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Dear Blog Visitors: Thinking you might like to see my article from the July/August 2007 edition of 'CORPUS Reports,' I have included it for you below. It is a reflection on Vatican II, and it features the Council's missed opportunities. (While Pope John XXIII was a true visionary, Benedict XVI is attempting to stifle reform initiatives. In my article, I tried to present John XXIII as a role model for future pontiffs.) WHY VATICAN II STILL INTRIGUES US By Ray Grosswirth, CORPUS Media Liaison More than forty years have elapsed since the close of Vatican II. However, those of us who continue working toward church reform can’t seem to escape memories of the events that captivated the world’s attention and imagination from 1962 through 1966. It is not as if we are longing for a time machine to transport us back to the Council. It is rather our fond obsession with the multitude of missed opportunities that won’t allow us to accept the current state of affairs in the Roman Cat...

Dear Blog Visitors: Due to my busy secular job, I have been away from my blog for a couple months. However, I read a wonderful commentary today by Phyllis Zagano that I want to share with you. (Phyllis is one of our country's leading academics/theologians, who has advocated for constructive change in the Roman Catholic Church.) I also want to take this opportunity to thank VOTF (Voice of the Faithful) for making a decision to advocate for optional celibacy, which would allow for the implementation of married priests. As Phyllis Zagano brilliantly articulates in her commentary, the idea of married priests is not a new innovation, but rather part of the church's tradition. While celibacy is not the primary cause of sexual abuse, it has indeed been a contributing factor. So, I am grateful that Voice of the Faithful has lent its courageous voice to this important issue. I continue to be grateful to Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo for ordaining me as a married priest last December. ...