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	Grassroots Movement of Catholics Declares 'Catholic Bill of Rights and Responsibilities' By Sheila Peiffer American Catholic Council June 8, 2011 http://americancatholiccouncil.org/files/2009/05/Press-Release-Final-One-Jun5-2011.pdf [pdf] NOTE: Media accreditation is available; Contact johnhushon@aol.com to register. ACC will host a press room at Cobo Center during the Council. Please address questions prior to the Council to co-chairs Janet Hauter at jmwhauter@aolc.om or John Hushon at johnhushon@aol.com. Catholics from all over the United States, including representatives from Canada, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, France, Spain, Mexico, Italy, and Portugal, will convene an American Catholic Council in Detroit the weekend of June 10-12, 2011. After holding nearly a hundred local "listening sessions" around the country during the past eighteen months, attendees will gather to consider the state of the Church, and review the promises of Vatican II to include the People of God in a shared-governance, transparent and inclusive model of the Church. The listening sessions were instrumental in developing a "Catholic Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" which reflects what many Catholics yearn for in their Church. And what do these faithful Catholics want? Revitalized parish and diocesan councils; A voice in the selection of pastors and bishops; Optional celibacy; Open and meaningful progress on the role of women in the Church; Availability of full sacramental life for all who wish it; Renewed emphasis on conscience and morality; Contact: Sheia_Peiffer@yahoo.com
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