Et cetera.VOTF VOTF Voice of the Faithful VOTF Vengeance of the Fang (gaming guild) un-banned * As reported in our October 11, 2002, issue ("VOTF Watch," Grant Gallicho), the lay Catholic reform group Voice of the Faithful Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is an organization of lay Catholics, formed in early 2002 in response to the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases. Founding and mission VOTF began when a small group of parishioners met in the basement of St. has roused the ire of several bishops, eight of whom had prohibited it from meeting on church grounds. One such bishop, Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn, recently had a change of heart. In an April 29 letter to his priests, Daily announced that he was leaving such decisions up to each pastor--essentially lifting his earlier ban. After consulting with a committee of diocesan representatives that Daily established to meet with VOTF members, he found VOTF documents "to be in accord with the teachings of the church." Bishop Daily's willingness to learn about this burgeoning lay initiative shows a laudable laud·a·ble adj. Healthy; favorable. openness to dialogue with the laity. Daily's reversal also serves to challenge bishops (like William E. Lori William E. Lori (born May 6, 1951) is the 4th Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Before succeeding Edward Cardinal Egan in 2001 he was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. of Bridgeport, Connecticut “Bridgeport” redirects here. For other uses, see Bridgeport (disambiguation). Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and the fifth-largest city in New England. ) who have cited VOTF's "hidden agenda" as their reason for banning the group. Dialogue, it seems, can work. |
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