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- Juan Pablo II envia mensajes contradictorios sobre la Eucaristía
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- Newsmakers Interview -- Leonard Swidler & Emmett Fitzpatrick (9 October 2005)
- Leonard Swidler's Letter to Cardinal Ratzinger (1August 2004)
- Some Reflections on the Excommunication (sort of) Of Roy Bourgeois(December 2008)
- "Letter to Fr. John Sivalon", M.M, Superior General, and Maryknoll Council Members in support of Fr. Roy Bourgeois (August 2008)
- "Three Years of Pope Benedict XVI" (April 2008; PDF)
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- Re Austrian Priests(1 Sep 2011)
- To New York Times re Donohue Ad(9 May 2011)
- To USCCB re Elisabeth Johnson Book(24 Apr 2011)
- To Bishop Galeone re ACC Listening Sessions(1 Mar 2011)
- To Archbishop Timothy Dolan re Donohue Ad(14 Jan 2011)
- To Bank of America(18 Dec 2010)
- To Bishop John Nienstedt(25 Sep 2010)
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- Letter to Anglicans (11 Nov 2009)
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- Hans Küng Archbishop Jadot award celebration 2006
- Shame on Bishop Bruskewitz and Cardinal Re! (7 December 2006)
- Former "Bishop Maker" to Receive“Rights of Catholics Award” (10 November 2006)
- Former Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Jean Jadot to Receive“Hans Küng Rights of Catholics in the Church Award” (4 November 2006)
- Letter to USCCB(8 February 2006)
- Heroic Bishop: Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit (13 January 2006)
- ARCC Press Releases 2005
- Open Letter to the Archdiocese of St. Louis concerning St. Stanislaus(5 December 2005)
- ARCC Response to Vatican document concerning gays in seminaries (24 November 2005)
- ARCC supports the efforts of the Catholics of Belleville, IL (21 June 2005)
- Response to Vatican Firing of Fr. Thomas Reese as America Editor (9 May 2005)
- Vatican above its own rules?(4 Mar 2005)
- Open Letter to the U.S. Bishops (27 Feb 2005)
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- White Paper on Gays in the Clergy(5 May 2004)
- Gays in the Clergy - ARCC's Response (16 May 2004)
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- Formal Declaration17 Mar 2010
- Secrecy, The Chasuble of Pride15 Mar 2010
- Feed (Some) of My People15 Mar 2010
- Roman Mental Reservation2 Feb 2010
- Oath of Office15 Jan 2010
- Behold I Make All Things New! New Year's Message 1 Jan 2010
- 2009
- To the Suffering Church of Ireland15 Dec 2009
- Investigate the Investigation1 Dec 2009
- A Lesson From Success15 Nov 2009
- Perfection - The Enemy of the Good1 Nov 2009
- Don't Miss the Main Act!15 Oct 2009
- Isolated Teachers1 Oct 2009
- About Face! To the Rear - March!15 Sep 2009
- Hooray for Solidarity!8 Sep 2009
- Bishops Against the Healthcare Bill4 Sep 2009
- Benedict and Ted1 Sep 2009
- Underestimating Your Bishop?15 Aug 2009
- Catholics Want Law to Govern Church Properties31 Jul 2009
- Teachings of the Church15 Jul 2009
- Pope Benedict Calls for Change17 Jun 2009
- Bingo and Fish Fry Bishop2 Jun 2009
- Vertical vs. Horizontal / Fear vs. Love1 May 2009
- Forever in Conflict?15 Apr 2009
- No Statue for Galileo15 Mar 2009
- The Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church says: Shame!8 Mar 2009
- How Much Truth is Too Much?1 Mar 2009
- Moral Judgments15 Feb 2009
- Open Letter to Pope Benedict XVI on Indulgences12 Feb 2009
- ANNULMENT: External Forum and Internal Forum31 Jan 2009
- The Internal Forum- from The Tablet, UK, 1 Oct 2011
- The Internal Forum - a concise explanation
- To Pope Benedict: Be Catholic!25 Jan 2009
- Violence by Commission and Omission15 Jan 2009
- What every Roman Catholic should know about self-excommunication. 1 Jan 2009
- 2008
- Follow their example? 2 Aug 2008
- 2007
- The Fact of Evolution30 Sep 2007
- Who is on God's side?15 Sep 2007
- Your Charism1 Sep 2007
- History Does Not Repeat Itself1 Aug 2007
- Marx May Have Had it Right15 Jul 2007
- History Repeats Itself1 Jul 2007
- Arcc Supports Protesting Bishop
- The Male Jesus, an Obstacle13 May 2007
- How Long Does it Take?1 May 2007
- Papal Pot Calls the EU Kettle Black15 Apr 2007
- The Work of Sancta Sophia15 Mar 2007
- What is Wrong with Secularization?1 Mar 2007
- Keeping the Pope Honest15 Feb 2007
- The Essence of Arrogance1 Feb 2007
- Fallout from Clergy Sexual Abuse and Cover-up 15 Jan 2007
- 2006
- A Challenge for the Pope3 Dec 2006
- Fr. Charles Curran's keynote address27 Nov 2006
- Unsolicited Advice to the Bishops15 Nov 2006
- Glorious (Non-Canonical) Saints1 Nov 2006
- Retreat to the Past15 Oct 2006
- Saint Thomas Merton?1 Oct 2006
- We want answers!1 Sep 2006
- God Does Not Have Faith1Aug 2006
- God Does not Have, or Want, Rights15 Jul 2006
- The Virtue of Democracy1 Jul 2006
- Signs of False Idols15 Jun 2006
- Canonization by Proclamation: St. John Carroll & St. John England (May 2006)
- St. John Carroll and St. John England1 Jun 2006
- Is Everything Up to Date in Kansas City15 May 2006
- In His Own Footsteps1 May 2006
- Statutes of Limitation15 Apr 2006
- A Model Parish -- In the Cradle of Democracy1 Apr 2006
- Pre-eminence of Conscience1 Mar 2006
- Marriage after Divorce14 Feb 2006
- Heroic Bishop 13 Jan 2006
- 2005
- Ecclesiastical Shell Game15 Dec 2005
- Call to Asexuality1 Dec 2005
- Lessons from the Front of the Bus15 Nov 2005
- Criminal Sexual Abuse15 Oct 2005
- REAL Sins of the Seminaries1 Oct 2005
- Vatican Criticism16 Sep 2005
- Organized Love15 Sep 2005
- Laborers in the Vineyard 1 Sep 2005
- Fast of the Assumption 15 Aug 2005
- Catholic Time Bomb1 Aug 2005
- Radical Democracy15 Jul 2005
- Sacrament of Forgiveness1 Jul 2005
- Hans Kung Celebration15 Jun 2005
- Prophetic Invitation1 Jun 2005
- Justice for Priests15 May 2005
- Thomas Reese. SJ9 May 2005
- Nothing has Changed 21 Apr 2005
- Right to the Eucharist15 Apr 2005
- Not Just the Press15 Mar 2005
- Above the Rules?2 Mar 2005
- Orders and Jurisdiction1 Mar 2005
- A Plea for Openness27 Feb 2005
- Year of the Eucharist15 Feb 2005
- Inquisition Continues13 Feb 2005
- Parish Constitution1 Feb 2005
- Political Bishops28 Jan 2005
- Grown-Up Values15 Jan 2005
- Democracy by Any Other Name 2 Jan 2005
- 2004
- Keeping Money in Parish23 Dec 2004
- New Kind of Withholding18 Dec 2004
- Bishops and their Function20 Nov 2004
- Light from the East17 Nov 2004
- Bishops' Accountability12 Nov 2004
- How to Vote31 Oct 2004
- Advice to Bishops17 Oct 2004
- Abortion Laws6 Oct 2004
- Reluctant Prophet4 Sep 2004
- Threat to Marriage?26 Sep 2004
- Politically Motivated Comments20 Aug 2004
- Women's Ordination10 Aug 2004
- Prayer from a Side Pew19 Jul 2004
- Needed Wisdom from the Far East7 Jul 2004
- The Pope and Human Rights5 Jul 2004
- Bishops in Denver16 Jun 2004
- Bishop Without a Mandatum11 Jun 2004
- Republican Bishops
- Who Owns the Church, Legally?30 May 2004
- Artificial-Natural Means?18 May 2004
- Credibility Gap6 May 2004
- Impossible Laws II13 Apr 2004
- The Real Crisis29 Mar 2004
- Bishops' Loyalties18 Mar 2004
- Parish Priests10 Mar 2004
- Parish Closings26 Feb 2004
- Impossible Laws19 Feb 2004
- Church & State 8 Feb 2004
- 2003
- Conscience 8 Dec 2003
- Our Rights (James E. Biechler, 1995-2001)
- Rights I:The Catholic Church & Democratic Principles
- Rights II : Inactive Priests & Sacramental Validity
- Rights III: Conscience & Contraception
- Rights IV: Divorce, Remarriage, & a Church of Compassion
- Rights V: Marriage without Children?
- Rights VI: Catholic Theologians & Academic Freedom
- Rights VII: Celibacy & Pedophilia
- Rights VIII: Church as Hierarchy or Communion
- Rights IX: A Constitution for the Catholic Church
- Rights X: Petrine Monarchy or Christian Equality?
- Rights XI: Thoughts on the New Catholic Catechism
- Rights XII: Due Process, theVatican, & ARCC
- Rights XIII: Mandatory Celibacy--a Splitting of Church & World?
- Rights XIV: How Can ARCC Talk About "Rights"?
- Rights XV: No Eucharistic Sacrifice if Women Excluded
- Rights XVI: Catholic Hierarchy Fails Catholic Workers
- Rights XVII: Catholic Justice Fails Married Priests
- Rights XVIII: Nostalgia No Guide for Church Reform
- Rights XIX: Please God, Not 'Restoration'!
- Rights XX: Mandatory Celibacy: Communion on the End of a Stick
- Rights XXI: The Laity's "Vote": The Doctrine of Reception
- Rights XXII: Theologians' Search for Truth Still Not Free
- Rights XXIII: Catholics Have a Right to a Renewed Church
- Rights XXIV: Theology of the Trinity is the Basis for Reform
- Rights XXV: Rights of Catholics Basic to Full Christian Life
- Rights XXVI: Catholic Caste Distorts Christ’s Gospel
- Rights XXVII: Is Dissent Catholic Or Even Christian?
- Rights XXVIII: How Can Catholics Have Rights”?
- Rights XXIX: Cardinal Ratzinger Leads Dissent Faction
- Rights XXX: Human Rights: Heart of Christian Spirituality
- Rights XXXI:The “Taxidermy” Church of the Vatican Curia
- Rights XXXII: Canon Law Reform is Now Urgent
- Rights XXXIII: The Vatican: “V” is For “Vindictive”
- Rights XXXIV: The Vatican and Women: Simple Injustice
- Rights XXXV: Red Hats and Rights: Reinforcing the Pyramid
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- Doctrine of Reception by James A. Coriden
- Do Parishes Have Rights?by James A. Coriden
- Making the Rights Realby James A. Coriden
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- Gays in the Clergy: ARCC’S Response to the National Review Board's Report(5 May 2004)
- Assessing the Past, Discerning the Future by Anthony Padovano
- John Paul II sends mixed message on Eucharistby Fr. Patrick Connor, SVD
- Juan Pablo II envia mensajes contradictorios sobre la Eucaristíaby Fr. Patrick Connor, SVD
- The Politicization of the Eucharistby Fr. Tomas P. Doyle, OP, J.C.D.
- Revised version of Tom Doyle's July 22, 2006 address to SNAPby Fr. Tomas P. Doyle, OP, J.C.D.
- Dominus Iesus, Or Rather, Servus Iesus: A Comment on Cardinal Ratzinger's Dominus Iesus (Adobe pdf -- originally published in Jeevadhara[2001]) by Leonard Swidler, Ph.D..
- THE COPERNICAN TURN by Leonard Swidler
- THE VISION OF VATICAN II by Ingrid Shafer
- Is the EUCHARIST: ONLY a symbol? by Ingrid Shafer
- Reading the Signs of the Times: Reflections on the Global Church in October and November 1995 by Ingrid Shafer
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- 1911 Vatican Directive to Bishops of the United States Concerning Church Property(22 Sept 2004)
- St. Albert the Great: Letters to Archbishop O'Malley (10 Nov 2004)
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- Letter of encouragement to Vigil Parishes(Dec 2004)
- Politicization of the Eucharist by Thomas P. Doyle, O.P.,J.C.D.
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- Litany for the Intercession of Pope Pius IX (July 2000)
- Liberty of Thought and Conscience
- Dilaogue and Dissent: An American Catholic Vocation (April 2004)
- The Canonical Doctrine of Reception / La Doctrina Canonica de la Recepcion (May 2003)
- Democratic Catholicism--A Call to Holiness through Transparency: Accountability, Dialogue, and Representation (May 2003)
- Catholicism, Democracy, and Human Rights (March 2002)
- Statement of Sister Christine Vladimiroff, Prioress, Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Erie PA concerning the attempt of the Vatican to silence Sister Joan Chittister (July 2001)
- Paul Collins, MSC, resigns from active priesthood (March 2001)
- German priests protest loyalty oath (7 March 2001)
- Open Letter by the ARCC Board to President John E. Murray, Jr., Duquesne University, concerning the dismissal of Prof. Moni McIntyre from the theology department (January 2001)
- Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) (Ex corde ecclesiae)
- Press Statement by John Wijngaards concerning his resignations from the active priesthood (17 September 1998)
- The Rev. Dr. Paul Collins' Response to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1998)
- Other Human Rights
- From the ARCC Archives
- DISSENT AND DIALOGUE IN THE CHURCH by THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE RIGHTS OF CATHOLICS IN THE CHURCH (1993)
- DISSENT: AN HONORED PART OF THE CHURCH'S VOCATION by Leonard Swidler (NCR, September, 1989)
- SHOULD CATHOLICS LET THEIR CONSCIENCE BE THEIR GUIDE? The Editors of U.S. CATHOLIC Interview Sidney Callahan (Dec. 1988)
- DIALOGAR Y DISENTIR: AUNA VOCACIÓN CATÓLICA NORTEAMERICANA por Leonard Swidler
- FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION (1997) -- Temple ARCC Site Archive (Please use browser back button to return to the ARCC domain)
- LOYAL DISSENT VITAL TO LIFE OF CHURCH (1995) by Ingrid Shafer
- ARCC Statements
- Focus on Fundamentalism
- Response by Stephen A. Privett, S.J., President of the University of San Francisco to the false charges made on the website of Friends of the St. Ignatius Institute and repeated by Zenit, the Vatican News Agency (February 2001)
- "Focus on FOCUS" by Roberta Meehan, Ph.D"Evangelization on college campuses is important. However, such evangelization must be done with integrity. The FOCUS program does not use approved catechetical materials. Furthermore, FOCUS teaches concepts and ideas contrary to the teachings of Biblical Scholarship, the CCC, and basic Roman Catholic understanding. FOCUS is not a group that should be evangelizing on the college campuses today. " (26 August 2000)
- "Women of Rome" by Gordon Urquhart
- "Report on the World Congress of Families II" by Gordon Urquhart
- Church Hierarchy
- The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church -- current and historical information about bioceses and bishops (off site link -- use browser back button to return to the ARCC site)
- Governance
- Leonard Swidler's Lenten Lectures 2006
- Lecture One: CAN THERE BE A SPIRITUALITY OF DEMOCRACY?
- Lecture Two: DEMOCRACY IN THE EARLY, MEDIEVAL, AND AMERICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
- Lecture Three: THE FIVE “COPERNICAN” TURNS OF VATICAN COUNCIL II
- Lecture Four: CREATING A “CONSTITUTION” FOR YOUR PARISH?
- Lecture Five: VATICAN II FROM BELOW: A TEN-STEP PROGRAM TO A DEMOCRATIC PARISH
- Lecture Six: AN IDEAL PARISH CONSTITUTION ANALYZED
- Link to Swidler video in the ACC site
- Parish Constitution
- Toward a Democratic Catholic Church: CTA Presentations November 2005
- Guidelines for Implementation of Parish Constitution
- Liturgical Installation of Parish Constitution
- Example: Catholic Church of Kurosaki, Kyushu, Japan
- Leonard Swidler's Lenten Lectures 2006
- Parishes in Pain
- Corpus Christi Rochester, NY
- Holy Trinity Parish, Washington, D.C
- St Francis Xavier, NY
- Letter of encouragement to Vigil Parishes
- St. Albert the Great: Letters to Archbishop O'Malley
- Model Letter Concerning Closing of Parishes
- Saving Parishes -- Unpublished Letter to the NCR
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- People in Pain
- This Document is a Trojan Horse: Reflections on the November 2005 Vatican document concerning gay seminarians and priests (November 2005)
- Statement of Sister Christine Vladimiroff, Prioress, Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Erie PA, concerning the attempt of the Vatican to silence Sister Joan Chittister (July 2001)
- Reflections on the Vatican proceedings agains Fr. Jacques Dupuis, S.J.(March 2001)
- Paul Collins, MSC, resigns from active priesthood (March 2001)
- German priests organize in protest of loyalty oath (March 2001)
- A good Priest's farewell to his parish
- Msgr. Anton Egger on the future of the church (August 2000)
- Fr. Tissa Balasuriya
- Gerard Sloyan's Response to Fr. Tissa Balasuriya's Excommunication;
- Website Dealing with the Issue Update: 15 Jan. 1998: Excommunication lifted!
- IMWAC Press Release concerning the Vatican vs. Balasuriya
- Remarriage in the Church: Pastoral Solutions: A statement by the board members of the Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC)
- Vatican proceeds against Fr. Bob Nugent and Sr. Jeannine Gramick
- Editor's personal reflections
- Rules
- Official Church Teaching On Homosexuality
- CDF Notification Statement regarding Fr. Bob Nugent and Sr. Jeannine Gramick
- CDF Profession Of Faith Demand
- NCCB President Calls for Acceptance of Church Teaching
- Adam Cardinal Maida Archbishop of Detroit
- Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza Bishop of Galveston-Houston
- Rome Speaks by Michael Flash, Editor of the Arlington Catholic Herald
- Controversial gay-lesbian ministry proscribed July 21 editorial in the Denver Catholic Register
- Decision was fair, say cardinals July 21 article in the Denver Catholic Register
- Love
- Sr. Jeannine Gramick's Statement (23 July 1999)
- Fr. Bob Nugent's Statement (14/15 July 1999)
- Director of New Ways Ministry
- Leadership Conference Of Women Religious Statement
- Outrage at Vatican banning of pastoral ministers -- Call To Action
- Press Statement -- ARCC
- Reflections on the Notification by Sister Carol Coston, O.P. (Is this a latter day witch hunt?)
- New Ways Ministry Website
- Confused laity? Fr. Andrew Greeley's article in Chicago's Daily Southtown
- In Memoriam
- Catholicism and World Religions
- "The Latest Vatican Statement on Christianity and Other Religions" by John Hick, 15 December 1998
- Come my Beloved! A Path for Jews and Christians, 22 February 1999
- The Passion of the Jew Jesus: Recommended Changes in the Oberammergau Passion Play after 1984 by Leonard Swidler and Gerard Sloyan,14 March 1999
- Women's Ordination
- Mary Ramerman's Ordination in Rochester and the Principle of Subsidiarity (November 2001)
- Irish Bishop Speaks out in Support of Women’s Ordination (February 2002)
- National Coalition of American Nuns: THIS TEACHING CANNOT BE INFALLIBLE
- Safe Place for Scholarship of Loyal Dissent
- Tradition and the Ordination of Women
- What Peter Might Say to John Paul
- What Jesus Might Say to John Paul
- Reflections on "Tradition says No."
- The Ordination of Women: Infallibly Taught?
- Link to CTSA 1997 Statement concerning the Ordination of Women
- Staff report of the NCCB's Secretariat on Doctrine concerning the CTSA Statement
- John Wijngaards' Did Christ rule out women priests?
- Program of Study: Sacramental Orders for Women in the Roman Catholic Church
- Bishops' Statements
- Examples of Good Practice
- American Catholic Council(including links to transcripts of talks)
- A Church of Love and Compassion
- From our E-Mail List
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- ARCC Statement on Dissent and Dialogue
- A Call to Dialogue
- Tom Scharbach responds
- List members respond to the question: "I don't always agree with the Pope. Does this mean I shouldn't convert?"
- Links to a growing number of documents
- (in translation) pertaining to developments in Austria and Germany, including letters from Bishop Reinhold Stecher, Cardinal Ratzinger, and Professor Hans Küng.
- Dialog für Österreich -- Dialogue for Austria: Ingrid Thurner's letter to friends of the We Are Church movement throughout the world.
- Excerpts from an interview with the newly appointed bishop of Innsbruck, Alois Kothgasser: the importance of dialogue.
- Professor Hans Küng's comments to Christian Weisner concerning the March 1998 letter.
- March 7 1998 Letter from Cardinal Ratzinger to the Austrian Bishops' Conference in which he gives limited approval to the participation of members of the "We Are Church" group in the "Dialogue for Austria," an official Church-sponsored event.
- Translation of Bishop Reinhold Stecher'sJanuary 1998 response to his critics
- Translation of Bishop Reinhold Stecher'sNovember 1997 letter critical of the "Instruction on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of [the] Priest" (15 August 1997) and recent Roman policies concerning conditions for ordination and married priests.
- Two Letters from Cardinal Ratzinger to the Austrian Bishops' Conference in which he is very critical of efforts to democratize the Church.
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