Tag: Pearls and Irritations

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PAUL COLLINS. First Step to a Better Church?

ACBC Failure Governance Report Title: PAUL COLLINS. First Step to a Better Church? Author: Paul Collins Publisher: John Menadue–Pearls and Irritations Date: 03JUN 2020 I must admit up-front that I’m not a fan of committee reports. They’re usually pedestrian and repetitious, even at the best of times. So, to be honest, I didn’t approach the

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JOHN MENADUE. The Light From the Southern Cross.A Report on Catholic Church Governance

Confidential Light Southern Cross Title: JOHN MENADUE. The Light From the Southern Cross.A Report on Catholic Church Governance Author: John Menadue Publisher: John Menadue—Pearls & Irritations Date: 02JUN2020 This confidential 208 page Report ‘promoting Co-Responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia’ was commissioned by the Australian Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors to review the

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George Pell

Pell Again

Pell Again Geraghty Menadue Title: Pell again Author: Chris Geraghty Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 12MAY2020 Dear George, More bad news. When will it cease? And this latest news has come towards the backend of your stellar career performance. You had only just escaped from your prison cell and from the indignity

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Pell-mell and reform paths in Catholic media

Menadue Pell Plenary Council Title: Pell-mell and reform paths in Catholic media Author: Peter Donnan Publisher: John Menadue Pearls and Irritations blog Date: 04MAY2020 What type of underlying values were revealed by the Australian media, particularly Catholic media, in their reporting of Cardinal Pell’s successful appeal to the High Court? Clearly the case was polarising

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