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A Call To Action in Portsmouth Diocese Survey concerning bishop’s discussion document and the future of Portsmouth Diocese

: Written by Andrew Hornsby-Smith; Published: 08 April 2021

A comment on this report from a member:

You have obviously spent a lot of time writing this and its been done very professionally so congratulations for that. The report does not present a happy picture of the present situation and many challenging points were highlighted however if there were 2 points that shout out loud to me from this report its the damaging issue of clericalism and being a more outward looking church reaching out in service to a presently "disengaged" community.

Downoad the full Report here: Church survey collated results Easter 2021 - ACTA Portsmouth

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Hans Küng - RIP

: Written by Alex Walker; Published: 07 April 2021

Catholic priest and theologian Hans Küng, the renowned scholar and prolific writer who had lived with Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration and arthritis since 2013, died April 6 at his home in Tubingen, Germany. He was 93.

Few men throughout Christendom have had as much to say or had their work seen by as many Christians — and others — as Küng, the celebrated and controversial Swiss theologian and Catholic priest. Read More...

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Stations of the Cross

: Written by Chris McDonnell; Published: 17 March 2021

The Stations of the Cross from St. James Cathedral, Seattle on Vimeo.

The Seattle iconographer Joan Brand-Landkamer has captured in these painted, drift wood Stations the passion of Christ. The Stations of the Cross come from the St James Cathedral website with the text written by Paul Claudel, read by the cathedral pastor Fr Michael Ryan.

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