IRELAND
The Association of Catholic Priests
The Latest News on the Proposed New Lay ‘Umbrella Organisation’
Following the agreement at the All Hallows meeting on the 30 May to establish a Steering Group to develop a Policy Framework, the Steering Group met for the first time on Tuesday 26 June. The group is comprised of eight volunteers (four female and four male members) representing a number of the established lay groups and also includes individuals who are not aligned with any group. In establishing the Steering Group every effort was also made to secure age and geographical balance.
The meeting made considerable progress in reaching agreement on a number of key issues which will underpin the Policy Framework. In particular:
– The new organisation will be structured along the lines of an association or alliance (of Irish Catholics) open to both members of existing groups and individuals who are not aligned to any group – lay or religious.
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