Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn is actively engaging in the Plenary process.CCCG Chair, Emeritus Professor John Warhurst AO will attend as a member from the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese.The Plenary Council has been postponed by 12 months due to COVID-19The First Assembly of the Plenary Council will be held online from 3 October 2021 to 10 October 2021.The Second Assembly of the Plenary Council will be held in Sydney from 4 July 2022 to 9 July 2022.Read more on the Plenary Council website

Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn is actively engaging in the Plenary Council process.

CCCG Chair, Emeritus Professor John Warhurst AO is a Member from the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese.

The First Assembly of the Plenary Council was held online from 3 October 2021 to 10 October 2021.

The Second Assembly of the Plenary Council was held in Sydney from 4 July 2022 to 9 July 2022.

Read more on the Plenary Council website

CCCG in partnership with ACCCR and Garratt Publishing produced daily online discussions - PLENARY TRACKER - during both assemblies.

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First Assembly 4 - 10 October 2021

PLENARY TRACKER

Plenary Tracker is a daily Zoom with exclusive news, insights, and panel discussions hosted by respected former ABC presenter Genevieve Jacobs AM

Produced by Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn in partnership with the Australasian Catholic Coalition for Church Reform and Garratt Publishing

FURTHER READING

220812 - PAPER - Real learnings from the P C’s assemblies and processes - An ordinary Catholic’s perspective - Terry Fewtrell

220811 - PAPER - CCCG view of the Plenary Council - John Warhurst

220805 - ARTICLE - Adelaide members reflect on final assembly - Southern Cross - includes Claire Victory, John Lochowiak, Ian Cameron, Maddy Forde

220805 - ARTICLE - Getting the real story out - Southern Cross - Jenny Brinkworth

220803 - ARTICLE - Decrees ready for Rome - Southern Cross

220727 - ARTICLE - After the Plenary - Eureka Street - Geraldine Doogue

220719 - ARTICLE - Church reform is systemic, not personal - Eureka Street - John Warhurst

220714 - ARTICLE - Last week was ground breaking for the Australian Catholic church - Pearls and Irritations - Marilyn Hatton

220714 - ARTICLE - Catholic church says no then yes to women - as submitted to The Canberra Times - John Warhurst

220713 - ARTICLE - Catholic Church’s council moved by the spirit of progress - Pearls and Irritations - Geraldine Doogue

220712 - ARTICLE - What did the Plenary Council achieve? - Eureka Street - Paul Collin

220709 - ARTICLE - Bishops backflip on move for women - City News

220709 - ARTICLE - The church with no faith in its women - Sydney Morning Herald - Julia Baird

220709 - MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic women given hope for change… maybe

220708 - ARTICLE - Christianity: A dismal future? - Pearls and Irritations - Paul Collins

220708 - ARTICLE - Australia agrees landmark reforms on the role of women and Mass translation - The Tablet - Christopher Lamb

220707 - ARTICLE - Nun challenges Australian plenary council to give real witness to all baptised - La Croix International

220707 - ARTICLE - Pope promises that women will soon help select bishops - La Croix International

220708 - ARTICLE - Plenty of spin at the second Catholic plenary council: Hearts were broken - Pearls and Irritations - John Warhurst

220707 - INTERVIEW - Plenary Council women - (At 43:10) - ABC RN Drive - Fr Frank Brennan SJ

220707 - INTERVIEW - Plenary Council women - (at 2.23:38) - ABC Sydney Breakfast - Marilyn Hatton

220707 - ACCCR MEDIA RELEASE - National Catholic reform group backs women’s action at Plenary Council

220706 - INTERVIEW - What’s the future of the Catholic Church in Australia - ABC Religion and Ethics

220706 - ARTICLE - Vote over role of women disrupts Plenary Council Assembly - Catholic Leader - Mark Bowling

220706 - ARTICLE - Tensions flare in Australian council over role of women in Catholic church - The Tablet - Christopher Lamb

220706 - ARTICLE - Stunning blow: Move to elevate women in Catholic church fails - SMH - Matthew Knott

220706 - MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic women’s role remains in limbo after bishops fail to deliver required vote

220705 - ARTICLE - Canberra Catholics say Plenary Council could be the last chance for reform - Riotact - Terry Fewtrell

220704 - ARTICLE - Why rad trads and reformers need to start talking to one another - Eureka Street - Beth Doherty

220703 - ARTICLE - Towards a new hopefulness - Pearls and Irritations - Gail Freyne

220701 - ARTICLE - The unfashionable virtues of time and patience - Eureka Street - Andrew Hamilton

220630 - ARTICLE - Catholic bishops playing the Plenary with questionable spirit - P&I - Terry Fewtrell

220630 - ARTICLE - Christianity in crisis? Church seeks transformation after Census results - The Canberra Times - John Warhurst

220629 - ARTICLE - Plenary Council fails to embrace Pope Francis’s social vision - P&I - Bruce Duncan

220627 - MEDIA RELEASE - Plenary Tracker program to cover Catholic summit

220623 - ARTICLE - Navigating between the perfect and the good at the second PC assembly - Eureka Street - John Warhurst

220620 - ARTICLE - Summary CCCG Public Forum - Plenary Council: Glimmer of Hope - Mark Metherell

220618 - ARTICLE - What has been the significance of the Plenary Council and what more can we expect - John Warhurst

220612 - COMMENT - Framework for Motions - Sense of the Faithful

220609 - AMENDMENT PROPOSALS - Framework for Motions - ACCCR

220612 - ARTICLE - The Catholic Plenary Council: A suggested preamble - Pearls and Irritations - Bill Uren sj

220609 - PAPER - CCCG Public Forum - Paul Collins

220609 - PAPER - CCCG Public Forum - Clare Condon

220609 - PAPER - CCCG Public Forum - Andrea Dean

220609 - PAPER - CCCG Public Forum - Francis Sullivan

220530 - BOOK REVIEW - Hard Questions Born of Love by John Warhurst - Mark Metherell

220523 - PAPER - Building the Church we Need Yarra Theological Union - Francis Sullivan.pdf

220516 - PAPER - Building the Church we need Yarra Theological Union - John Warhurst

220321 - ARTICLE - When bishops play dirty nobody wins - Terry Fewtrell

220311 - ARTICLE - First thoughts on Towards the Second Assembly - Peter Sheehan Sense of the Faithful

220224 - ARTICLE - To change church culture we need service-oriented leaders - Eureka Street - Anne Benjamin

220217 - ARTICLE - False Fruits: What hope now for the Plenary Council of the Australian Catholic Church - P&I- Peter Johnstone

220212 - PRESENTATION - Cover up culture: Root and Branch Webinar - Francis Sullivan

220210 - ARTICLE - Open government for the church - Eureka Street - John Warhurst

211109 - ARTICLE - Heartfelt plea for an inclusive Church - Catholic Outlook - Jenny Brinkworth

211108 - ARTICLE - Back to the future: Governance in the Catholic Church - UCA News - Michael Kelly

211031 - ARTICLE - Lessons from progressive Catholics for the Plenary Council - Pearls & Irritations - Jane Anderson

211029 - ARTICLE - Plenary Council reveals a diversity that is both enriching and challenging - Catholic Outlook - Patty Fawkner SGS

211028 - ARTICLE - Evaluating Plenary: One journey ends, another begins - Eureka Street - John Warhurst

211026 - ARTICLE - Were the ‘good old days’ in the Catholic Church really that good? - Pearls and Irritations - Claire Victory

211025 - ARTICLE - What happened at the Plenary Council? - Kevin Liston

211025 - ARTICLE - The careful choreography of plenary - Eureka Street - Francis Sullivan

211023 - ARTICLE - Synod of Bishops official stresses pope’s focus on primacy of listening that works from the bottom up - National Catholic Reporter - Christopher White

211016 - ARTICLE - The Plenary Council: Restoring the Third Rite - La Croix International - Bill Uren

211014 - ARTICLE - Australian Catholic Church council only addressed tip of the iceberg - Sight - Peta McCartney

211013 - ARTICLE - Plenary Reflections: Step towards the real test of synodality - Catholic Voice - John Warhurst

211014 - ARTICLE - Vatican II’s reform of the Mass is irreversible - America Magazine - Gerard O’Connell

211012 - ARTICLE - Heartfelt plea for an inclusive church - The Southern Cross - Jenny Brinkworth

211012 - ARTICLE - Plenary Council: The hardest work is yet to come - Pearls and Irritations - John Warhurst

211011 - ARTICLE - The Plenary Council has been a masterclass in avoiding the real problems - P&I - Paul Collins

211011 - ARTICLE - Pope urges church to leave behind outworn pastoral models - La Croix

211010 - MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic Plenary Assembly a first small step to much needed change

211013 - ARTICLE - Plenary Reflections: Step towards the real test of synodality - Catholic Voice - John Warhurst

211012 - ARTICLE - Plenary Council: The hardest work is yet to come - Pearls and Irritations - John Warhurst

211011 - ARTICLE - The Plenary Council has been a masterclass in avoiding the real problems - P&I - Paul Collins

211011 - ARTICLE - Pope urges church to leave behind outworn pastoral models - La Croix

211010 - MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic Plenary Assembly a first small step to much needed change

211006 - MEDIA RELEASE - Call for Catholic Plenary to support Uluru Statement from the Heart

211006 - PC SESSION 7 - Fr Richard Lennan

211006 - ARTICLE - Will Catholics get what they want from the Plenary Council? - Pearls and Irritations - Marilyn Hatton

211005 - ARTICLE - Signs of the Times - La Croix International - Massimo Faggioli

211004 - ARTICLE - Catholics push for change as Australian church launches summit - The Aust - Terry Fewtrell

211003 - ARTICLE - Catholic Plenary awakens hope despite women’s fading trust in the hierarchy - Pearls and Irritations - Andrea Dean

211002 - ARTICLE - How Australia’s Plenary Council might resolve the unresolvable - Nimmi Candappa

210930 - ARTICLE - Canberra Catholics’ Plenary Council Tracker will open church meeting to analysis - RiotACT - Genevieve Jacobs

210930 - INTERVIEW - Australian Catholic Church Plenary Council a major opportunity for reform - ABC News radio - John Warhurst

210930 - MEDIA RELEASE - Archbishop’s comments spark cautious hope of a Catholic rethink

210930 - PODCAST - The Battle Inside the Catholic Church - 7am - Ruby Jones and Mike Seccombe

210929 - INTERVIEW - A Historic Catholic Summit - Robert Fitzgerald, Mark Coleridge - ABC Religion and Ethics

210929 - TRANSCRIPT - Robert Fitzgerald - ABC RN Breakfast

210929 - INTERVIEW - Will a Summit for Australian Catholics go far enough to confront systemic abuse? - ABC RN Breakfast - Robert Fitzgerald

210925 - ARTICLE - Exclusive - George Pell returned to Australia ahead of church reforms - The Saturday Paper - Mike Seccombe

210924 - ARTICLE - Cracking Open the Plenary Council: Helpers wanted for Mark Coleridge and the Holy Spirit - Pearls and Irritations - Terry Fewtrell

210923 - ARTICLE - Ferment in the Catholic Church - as submitted to The Canberra Times - John Warhurst

210923 - ARTICLE - The Australian Catholic Church’s Angle of Vanishing Stability - Pearls and Irritations - Terry Fewtrell

210920 - STATEMENT - Plenary Council Journey - Susan Sullivan and Terry Fewtrell

210912 - ARTICLE - The Plenary Council - Consulting the Faithful - Bill Uren sj

210829 - ACCCR MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic Reform Movement Gathers Momentum

210826 - ARTICLE - Strapped in for the Plenary Council Ride - John Warhurst - Eureka Street

210822 - ACCCR MEDIA RELEASE - Lay leaders to present vision for renewal in the Catholic Church

210815 - MEDIA RELEASE - Catholic bishops’ agenda ‘insipid, timid’

210804 - PAPER - A reformist response to the Plenary Council Agenda - Terry Fewtrell

210801 - ACCCR PAPER - The Australian Plenary Council - An agenda for reform?

210720 - ARTICLE - The challenges of representing Catholic Australia - Eureka Street - John Warhurst

210707 - PRESENTATION - The Contribution of the Light from the Southern Cross to the Plenary Council and Beyond - John Warhurst

210630 - LECTURE - My hope for the Plenary Council: Abundance of goodwill or last throw of the dice - Bishop Vincent Long

210503 - PAPER - Instrumentum Laboris - Assessment and Analysis - Terry Fewtrell

200827 - CCCG FORUM PAPER - Discernment Paper Review - Terry Fewtrell

200827 - CCCG FORUM PAPER - Whither or Wither the Plenary Council - Andrew Phelan

200823 - MEDIA RELEASE - Historic Catholic Church Governance Review Provides Blueprint for Reform

200823 - Homily - Frank Brennan sj - Light from the Southern Cross

200821 - ACBC CRA Media Release - Catholic leaders publish report on church governance

200821 - Reading Guide - Light from the Southern Cross

200819 - IAG Media Release - Historic review of church governance released

200815 - THE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHERN CROSS

200803 - MEDIA RELEASE - CCCG urge bishops to release essential document

200801 - LETTER - To Archbishop Timothy Costelloe re PC Working Documents - John Warhurst

200730 - Plenary Council Statement - Working Document next step in Plenary Council process

200720 - MEDIA RELEASE - ACCCR - Catholic bishops urged to get serious and appoint a woman as co-chair of Plenary Council, morel

200629 - ARTICLE - National Plenary Council Discernment Reports - Andrew Phelan Terry Fewtrell - Pearls and Irritations

200626 - MEDIA RELEASE - ACCCR - Catholic lay groups harness energy for national reform

200618 - DISCUSSION PAPER - ACCCR Zoom Conference - Discernment Papers - Terry Fewtrell Andrew Phelan

200611 - ARTICLE - The Light from the Southern Cross: A report on Catholic Church governance - Francis Sullivan - Pearls and Irritations

200602 - REPORT - The Light from the Southern Cross: A report on Catholic Church governance - John Menadue - Pearls and Irritations

200528 - ARTICLE - Church governance review project team opportunity - John Warhurst - Pearls and Irritations

200528 - Most prominent issues for the Plenary Council agenda - Peter Wilkinson - The Swag

200526 - Historical church governance report locked down by Australian bishops - Peter Wilkinson Gail Freyne - Pearls and Irritations

200521 - MEDIA RELEASE - Concerned Catholics CG call for church governance report release

200519 - New Australian report may help church find its way out of abuse crisis - Massimo Faggioli - NCR

200518 - ACBC media release - Historic review of church governance presented to leaders

200506 - ACBC statement - Bishops to consider final report of national review of Governance of dioceses and parishes

200402 - PAPER - Letters from the Amazon Synod - Br Mark O’Connor

200402 - POWER POINT PRESENTATION - Post Amazon - Terry Fewtrell

200402 - PAPER - Learnings from the Amazon Synod - Terry Fewtrell

200402 - BACKGROUND - Listen to what the spirit is saying: An assessment - Terry Fewtrell

200402 - BACKGROUND - Letters from the Synod - Follow the painlines - Catholic Outlook - Br Mark O’Connor

200402 - POWER POINT - Implications for women in the church - Amazon Synod - Agnes Dodds

200402 - POWER POINT - Amazon Synod - Paul Nicoll

200402 - BACKGROUND PAPER - Amazon Synod - Paul Nicoll

200402 - FLYER - CCCG Public Forum - Amazon Synod

200331 - PAPER - Governance Review Update - John Warhurst

200330 - MEDIA RELEASE - Concerned Catholics Chair appointed delegate on 2020 Plenary Council

PAPER - Women in the Church: A critical issue for the 2020 Plenary Council - Marilyn Hatton

PAPER - Plenary Council 2020: A progress report - Paul Collins

MEDIA RELEASE - Break out word on Plenary Council, Australian Bishops urged

ARTICLE - Faith and hope in abundance - 2020 Plenary Council - Terry Fewtrell

OPINION - CCCG submission to the Plenary Council - Terry Fewtrell

SUBMISSION - Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn to the Plenary Council

DRAFT SUBMISSION - Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn to the Plenary Council

ARTICLE - Church democracy and the 2020 Plenary Council - John Warhurst