Scathing: Reformists Plenary Council Q&A, Day Four

Our Expert Attended A Plenary Council Q&A Hosted By The Australasian Council of Church Reform; This Is How It Went...

Laudetur Iesus Christus.

Here we go again... the group of mature, predominantly white, grumpy panellists began by savagely attacking their own Church, with hypocrisy and suggestions we need to act more like a corporation.

Our plenary council specialist and Canon Law expert Associate Professor Roman Albright suggested that the group continued to have a poor understanding of the Plenary process, practical realities, theology and Canon Law.

Today's 'Diverse' Panel

Mary Coloe: (Uncloistered Nun)

*Addresses Bishops by their first name.

“The top-down model can become about politics.”

“We have to leave the titles and regalia of office at the door, or we risk ruining the plenary council.”

“Faith leaders don’t need to be appointed forever, perhaps at the start of every year.”

“We don’t need a priesthood, as it doesn’t exist in the bible; we could just have deacons.”

“Faith leaders should have mandates from their communities.”

“Why is ordination a part of governance?”

“I lecture on preaching to young men, yet I am not allowed to preach.” Dearest Sister, maybe the issue is that we let you lecture on preaching. Clearly this should not happen.

“Canon Law is not divine law.”

“We have to have more women in Governance.”

“There is no reason why women can not be Deacons or be ordained.”

“Because we have a male-only priesthood, there is a hunger for the eucharist.”

Peter Johnstone: (Wants to replace half the roman curia with women. Has a ‘passion’ for pastoral councils.)

“We need to impose 50/50 gender quotas in Church roles, including the priesthood.”

“We need radical change.”

“Bishops aren’t necessarily leaders.”

In Summary:

It continues not to be about God for these reformists; it is about Governance, petty politics, and "putting people first".