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...Vatican's failure to endorse the Dallas proposals came as no surprise, and Notre Dame professor Scott Appleby, says that in light of previous differences between Rome and the U.S. bishops, the Vatican's response was actually more positive than had been expected. "Historically, the Vatican has been much more paternalistic," Appleby said. "There has been much more 'Here's what you're going...
...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...
...response "shows they have no understanding of the depth of this problem." Emerton said it was unclear why the Vatican required more time to "reflect" on the charter. "Why they need extra time to reflect on a document they've had for four months is confusing," he said. "Rome hasn't gotten the point yet." He called on the bishops to move immediately to protect children by implementing the Dallas charter...
...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 the bishops' compliance...
...response from Rome may have left Bishop Gregory in an awkward position, but he chose on Friday to take a positive view. "He's not interpreting this as a set-back," Appleby said of Gregory. "He's shrewd to set the tone that we are moving forward; that this is a step in the right direction toward refining, clarifying and formally implementing the Dallas charter." But it remains to be seen whether that's how Rome understands the next step...