Hi Albert,
Thanks for the news about the papal consultation.
I don't think that the BBC is a reliable source for this sort of news
item. It rarely gives up its imperial outlook.
There was no mention, for example, of brown or black people. And perhaps
the Pope didn't either.
So I have made some changes in what you submitted.
Pope Francis launches consultation on Church reform - perhaps the most
ambitious attempt
at reformation for 60 years.
It is a two-year process that seeks to consult every Catholic parish
around the world on the
future direction of the Church.
Controversial issues include women's ordination, married priests,
child abuse by priests, Church exit by Catholics in the thousands.
The consultation process will work in stages:
In the "listening phase", people in parishes and dioceses will be
able
to discuss a wide range of issues. Pope Francis said it was important
to
hear from those who were often on the fringes of local Church life
such as
women; we must hear about racism & discrimination against brown and
black people.
Return of the land stolen by Euro migrants from Brown people in the
Americas and Australia.
Reparations for the vast resources grabbed from brown people from
their own land.
The "continental phase" will see bishops gather to discuss and
formalise their findings.
Pope Francis warned against the process becoming an intellectual
exercise that fails to address the real-world
issues faced by Catholics.
Eddie
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58862935
