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Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai addresses a virtual meeting of Asian Churches as part of the FABC general conference on Oct. 16. The Bishops gathered in Bangkok for the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences jubilee celebrations are spending a considerable time together from October 12–30. We could reasonably expect some substantial results from their deliberations. Time-constraint cannot be an excuse.
Obviously, the situations are different. However, that need not be a reason to abdicate the shared responsibility as Asian leaders to jointly address some of the converging critical socio-political issues and developments. These cannot be simply relegated to national conferences. Who will believe if the bishops claim any commitment to democracy and the dignity of human persons in Asia? Would they ever address the issues of migrants, refugees, and the war/custodial crimes of the repressive states? Would they wake up the conscience of the nation-states to respond immediately and decisively to the ecological crisis that has devastated the lives of millions of people, especially the poor of...
The reflection should bear upon the common responsibility of the people of God and their shared participation in the life and mission of the Church, which would naturally bring in the question of the current mode of the exercise of authority in the Asian Church, and to the extent, the Christian faithful are allowed to share in the three functions of Christ , especially in the function of governing.
This is what happened at the FABC Plenary Assembly of Bandung , which marked the beginning of a clouding moment and overcautious phase in the FABC and its working.
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