The late Cardinal George Pell's efforts to undermine Pope Francis's commitment for a more inclusive church may have ironically galvanised the mood for reform in the Australian Catholic Church. More than 1400 Catholics have already registered for a forum on Pope Francis's commitment to an inclusive church - which Pell described as both a "toxic nightmare" of synodality and "an outpouring of New Age good will".
The Australasian Catholic Coalition for Church Reform (ACCCR) will present a virtual convocation of Catholics on Thursday, February 2, across Oceania to support Pope Francis' commitment to a synodal Catholic Church. Titled The Synod on Synodality - Why we should care, it aims to provide the participants with an understanding that synodality means a listening leadership, the possibility of the laity being more involved in church leadership, a radical change from the existing patriarchal and autocratic leadership.
