We Are Church coalition now seeking the signatures of a million American Catholics. Ordain women as priests. For the moment, some of the steam seems to have gone out of the drive toward this goal, as the result of two Vatican documents. However, the documents do complicate their task of advocacy. The aim here is to make the world safe for proportionalism That is to say, in human terms, clear the way for Fathers Josef Fuchs, SJ, Richard McCormick, SJ, and Charles Curran, and their intellectual progeny among Catholic moralists.
Examples abound in the extensive agitation regarding sexual morality.
Acknowledge the breakdown of some sacramental marriages, and admit divorced and remarried Catholics to the sacraments. They do not explain how they propose to square the pastoral practices they propose with the doctrine of the indissolubility of marriage. V. Involve local priests and lay people, along with the bishops of the country, in episcopal appointments. Significantly reduce the role of papal nuncios, the Congregation for Bishops, and the pope. A system needs to be devised that gives greater influence to local bishops and local churches.