News from: Voice of the Faithful of Greater Philadelphia

VOTG/GP TO CONSIDER CHURCH REFORM ISSUES

Voice of the Faithful of Greater Philadelphia will discuss proposals for reform of the Catholic Church made at the VOTF national convocation In July at a VOTF/GP general meeting on Tuesday evening, September 13, at Chestnut Hill College.

The program, which is open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Room of Fournier Hall. Election of VOTF/GP officers for the coming year also will be held at the meeting.

            Among the proposals for church reform are those dealing with the role of women in the church, the election of bishops by elected representatives of the laity, clergy and religious, and the establishment of an independent, widely-disseminated annual CPA audit for all church-related entities.

VOTF/GP is a local affiliate of Voice of the Faithful, a worldwide organization of Catholic men and women formed to deal with the sexual abuse crisis in the church and working to enable the entire Catholic community to exercise its responsibility for church governance.

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For further information contact: Bud Bretschneider at 215-292-4024 or bud.bretschneider@comcast.net