CANADA
Catholic Register
Written by Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
Wednesday, 05 February 2014 09:33
OTTAWA – As part of its ongoing process of renewal and healing, Nova Scotia’s Antigonish diocese is promoting a program for parishioners based on Sr. Nuala Kenny’s book Healing in the Church: Diagnosing and Treating the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis.
In a Jan. 20 pastoral letter, Antigonish Bishop Joseph Dunn invited the faithful to join one of these study groups as part of an ongoing process of renewal and healing leading up to a planned Diocesan Reconciliation Service in June.
“This workbook provides a guide for groups who are seeking to understand how this crisis occurred by exploring such topics as: the lessons learned from the crisis, who we are as a Church, and how clergy and laity need to relate to each other,” Dunn wrote.
The diocese is also about to release a five-year pastoral plan entitled Rebuilding Trust and Hope that will be distributed to parishes and be uploaded to the diocesan website, said diocesan spokesman Fr. Don MacGillivray in a statement.
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