The STV Parish Community striving for integrity and accountability in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Church. As relevant news and background items come to light, we will highlight them here for your reading and thought. AUGUST 27th 2023 Discerning Leadership Program Aims to Build a Synodal Church https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/discerning-leadership-program-aims-build-synodal-church Synod Raises Hopes for Long Sought Recognition of Women in the Catholic Church https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/news/synod-raises-hopes-long-sought-recognition-women-catholic-church JUNE 25th 'Astonishing': Upcoming US Bishops Assembly Won't Discuss Pope Francis' Ongoing Synod 'Astonishing': Upcoming US bishops' assembly won't discuss Pope Francis' ongoing synod | National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org) Synodality- A Friendly Response to Joan Chittister https://international.la-croix.com/news/signs-of-the-times/vatican-ii-and-synodality-a-friendly-response-to-joan-chittister/17978 Synod Document Sets Stage for Wide Ranging Debate- Women, Catholic Ministries https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/synod-document-sets-stage-wide-ranging-debate-women-catholic-ministries-
APRIL 2nd All Roads Lead to the Synod in Rome- a Bit of Synodal Wisdom https://international.la-croix.com/news/signs-of-the-times/all-roads-lead-to-the-synod-in-rome-a-bit-of-synodal-wisdom/17430 Cardinal Cupich on Pope Francis's 10 Years https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/03/13/cardinal-cupich-pope-francis-10-years-244893 The Sex Abuse Crisis- Francis the Intractable Pope https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/the-sex-abuse-crisis-francis-the-intractable-pope/17434 Pope Francis Makes Vos Estis Clergy Abuse Law Permanent https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-makes-vos-estis-clergy-abuse-law-permanent
MARCH 12th German Catholics Seek to Transform Church Governance https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/how-german-catholics-seek-to-transform-church-governance/17374 Sorry, Not Enough- Abuse Victims Need Answers and Support, Pope Says https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/sorry-not-enough-abuse-victims-need-answers-support-pope-says Judge Orders Release of Redacted Report on Child Sex Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese https://www.ncronline.org/news/judge-orders-release-redacted-report-child-sex-abuse-baltimore-archdiocese
SEPTEMBER 18th Zero Tolerance for Priests Guilty of Abuse, Pope Says https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/zero-tolerance-priests-guilty-abuse-pope-says-interview
The Synodal Process-It's Time to Make a Stand https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/the-synodal-process-its-time-to-make-a-stand/16550
SEPTEMBER 4th How Pope Francis is Redefining the Role of the Roman Curia https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/how-pope-francis-is-redefining-the-role-of-the-roman-curia/15828
Roman Curia Reformed Pope Francis' Revolution https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/roman-curia-reformed-pope-francis-revolution/15822
Catholic Clergy's Unquestioned and Uneducated Power Spurs Abuse https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/report-catholic-clergys-unquestioned-and-uneducated-power-spurs-abuse
AUGUST 28th Parish Synod Reports US Catholics Call Women's Leadership, LGBTQ Welcoming https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/synod-reports-us-catholics-call-womens-leadership-lgbtq-welcoming
Synod Report Details US Bishops Avoidance of Church Teaching on Creation Care https://www.ncronline.org/news/earthbeat/synod-report-details-us-bishops-avoidance-church-teaching-creation-care
AUGUST 21st Bishop McElroy: Pope Francis and Vatican II give us a road map for Synodal process https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/05/31/mcelroy-synodality-francis-continuity-243077
JULY 3rd Cardinal Kasper Alarmed by the German Synodal Process international.la-croix.com/news/religion/cardinal-kasper-alarmed-by-the-german-synodal-process/16292