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Click here to take a look at our New Year’s message that went out to our members via email. (Turn up the computer sound to hear the music).
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"Don't dare miss the movie Doubt...this powerful story puts a human face on the headlines about sexual abuse by the clergy...a definite contender for an Academy Award...great performances by Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman."
Francis X. Piderit, New York Affiliate Leader
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Making Our Voices Heard Anew
Strategic Plan 2009-2010
We hope you have been following our reports on the development of the Strategic Plan through our emails and In the Vineyard. If you have, you know that we have built the plan on responses from, you, the members: utilizing a survey, reviewing the comments in the survey, and looking also at what has captured your broadest interest and participation over the past years.
Thanks to your tremendous feedback in these efforts, we have developed an action-based Strategic Plan centered across five main platforms. You can review the Strategic Plan and a Narrative summary here … We will alert you each time we update the page with more information about the platforms.
And you can still review the strategy survey and results used to develop the Plan by clicking here.
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How does a personal choice, made in good conscience, lead to possible excommunication as in the case of Fr. Roy Bourgeois? VOTF has prepared a study guide for your personal review or to use for discussion in your affiliate or parish. You will find all the materials you need here.
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"It just makes sense—get rid of celibacy and we'll have plenty of priests."
"It makes no sense at all. What happens when the priest's kids need new shoes or go off to college? You think they can afford that on what parishes can pay?"
"We need celibate priests to look after the spiritual needs of the people, without distractions."
"There is no way a celibate male can understand the problems of parents and married couples."
Sound familiar? You have probably heard—or said—much the same yourself over the years. But are your sentiments backed by reality and tempered by the possibilities raised from hearing opposing viewpoints or different perspectives? Are your conclusions founded on thoughtful exploration of why our Church adopted celibacy hundreds of years ago as well as what a celibate priesthood means in this century? Have you considered the implications … Read more here
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VOTF NATIONAL/
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- 12/12/08 - VOTF Calls Op-Ed by Judge Michael Merz Harmful Read more
11/25/08 - After 36 Years, All He Gets Is 30 Days? VOTF Calls the Excommunication of Fr. Bourgeois the True Scandal Read more
- 9/22/08 - VOTF Calls for Bishops to Seek a Review of Mandated Celibacy Read more
- 8/19/08 - VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL TO CARDINAL: “Step down” Read more
- 8/12/08 - Voice of the Faithful calls for Accountability Read more
- 6/12/08 - Voice of the Faithful Petitions Pope to Hold Bishops Accountable for their Actions in Abuse Crisis Read more
Press Release Archive
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ABUSE SCANDAL
A MOVING TARGET
See the VOTF Video calling for action against Cardinal George.
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As reported at the Providence Convention, we now have interim results from the three Diocesan Surveys VOTF affiliates conducted for the Accountability Campaigns. The surveys assessed the extent to which dioceses employ Best Practices in three areas: Child Protection and Survivor Support; Financial Accountability; and Church Governance. You can see the results of those surveys as of mid-October, 2007, by clicking here.
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Vatican II and the Laity DVD Series
Fr. Robert Pelton, peritus on Cardinal Suenens' team at Vatican II and Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and long-time VOTF champion, has produced a 5 DVD series on Vatican II's teaching about the laity. Click here for more information and the order form.
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Our Goals
To support survivors of clergy sexual abuse
To support priests of integrity
To shape structural change within the Catholic Church.
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Jesus, Lord and Brother, help us with our faithfulness. Please hear our voice, and let our voice be heard. Amen. More
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