USCCB FALL ASSEMBLY 2019
From the National Catholic Reporter, all covearage detailing the 2019 Fall meeting of the U.S. Bishops, whose agenda reflects the current state of the Church in the U.S.
THE U.S. BISHOPS TRAVEL TO ROME
The bond between Rome and local churches around the world has always been crucial to the Catholic Church’s understanding of itself as universal.
HOW CAN AND SHOULD CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE CHURCH?
If you envision Christ in such a way that he always confirms your beliefs and never makes you squirm, you are on the wrong track and you need some spiritual guidance.
DIALOGUE BEGINS WITH EMPATHY, NOT CONTEMPT
Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt...
HOW U.S. CHURCH TRIED AND FAILED TO GET ABUSE PLAN PAST ROME
The attempt to carry out an ecclesiastical power play against the Pope... was a quick-fix solution attempting to shore up the US bishops' reputations. Even more shocking was [the plan] to deliberately exclude Rome from the design of the proposal.
