Women-Church Convergence Leading the Way:
All are invited to participate in an "Open Forum" to transform the Roman Catholic Church into a Discipleship of Equals.
Women-Church Convergence announces a cyberspace forum for a global conversation on issues and reforms needed to shape the Catholic Church into a “discipleship of equals” in the twenty-first century www.women-churchconvergence.org/conclave/forum/index.asp
Women-Church co-coordinator, Bridget Mary Meehan asserts “We are providing a forum for feminist voices around the world to join together in the work for Gospel equality and justice in our church and world. Women-Church Convergence invites Pope Benedict XVI to join in this dialogue.” Spurred by the success of the Women-Church on-line “Open Conclave” that facilitated the exchange of opinions among thousands of people while the cardinals sat in a locked room, feminist theologian Mary E. Hunt noted, “The Convergence sees this next step as modeling a new, 21st century way to be church where all are welcome.” Women-Church Convergence calls on Pope Benedict XVI to be a symbol of unity, to join in the dialogue and to act in a way that fosters equality and partnership for women in all aspects of church life including ordination to a renewed priestly ministry.
The Women-Church Convergence's open forum for women's equality in the church represents the development of a "discipleship of equals," a term coined by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza to describe an egalitarian, democratic way of being church. To that end, we inaugurate with this website a completely new way of operating as church, namely, an open forum.
Join the conversations. Add your ideas. Think together about how we would like to structure the way in which we operate as a global church community. Share your vision for the church of the twenty-first century. Women-Church Convergence is committed to work for the empowerment and equality of women in all areas and aspects of life in church and society. Welcome to an inclusive model of a church of equals. See http://www.women-churchconvergence.org/conclave/forum/index.asp
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A video introduction to "Open Conclave" by Ruth Fitzpatrick and Bridget Mary Meehan
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