CONNECTICUT
Greenwich Times
Thumbs up to Voice of the Faithful and Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano for holding a measured meeting that offered the promise of positive forward movement. Having been banned from gathering on diocesan property under Caggiono’s predecessor, the VOTF crowd appeared to keep an open mind, even on issues in which Caggiano acknowledged church reform was unlikely. Group members also resisted raising questions related to the sexual abuse scandal that inspired their origins. More challenging meetings are surely in store, but as Caggiano acknowledged, this was just the beginning of the conversation.
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