Press Releases
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Press Release – VOTF SEEKS RETURN TO LAY INPUT IN BISHOP SELECTION PROCESS
Contact: Jessica Lillie, votfpr@votf.org, (781) 559-3360, (314) 749-5188 cell or Ed Wilson, 718-858-3442, ed.anne@verizon.net VOTF SEEKS RETURN TO LAY INPUT IN BISHOP SELECTION PROCESSProposal Shows Way to Move Forward from Current Scandals April 14, 2010 -Boston – In a 14-page document sent to the Vatican and key bishops, Voice of the Faithful has asked that […]
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Pope Releases Pastoral Letter to Ireland
The long-awaited response from Pope Benedict XVI to the scandal in Ireland arrived today. It recognizes that the Church needs a new vision and calls for investigation of the Irish church. But against a backdrop of growing revelations in Germany, The Netherlands and other European countries — not to mention the roster of clergy sex-abuse […]
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Vatican Pastoral Response: View from Ireland
From Sean O’Conaill, VOTF-Ireland: There are aspects of Pope Benedict XVI’s pastoral letter that we warmly welcome — especially the recognition that a ‘ new vision is needed, to inspire present and future generations’ in Ireland. The letter will hopefully now precipitate a long-delayed conversation among Irish Catholics — priests, bishops and people together — […]
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Press Release – VOTF SAYS ITS TIME TO REBUILD OUR CHURCH
The Clergy Abuse Scandal Has Hit the Top: Where Do We Go from Here? March 16, 2010 – Boston—The clergy sexual abuse crisis that shook the very foundations of the Catholic Church in America has now reached global proportions. As many suspected all along, despite what we had been told, this horrific scandal was never […]
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Press Release – VOTF CALLS FOR MORE FROM THE VATICAN
Contact: Jessica Lillie, Public Relations Director, votfpr@votf.org, (781) 559-3360, (314) 749-5188 cell For Immediate ReleaseVOTF CALLS FOR MORE FROM THE VATICAN Pope Benedict’s meeting with Irish bishops falls short of expectations. February 16, 2010 – Boston – Voice of the Faithful in Ireland and abroad are angry and disappointed over the results from the Pope’s […]
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News Release from: Voice of the Faithful – Ireland
The moral authority of the papacy in Ireland, and of Catholic bishops here, is likely to collapse if the promised papal pastoral letter to Ireland does not squarely address the issue of the widespread cover up by bishops of the outrage of clerical child sexual abuse.Despite the strong leadership shown by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of […]
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Press Release – VOTF Statement on Bishop Murray Resignation
Contact: Jessica Lillie, PR Director, votfpr@votf.org, (781) 559-3360, (314) 749-5188 cellFor Immediate Release December 17, 2009– Boston –The resignation of Bishop Donal Murray in Ireland is one of the few times a bishop has stepped down after failing to protect children from sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Church. We believe that such accountability […]
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News Release from: Voice of the Faithful – Ireland
It is too early to be sure that the Holy See has absorbed the full import of the Murphy report on clerical child abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin. We are disappointed especially to hear nothing about the necessary resignations of those bishops who while in service in the Dublin archdiocese failed to challenge a […]
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Press Release – U S SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION OF BRIDGEPORT DIOCESE
Contact: Jessica Lillie, PR Director, votfpr@votf.org, (781) 559-3360, (314) 749-5188 cell orDan Sullivan, Bridgeport Co-Chair (203) 966-3530 For Immediate Release VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL ASKS DIOCESE TO COMPLY November 3, 2009-Boston/Bridgeport – After more than seven years of litigation, including two adverse decisions by the Connecticut Supreme Court, the effort by the Diocese of Bridgeport […]
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Press Release- New Energy at Voice of the Faithful Conference
Contact: Jessica Lillie, PR Director, votfpr@votf.org, (781) 559-3360, (314) 749-5188 cell For Immediate Release NEW ENERGY AT VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL CONFERENCESr. Joan Chittister and Fr. Tom Reese inspire VOTF members at LI conference October 31, 2009-Melville, NY – Over 500 members of Voice of the Faithful were encouraged to see the good within in […]