R O O T & B R A N C H
A SYNOD THAT STARTS WITH WOMEN
AND DOESN’T END THERE
OUR INCLUSIVE SYNOD*
5th - 12th September, 2021
Thank you Root & Branchers - we did it!
*In the Catholic Church, Synods usually mean only bishops and only men.
We are reclaiming its true meaning of walking “the way together”, listening deeply to one another. Everyone is welcome!
Pope Francis wants
a Synodal Church that listens deeply.
It is my dream you dream,
my house you build,
CREATING THE BRISTOL TEXT
Our Panels
Root & Branchers zoomed with all these,
as we heard from our expert panels
5th - 8th September 2021
Virginia Saldanha
chair of
AUTHORITY
Ruby Almeida
chair of
DIVERSITY
Katharine Salmon
chair of
MINISTRY
Joanna Moorhead
chair of
MORAL THEOLOGY
Kochurani Abraham
Rev. Dr.
James Alison
Rev.
Tony Cassidy
Patricia Rumsey
Martha Heizer
Dr.
Claire Jenkins
Baroness
Helena Kennedy QC
Kate McElwee
Thomas O'Loughlin
Dr.
John O'Loughlin Kennedy
Rev.
Diarmuid O'Murchu
Kathleen Gibbons Schuck
Dr.
Nontando Hadebe
Gina Menzies
Dr.
Luca Badini Confalonieri
Prof. Emerita
Tina Beattie
CASTING OUT OUR FEAR: The Way Forward
Root & Branchers met , live and on zoom,
at St. Michael's Centre, Bristol, BS34 8PD.
10th-12th September, 2021.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Mary McAleese
Dr.
Ally Kateusz
Rev. Dr.
James Alison
Baroness
Helena Kennedy QC
Soline
Humbert Vatinel
Derek Reeve
Dave Lucas
Eve Rose-Keenan
Miriam Duignan
Prof. Emerita
Ursula King
Ruby Almeida
Bishop
Declan Lang
Eleanor Flynn
Shanon Sterringer
Myra Poole SND
Virginia Saldanha
Christina Rees
Thomas O'Loughlin
Bishop
Vivienne Faull
Iris Segall
James Carroll
Prof. Emerita
Tina Beattie
Martha Heizer
Rev. Dr.
Catherine Okoronkwo
Christine Clinch
Rev.
Richard McKay
Zeinab Mai-Bornu
