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”Catholics from all over the United States, including representatives from Canada, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, France, Spain, Mexico, Italy, United Kingdom and Portugal, will convene an American Catholic Council in Detroit the weekend of June 10-12, 2011.
After holding nearly a hundred local “listening sessions” around the country during the past eighteen months, attendees will gather to consider the state of the Church, and review the promises of Vatican II to include the People of God in a shared-governance, transparent and inclusive model of the Church.
The listening sessions were instrumental in developing a “Catholic Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” which reflects what many Catholics yearn for in their Church.
And what do these faithful Catholics want?
? Revitalized parish and diocesan councils;
? A voice in the selection of pastors and bishops;
? Optional celibacy;
? Open and meaningful progress on the role of women in the Church;
? Availability of full sacramental life for all who wish it;
? Renewed emphasis on conscience and morality;
? Effective resolution of the abuse crisis, including holding perpetrators and their enablers responsible;
? Sincere ecumenism and theological freedom of inquiry;
? Financial transparency;
? A recommitment to social justice that responds to the many problems of the poor, hungry and homeless in our world;
A full weekend of worship, education and dialogue will bring people together to build plans for a renaissance of Vatican II in the Church today. Vatican II brought needed reforms to the Church but it has not yet been fully implemented and there is a growing tendency among some to return to pre-Vatican II norms. Attendees believe that Vatican II holds solutions to the ills plaguing the Church today, including the exodus of millions of ”cradle” Catholics.
Join this historic gathering and hear world renowned, Vatican II peritus (expert) and theologian, Dr. Hans Kung; Benedictine religious leader, NCR columnist, and well-known speaker, Sr. Joan Chittister; globally recognized speaker, priest and theologian, Dr. Anthony Padovano; well-known author and professor, Dr. Jeanette Rodriquez; Boston Globe columnist, Kennedy Center scholar and author, James Carroll; and author and theologian, Dr. Matthew Fox. All will speak on aspects of the spirit, vision and hope of the People of God as captured in the themes of Vatican II.
Breakout Sessions will promote dialogue and foster action plans for renewing the Church. Facilitators of breakout sessions include well-known authors, professors, and Catholic reform leaders. Attendees can network with a diverse representation of people and organizations developing solutions that have local, regional, and national implications. The Council will conclude with the first performance of a participatory Pentecost Mass of the Spirit with chorus, brass chorale, and congregation.”
Kritiken mot Memorandum har bl.a. gått ut på att det inte är något märkvärdigt eller nytt, vilket på det hela taget stämmer. Det bygger ju på Andra Vatikankonciliet, hör alltså Katolska kyrkans tradition och är ingen plötsligt infall. Inte heller är Memorandum först med att väcka dessa frågor, utan nytt är det stora genomslaget Memorandum fått.
Frågorna som behandlas på mötet i Detroit utgår också från Vat 2 och därför liknar dem i Memorandum. Att både lekfolk och teologer nu är engagerade för att implementera det som bestämdes under konciliet är mycket positivt.
/Anneli Magnusson
