Irish Campaign for Vatican III/Article by John Cooney

"Cul de sac Catholicism's over, bring on Vatican III"

( 3/24/10) Western People newspaper, one of Ireland's major regional newspapers (Web address--WesternPeople.ie)

In this article, John Cooney, the principal religion reporter at the Irish Independent , Ireland's largest newspaper, and one of Ireland's foremost reporters on religious matters for over 30 years, reports on the current campaign presently underway to get the Irish Bishops to call for by May 23 (Pentecost Sunday) a new Vatican III ecumenical council to be held later this year to deal with, among other things, the worldwide child abuse crisis that is literally threatening the continued existence of the Catholic Church in its current form.
Alternatively, if the Irish Bishops fail by May 23 to call for Vatican III, the news article reports that the campaign is calling for all Catholics in Ireland to cease making, and to accumulate, all future contributions to the Catholic Church until the Irish Bishops call for Vatican III. Similar "contribution strike" campaigns are in their initial stages in many other countries, including Germany, and are expected to have serious impact on the worldwide bishops' available funds over the coming months.