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Letter to Pope Francis on the occasion of his visit to the U.S.
This letter was sent by the International Network of Reform movements, of which I am the Irish delegate.
Catholics Call on Pope Francis to Keep Parishes Open
As Pope Francis makes his inaugural journey to the United States, Catholics from the United States and around the world are calling on him to help them keep parishes open.
A Open Letter to Pope Francis released today calls attention to the widespread policy of bishops to merge, cluster and close parishes and asks Pope Francis to encourage them to find ways to keep them open rather than shuttering them.
Brendan Hoban’s article for the Western People, on Bishop Crean and myself.
Fr Tony Flannery has paid a high price for his membership of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP). A founder member, over five years ago, in the dog-days of the Pope Benedict era, Tony and others (including myself) spelled out as our platform the need for an agenda of reform for the Church we had served for decades – and which everyone (or almost everyone) could see was dying by the day.
