Crisis Magazine: A Proposal for Episcopal Reform by Jason Surmiller
Good starting proposals for the reform of the episcopacy, but I have disagreements with how the office of the bishop of Rome is handled. But this is a blindspot for Latins.
The Roman Curia should be reduced in scope and authority, limited to assisting the bishop of Rome only with respect to affairs pertaining to Rome or the patriarchate at most. There should be no principle of egalitarianism (or feminism) at work in the selection of those who can fill those offices -- women should not hold positions of authority or anything resembling a position of authority. As for matters pertaining to the Church Universal, this should be handled by a select few within the patriarchate of Rome and in collaboration with members of the other apostolic churches.
As for selection the bishop of Rome, the pool of candidates should be the Christian faithful of Rome itself, in so far as the community there can be stabilized and enduring. (I am guessing that it is not as transitory as the local churches in the blue megacities of the United States.)
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