UCAN REPORT: Children and women to be given more voice during Vatican II golden jubilee
They are among moves to encourage greater laity participation during the Vatican II golden Jubilee.
“We want the laity to play a vibrant and positive role in the making of the Church in modern times. Without lay participation, the Church doesn’t exist or move forward,” Father Paul Thelakat, spokesman of the Catholic Oriental rite, said today.
He said the synod decided to set up 12 international forums to ensure lay people take a lead role in Church affairs.
Head of the Church, Cardinal-designate Major Archbishop George Alencherry, chaired the synod that was attended by 43 bishops and Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
The Church will also create forums for media, health and charity works, education, science and technology, agriculture, history and literature.
Father Thelakat said many of these forums already exist, but they never got involved in the Church decision bodies.
“We want the laity to play a vibrant and positive role in the making of the Church in modern times. Without lay participation, the Church doesn’t exist or move forward,” Father Paul Thelakat, spokesman of the Catholic Oriental rite, said today.
He said the synod decided to set up 12 international forums to ensure lay people take a lead role in Church affairs.
Head of the Church, Cardinal-designate Major Archbishop George Alencherry, chaired the synod that was attended by 43 bishops and Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
The Church will also create forums for media, health and charity works, education, science and technology, agriculture, history and literature.
Father Thelakat said many of these forums already exist, but they never got involved in the Church decision bodies.
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