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...there may be more than just "ragged edges" on the chopping block when the commission begins its work in mid-November. Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, who heads the Vatican's Congregation for the Clergy - one of the four offices that will work with four U.S. bishops in the commission - said Friday that the American proposal steps on certain ''fundamental principles of the Church.'' Castrillon - speaking during an unrelated press conference Friday a - answered reporters' questions on the U.S. proposal. ''The trust that the priest has in his bishop, that can't be passed through the external conditioning of a state...
...Catholic groups that have been active in pressing for the changes proposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were unimpressed by the Vatican's response. David Clohessy, national director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), questioned whether Rome truly understood the magnitude of the problem, and the damage it was causing among the faithful. "It's basically a flat-out rejection with a vague promise to talk some more," Clohessy said. "We've been talking this to death for decades. The hierarchy has always protected its priests and that seems...
...gulf between the Vatican's response and the demands of lay groupings among the American faithful leaves U.S. bishops in a difficult position, foremost among them Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference. Indeed, says Appleby, the Vatican's position on the role of the Bishops' Conference is troubling to critics who have called for more authority to be placed in its hands. The response from Rome described Gregory's group as "assisting" U.S. bishops. But, says Appleby, in the minds of many of the laity, the Bishops' Conference "needs to have the authority to require...
...Lundestad, "is a loudspeaker and a microphone" that has been used to bless peacemakers and to boost their causes - equality in South Africa, freedom in Burma, independence in East Timor. "One cannot say, 'Here's an important process, let's find a name,'" says St?lsett, who is also the Bishop of Oslo. "But it's a bonus if we can send a message...
...toilet is also in separate quarters, as are the dual sinks and vanities, which can lead into the closets, which can have separate exits to the hallway so early risers can avoid disturbing a sleeping spouse. Now add chandeliers, imported European fixtures and enough Italian marble to make a bishop covetous, and you've got an idea of what "master bath" really means...