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Article: Voice of the Faithful Petition to Pope Calls All Catholics to Transform Church; Available Online for Catholics to Sign.
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- AScribe Law News Service
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- April 10, 2008
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Byline: Voice of the Faithful
NEWTON, Mass., April 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to Voice of the Faithful VOTF), the Catholic Church will continue to decline unless it uniformly treats survivors of sexual abuse with justice and compassion rather than treating them as litigants; makes bishops who transferred pedophile priests more accountable for their past actions; encourages and welcomes greater lay participation in decision making; and provides full financial transparency and accountability in all its governance matters.
"Transformation and renewal of the Church is possible," says VOTF President Dan Bartley of Long Island. "We envision a Church that is open, ...
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