Sir, – As a woman and a practising Catholic, I am heartened by the call from Joe Mulvaney for a “Catholic Spring”. (December 22nd). The challenge of genuine renewal includes recognition that a new and meaningful theology of sexuality is long overdue.
Power for power’s sake, is not my sense of what women want from our church. Rather, many of us look forward to acceptance that we are all equal members entitled, by the same baptism and dignity, to parity of participation in all aspects of the Catholic Church.
The growth of little green shoots of radical inclusiveness where all share the “good news” of Jesus Christ, in a spirit of service with no vestige of clericalism, is my hope and prayer for 2012. – Yours, etc,
A chara, – Will the May assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland herald the “Catholic Spring” called for by Joe Mulvaney (December 22th)? Who knows what radical transformations the Holy Spirit has on Her calendar for 2012? – Is mise,
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