Of the allegations made by 1,122 individuals against Catholic clergy, religious and laypeople from 1950 to the present, with 592 alleged abusers named,
New Zealand: Views of Catholics sought on synodal journey
The Bishops of New Zealand say every Catholic will be heard as the synodol journey moves forward.
By Vatican News staff reporter
In October this year, Pope Francis will open a three-year synodal journey with three phases (diocesan, continental, universal) of consultations and discernment.
The Pope has asked all Catholic dioceses around the world to start consulting with parishioners from October 17 to get local-level views that bishops will take to the XVI Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2023.
Views of Catholic faithful
With that in mind, New Zealand is gearing up to the Synod of Bishops by seeking the views of every Catholic in the country.
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have welcomed Pope Francis’ overnight approval of the new Book VI of the Church’s Code of Canon Law which toughens and extends sanctions against sexual abuse. Bishop of Hamilton Stephen Lowe, secretary of the .
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