Church from Below came in part from a meeting of reform-minded Catholics in Washington DC in 2013. Prior to the meeting, interested parties had studied where monarchy had been transformed into democracy without violence. The meeting led to the observation that for years the closed circle of bishops had proved ununtouchable for boycotts, demonstrations and mass-signed petitions, means that had led to success in India, for example. The exchange of views continued via the Internet. Participants wondered how to bridge the gap between the regime and believers. It was thought that the problem would be solved if bishops not only preached the gospel, but put it into practice. In 2021, a number of like-minded activists agreed to invite bishops to set up an address locally where people in need could be helped for free. In October 2022, in a lecture to the Dutch critical Catholics of Marienburg, Ed Schreurs could tell that the idea had been presented to hundreds of bishops and others.  In November 2022, Professor John Wijngaards suggested Pope Francis' idea of establishing the Church as a center of charity. This led to the text of CHURCH FROM TH BOTTOM UP as found on page 1 of this website.

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