The Root and Branch conference in Leeds
Last weekend I attended the conference organised by Root and Branch in Leeds, entitled Empowering Ourselves. In the past fifteen years I have attended a great many Church Reform gatherings in different parts of the world, and they all, in their own way, had a lot to offer.
But I can say that I was particularly impressed by the group of people I spent the weekend with in Leeds, the Root and Branch movement.
I was sanctioned for speaking in favour of female priests and changing the church’s teaching on sexuality. I remain suspended 12 years on
Expand
Fr Tony Flannery says he was not given the benefit of due process by church authorities. Photograph: Alan Betson
Fr Tony Flannery
Sun Aug 25
Following the Misneach TG4 programme, produced by Midas Productions and broadcast last autumn but given a repeat airing recently, which dealt with my relationship with church authorities, I got considerable response from viewers.
August 13 2024
Hybrid online, live and in-person
Hinsley Hall, Leeds
Friday 30th Aug – Sunday 1st Sept.
R O O T & B R A N C H
A COMMUNITY FOR REFORM IN THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Root & Branch works for
a safe, just and inclusive Roman Catholic Church.
Empowering Ourselves will be opened by Joan Chittister and Mary McAleese on Friday evening, and Tony Flannery is the Keynote Speaker on Saturday morning.
