Times of London, Good Friday, 2018).
5) All religions are positively willed by God (Papal Preacher, 2002)......
Good one!
Oh boy do I have thoughts. So many thoughts. A veritable *mosaic* of thoughts.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
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"Where have I seen or experienced distresses within the Church’s structure(s)/organization/leadership/life that hinder the mission?"
Hmm
Distressed when I hear about synod discussions on topics that aren't (or shouldn't be) up for discussion.
Or distressed when asked to comment on synod discussion questions that don't seem to have any relevance to my faith life.
Examples would fill a huge document, but here are a few:
1) All religions are willed by God (Document on Human Fraternity. Feb 2019).
2) I refuse to accept that Islam is violent ( Pope Francis 2016, after brutal murder of 85 year old French priest).
3) Islam is a religion of peace - Evangelii Gaudium, para 253, 2013.
4) "Pope Francis 'abolishes Hell'" (headline in Times of London, Good Friday, 2018).
5) All religions are positively willed by God (Papal Preacher, 2002)......
Good one!
Oh boy do I have thoughts. So many thoughts. A veritable *mosaic* of thoughts.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
👍