July 2008. “The Roman Catholic church urgently needs a new sight on sexuality – humane, loving and free from fear, because sexuality is a life-giving energy of every human being created and loved by God”, says the International Movement We Are Church

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This Press Release is also supported by the European Network Church on the Move


July 2008. The International Movement 'We are Church' wishes to express its joy with regard the Christian decision taken by the Anglican Church — which intends to consecrate as bishops those daughters of God who may be called to such a task.

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June 2008. We are Church! Jesus Christ did not ordain men or women to the ministerial priesthood but to care for and nurture each other as brothers and sisters.

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Strasbourg, May 2008. We are Church writes Letter to Pope Benedict asking for voluntary celibacy as a first step toward a renewed form of priesthood. International Movement We are Church coordinates next year’s initiatives in its annual Council in Strasbourg/France.

Letter to the Pope: [Catalan] [English] [Finnish] [German] [Italian] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
Press Release: [Catalan] [English] [Finnish] [French] [German] [Portuguese] [Spanish]


Press Release issued on April 13th, 2008, on Pope Benedict's visit to the United States.




The International Movement "We are Church" issued a press note on the occasion of the 80th bitrthday of Prof. Hans Küng.


Read also the replies from Prof. Hans Küng.

   Letter: [Finnish] [French] [English] [German] [Portuguese]
   Email: [French] [German] [Portuguese]

February 9, 2008

Rome, February 7-9, 2008; on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Apostolic Letter “Mulieris Dignitatem”

October 2007

      Original document and official English translation: [Dutch] [English]
      Other translations:

[French]	By Lucienne Gouggenheim, NSAE, proof-read by Édith Fèvre, PAVÉS.
[German]	By Prof. Dr. Hermann Häring, Nijmegen (Netherlands)/Tübingen (Germany).
[Italian]	By Vittorio Bellavite, Noi Siamo Chiesa.
[Portuguese]	By Pedro Freitas, proof-read by Ana Vicente, both members of Nós Somos Igreja — Portugal.
[Spanish]	By Isaac Wüst and Noel Olaya, under the responsability of Kerk Hardop.

"GETTING THE POOR DOWN FROM THE CROSS: CHRISTOLOGY OF LIBERATION."/"BAJAR DE LA CRUZ A LOS POBRES: CRISTOLOGÍA DE LA LIBERACIÓN"
An e-book by EATWOT's Theological Commission on Christology of Liberation, in two editions: English, and Spanish. [Download here for free]

On the opening of the Bishops' General Conference in Aparecida

May 11, 2007

Documents in pdf format:

Before the Pope's Journey to Brazil International Catholic Base Movements Welcome Theologians' Demand for Reform of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

May 6, 2007

Letter of support to liberation theologian P. Jon Sobrino SJ in pdf format:

Hans Küng's testimonial on the 10th anniversary of the international Movement We Are Church.

Which Europe at the beginning of the Millennium?

Declarations of Catholic Grass Root Movements about the Future of Europe on the fiftieth Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

 

March 25, 2007

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, after a positive opinion about the history and the life of the European Union, which now faces new challenges and difficulties, many grass roots Catholic movements have signed a common document (see below in six languages). This text affirms that the EU can and must adopt a different role to the one it had in the past, with respect to the relationships between the North and the South of the world, affirm its independence from the USA for a policy of peace and mediation in the world, reduce military expenditure, interrupt all exports of arms and support nonviolent actions for prevention, mediation and control of conflicts.

 

The text affirms that the EU must pursue, with greater determination, basic social rights, a better policy for the immigrants and promote radical interventions against criminal organisations of all kind. In the document the Catholic grass roots movements do not support the pronouncements of Bishops, made in order to obtain references to the "christian roots" of Europe in the institutional texts of the EU. In order to be heard, the Word of God does not require recognition or legislation by the civil authorities, and should be announced by a poor Church and a ministry of service.

 

The catholic movements signatory consider also that the relationships between the State and the Catholic Church must be inspired by Gaudium et Spes, a constitution of Vatican II, which in chapter 76 indicates that the church "does not place her hopes in privileges offered by the civil authorities but, on the contrary, renounces to certain rights legitimately acquired, where it could be considered that their use could place in doubt the sincerity of her testimony".

 

European Network Church on the Move Fédération des Réseaux de Parvis (47 associations) Redes Cristianas ( 80 associations)

Catholics for Free Choice (CFFC)

Pavés

Wir sind Kirche, Germany

Iniziative Christenrechte in den Kirke

Catholics for a Changing Church (UK)

Iglesia de Base de Madrid

Dones creientes, Valencia

Catòlicos por el derecho a decidir

Somos Iglesia

David et Jonathan

Observatoire chrétien de la laicité

Nous sommes aussi l'Eglise

Partenia 2000

Demain l'Eglise

Femme et hommes en Eglise

Esperance 54, Nancy

Chrétiens pour une Eglise dégagée de l'Ecole confessionelle

Fraternité Agapé

Amis du 68 rue de Babylone, Paris

SEL 85

Droits et libertés dans les Eglises

Humanistes et Croyants 35

Chrétiens sans frontières, Gironde

Recherche et Partage, Valence

Equipe National et d'Animation des Communautés de Base

Jonas-Vosges

Nos Somos Igreja

We Are Church, Finland

We Are Church, UK

Initiativgruppe "Fur eine lebendigere kirche"

Comunità cristiane di base italiane

Noi Siamo Chiesa

 

Statement, Rome - Berlin - London - 25 March 2007

 

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