Word: churchmanship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With such currents swirling about, the U.S. bishops in 1983 authorized the preparation of the still pending pastoral letter. Even in these days of participatory churchmanship, there has never been anything to compare with this project. Its chief writer, staff director and consultants are all women. The bishops sponsored open hearings in 100 dioceses and 60 colleges, met with 24 national women's organizations, received 10,000 pages of written testimony and amassed opinions from 75,000 women in all. The text has been revised several times, with drafts made public and debated in 1988 and 1990. The Vatican, leery...