A recent survey found that only 52 percent of U.S. diocesan priests said they trusted their own bishop. This is more than a workplace issue; it is also a deep pastoral challenge.
Peter Denio
Peter Denio is a senior program manager for Leadership Roundtable, a pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Ridgewood, N.J., and a doctor of ministry candidate at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
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Pope Leo, synodality and the role of lay Catholics
If we truly believe that the church includes all the baptized, we need better systems of transparency and accountability so that the laity might truly participate co-responsibly in our church.