Tony Flannery

Sarah McDonald has written an excellent account of the Limerick Conference in the National Catholic Reporter, the American Catholic Newspaper.

Below is the link:

http://ncronline.org/news/global/lay-reform-groups-discuss-equality-women-church-governance-international-meeting

The Catholic Church, worldwide is in a state of flux at the moment. For those of us in the reform movement, who believe that the Church urgently needs to change, the pontificates of both John Paul and Benedict were a dark winter. Now, with Francis, there are signs of a spring growth again. But the new shoots are fragile, and like a lettuce plant newly introduced to the garden, a sharp late April or early May frost could kill them off.

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What happened in Limerick should not stay in Limerick: 2ndinternational meeting of priest associations and lay reform groups take up the tough questions   Dear Deb     From April 13 – 17, 2015, thirty-eight Catholics from priestassociations and church reform organizations across ten countries met in Limerick, Ireland to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the Church today and to work together for change.