ST. LOUIS (MO)
National Catholic Reporter
Thomas C. Fox | Jun. 25, 2014 NCR Today
SAINT LOUIS, MO — Since its inaugural gathering in June 2012, a meeting that drew some 240 priests to St. Leo University northeast of Tampa, Fla, the Association of U.S. Priests, which claims more than 1.000 members, has said it wants to give priests a voice.
Using a numbering system to indicate degrees of support, the association passed eight resolutions dealing with priest support of the new Roman Missal translation, for the late Cardinal Bernardin’s Common Ground initiative, immigration support, married clergy, workers’ pensions, input into the selection of bishops, broadening the association’s membership base and fostering greater dialogue with the bishops.
This is how they fared: With 3 being the highest scored and representing “very strong favor” and -3 being the lowest and representing “very strong disfavor,”
* a resolution to form a task force to keep track up difficulties priests are experiencing with the new translations received a 2.8.
* a resolution calling for more transparency and involvement in the selection of bishops also received a 2.8.
* a resolution calling for the establishment of an immigration working group in support of comprehensive immigration reform received a 2.72
* a resolution calling upon the U.S. bishops to support a married priesthood received a 2.5 score
* a resolution calling for support for worker’s pensions received a 2.1
* and a resolution calling for support of inter-church dialogued based on Cardinal Bernardin’s “Common Ground” initiative received 2.0.
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