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	A West Long Branch Catholic Church's Decision to Separate from Diocese of Trenton Causes Controversy By Bob Considine The Star-Ledger June 25, 2011 http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/A%20West%20Long%20Branch%20Catholic%20church's%20decision%20to%20separate%20from%20Diocese%20of%20Trenton%20causes%20controversy TRENTON — The Diocese of Trenton says a new Catholic church striking out on its own is illegitimate and fractures the institution. But leaders of independent churches say they are providing a worthy alternative to parishioners unified with the same faith, but the feeling that the traditional Roman Catholic church is too hypocritical, selective in its acceptance and set in its ways. Now it remains to be whether the American National Catholic Church - a band of six parishes that preaches a more modern form of Catholicism - will become a major movement. "For us, it's not about taking people away from their heart's desire," said Most Rev. George Lucey, residing bishop of the ANCC and pastor of the independent St. Francis of Assisi in Glen Ridge.
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