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...employ of the diocese." Some dioceses have had such boards for years, but others do not, and the bishops are aiming for a uniform standard and process for handling accusations. In its conclusion the charter goes further, addressing the laity in much broader terms: "We ... wish to affirm our concern especially with regard to issues related to effective consultation of the laity and the participation of God's people in decision making that affects their well-being." And with that statement, painfully qualified though it may be, the bishops place themselves gingerly on the side of the American Catholic majority...
...what they will do," said a source. "But they will approve some form of zero-tolerance policy." After years in which some dioceses quietly reassigned troubled clerics or settled disputes out of court, the approach is designed to encourage local bishops to take swift action. The new policy will affirm the power of all bishops to remove priests from public ministry and bar them from church offices--or defrock them altogether. The bishops are also mulling the creation of lay review boards to assess allegations of abuse and give bishops advice about matching punishments to crimes...
...Levant. Extremist Muslims declaring jihad on America and destroying cherished symbols of that country's might. The hackneyed metaphor, deployed in countless books about the sport, is that football is war. But now that we have again seen the very real violence and despair of battle, we have to affirm that no, football is not war. Rather, it is a game of uncommon, life-affirming beauty. When Christian Vieri takes the ball at pace on the outside of his left foot and drives it home with exquisite precision, or when Hidetoshi Nakata dribbles past five defenders and launches a perfect...
Their set, however, as the remaining audience would affirm, was intense and spirited, with a stage presence that few of the other groups could muster...
...United Ministry’s website cautions against “destructive religious groups” that are not affiliated with the University, adding that all United Ministry members “are committed to mutual respect and non-proselytization; we oppose religious harassment and manipulation, and we affirm the roles of personal freedom, doubt and open critical reflection in healthy spiritual growth...