Tag: clericalism
Asian bishops confront clericalism, urge shared leadership
Asian bishops urged deeper conversion, stronger relationships and solidarity as the Church confronts division, inequality and ecological crisis
Other face of clericalism
Clericalism is not limited to clergy. The deeper challenge lies in how power shapes institutional culture and relationships
Pope Francis tells gay man rejected from seminary to ‘go ahead...
The pope’s handwritten note was sent June 1 as an email attachment. It condemned clericalism and worldliness and said: “Jesus calls all, all.”
Obedience and Synodality
What does obedience mean in the context of synodality which promotes communion, participation, and mission?
Philippines’ National Retreat for Clergy: a spark and a dud
It failed to account for the basic calling of the Church to be the salt of the earth, to engage the world, to transform the world
Pope Francis hits ‘macho and dictatorial attitudes’
Pope Francis condemned clericalism as a “scourge” and “a form of worldliness” that tarnishes the Church's image
Clericalism in church and schools
Clericalism is also not just about the proverbial “bad apples in the basket”. It is also about the structure of the basket itself.
Pope Francis: ‘Free the sacred from its ties with money’
Pope Francis said the attitude of the scribes in the Gospel endures today in the form of clericalism, which he described as “being above the poor"
Pope Francis warns seminarians against clericalism, rigidity
The pope encouraged the seminarians to be steeped in the Word of God, not only internet chatter
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