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Home / Connecticut Bill 1098

Connecticut Bill 1098

The release of Connecticut Bill 1098 in the beginning of March led to a rapid hierarchical response and to some confusion in legislative circles there. Unfortunately, that same confusion infected some of the media as well, who then circulated misinformation about VOTF’s role (we had none) in the proposed legislation. You can see what the fuss was about below.

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VOTF Press Releases On CT Bill 1098

VOTF Deplores Misrepresentation of Its Actions (March 19, 2009)

VOTF Supports Lay Involvement, Questions CT Bill 1098 (March 11, 2009)

Read some published reports about Connecticut Bill 1098

National Catholic Reporter
https://ncronline.org/news/accountability/proposal-look-civil-law-reform-parishes

The Stamford Advocate
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_11874477

The New Haven Register
https://newhavenregister.com/articles/2009/03/10/news/a2-copy_of_ct–parishfinances.txt

The Hartford Courant
https://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-catholicshowdown.artmar10,0,7744055.story
https://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-religion0310.artmar10,0,890045.story

and the Courant‘s correction: https://www.courant.com/news/corrections/hc-correction0320.artmar20,0,364749.story

The Connecticut Post
https://www.connpost.com/ci_11873170

Read some responses to Connecticut Bill 1098

VOTF National Response
https://www.votf.org/pressrelease/press-release-for-immediate-release/3400

National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management Response
https://www.nlrcm.org/Newsroom/2009/Leadership_roundtable_response.pdf

VOTF Hartford Response
https://www.votf.org/wp-content/uploads/hartford.pdf

VOTF Bridgeport Response
https://www.votf.org/wp-content/uploads/bridgeport.pdf

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