Press Office, Voice of the Faithful (VOTF)
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MEDIA ALERT

VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE ON BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE IN DENVER

VICE PRESIDENT KRISTINE WARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE KRUEGER DISCUSS THEIR REACTIONS TO BISHOPS MEETING

WHAT: Leaders of Voice of the Faithful will host a press conference to provide context for the U.S. Catholic Bishops conference in Denver, Colorado next week.

WHEN: Monday, June 14, 2004 9:00 AM, MDT

WHERE: Pavilion Room, Hyatt Regency, 1750 Welton St., downtown Denver, CO

WHO: Voice of the Faithful Vice President Kristine Ward and Executive Director Steve Krueger.

WHY: Voice of the Faithful Vice President Kristine Ward and Executive Director Steve Krueger will discuss their reaction to the U.S. Catholic Bishops closed meeting in Denver. Voice of the Faithful will call on the Bishops to recommit to the spirit of the 2002 Charter, to make permanent and independent the audits they committed to in 2002, and will call for the greater accountability of Bishops for their covering up 50 years of clergy sexual abuse.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

All Denver press, Catholic press, and national press with Denver bureaus are encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Suzanne Morse at 617-680-2131 (cell). More information about VOTF can be found at www.votf.org.

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About Voice of the Faithful: Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is a worldwide movement of concerned mainstream Catholics formed in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The group's mission is to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Its goals are to support victim/survivors of abuse, support priests of integrity, and shape structural change within the Catholic Church in full accordance and harmony with Church teaching. VOTF’s supporting membership exceeds 30,000 registered persons from 50 U.S. states, 21 countries and 203 Parish Voice affiliates throughout the world.