UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter
Dan Morris-Young | Jun. 6, 2013
SEATTLE Reinstating general absolution in the United States, consultation in the selection process for bishops, studying the ordination of women and married men, and collegial exercise of church authority are among topics of 15 resolutions on the agenda of the second annual assembly of the fledgling Association of U.S. Catholic Priests June 24-27.
To be held at Seattle University, the gathering’s theme — “Lumen Gentium: God’s Pilgrim People” — is based on the Second Vatican Council’s 1964 document, also known as the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church.
The association was formed following an Aug. 25, 2011, meeting of 27 self-described “Vatican II priests” from 15 dioceses and 11 states at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois, notes the group’s website (www.uscatholicpriests.org).
The organization’s inaugural assembly last June drew 240 delegates from 55 dioceses to St. Leo University, northeast of Tampa, Fla. Among its actions was approval of a letter of support to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. LCWR remains under controversial Vatican control and directives for reform.
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