1964 – 2024: from Vatican II to the Synod
Tuesday 10 December, 2024
at St Ignatius Church, Kensington Terrace, Toowong,
7.30pm – 9.00pm.
All welcome!
Flyer available online here (livestream link here).
Australian theologian/bishop at Vatican Synod. The key speaker: Bishop Shane Mackinlay member of both sessions of the Roman Synod on Synodality.
- Bishop of Sandhurst (Vic.)
- Former Master of Catholic Theological College.
- Degrees in Physics and Theology, doctorate from Leuven.
- Bishop Shane played a crucial role in Australia’s Plenary Council.
- An excellent communicator!
- Deep understanding of Vatican II’s crucial document on the Church [Lumen Gentium]
promulgated 60 years ago. - Oversaw the Synod’s final document.
- His expertise and his roles in the recently concluded Vatican Synod on Synodality & in the Plenary Council give him an unrivalled perspective on the journey of our Church over the past 60 years.
Joined by: Leading Ecumenist, Margaret Naylon.
- Archdiocesan Executive Officer of Council for Ecumenism & Inter religious Relations.
- Holds highest Catholic honour, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice for decades of advancing ecumenical and interfaith relations.
- Inspired by Archbishop Frank Rush.
- Can speak to the Brisbane Synod’s practical proposals for a new generation.
What will be the washup now for the Church after the final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality?
What might change for us?
Have other Christian Churches taken an interest in it?
Will it have any implications for our relations with these Churches?
There will be plenty of time for Q&A!
Provided by the Brisbane Jesuits.
