Amid Clergy Sex Abuse Summit, Former Priest Calls For 'New Conversation Around Priesthood'

Wbur, npr

 As nearly 200 Catholic leaders from across the world gather at the Vatican this week for an unprecedented summit on preventing clergy sex abuse, many in the church community are calling for significant changes to the clergy.

Among them is Thomas Groome, a professor of theology at Boston College and a former priest, who, with a group of other U.S. scholars, has authored a report urging church leaders to reconsider the structure of the priesthood altogether. By creating the document, titled "To Serve the People of God: Renewing the Conversation on Priesthood and Ministry," Groome hopes to spark a fresh dialogue on priesthood.

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