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Rome,
the Catholic Bishops are meeting in their Synod. Outside the Bishops' meeting,
representatives from reform groups around the world are holding a Shadow
Synod to try to communicate with the Bishops about the need for structural
changes in the Church and the need for more collegiality (URL: www.shadow-synod.net).
These are exciting times in the Church. The Spirit of Vatican II
is alive and well.
In Washington, D.C., the
ARCC Board of Directors just concluded its Fall meeting with a discussion
of many important issues (see M.L. Hartman's column). Among these
issues, the Board discussed the need for a stronger support system for
ARCC. We need to expand our membership, become more diverse, and
significantly increase our financial support.
This is where you, our members
come in. We need your help to accomplish these goals. Some
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ARCC
Light to friends. We thank you. For the rest of you, please
consider giving a Gift of ARCC Light as a Christmas present.
Your friends will enjoy being informed about Church Renewal, just
as we are. See our box on p.2 for our time-limited half price special
gift offer.
On the remittance
envelope, some of you have sent us the names of friends who you would like
to receive information on ARCC. We have sent them the information
and some of them have joined. Thank you and please send us more names.
Finally, I would like to
thank all of you who have sent in additional gifts with your membership
renewals. God bless you for your generosity. And by the way,
please pass this copy of ARCC Light on to a friend.
John F. Sheehan
(Continued from p. 2)
The representatives called
on the hierarchy to significantly increase efforts on behalf of women and
to officially withdraw the ban on the use of artificial contraception.
The failure of this teaching is a prime example of the Doctrine of Reception.
A doctrine which ARCC has been teaching with its pamphlet "The Canonical
Doctrine of Reception" by Rev. James Coriden, JCD (available from the ARCC
office) for several years.
Praising the bishops for
their recent Jubilee Campaign on working to cancel the debts of developing
countries, SOPOG asked the bishops to work with them in combating oppressive
aspects of globalization. Delegates will be returning
to their countries and networks to begin plans for dialog with bishops.
ARCC will be involved in this effort through our membership in WAC North
America (We Are Church, NA).
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ARCC
Light is published eight times per year by the
Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church. For membership
information, contact ARCC, John F. Sheehan, National Coordinator, PO Box
85, Southampton, MA 01073
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Suggested dues are $25.00 per year, and include a subscription to
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