Now Bishop James Wall will be asking for support for a new formal statement and comprehensive vision for Native American and Alaska Native ministry. #USCCB21
A summit of indigenous leaders asked for such a pastoral plan.
A national pastoral plan would help in promoting Catholic native ministry, Wall said. Some concerns include reconciliation of the history of church-run boarding schools that is now troubling British Columbia but also has a dark record in the U.S. #USCCB21
In discussion, Bishop Hebda urged concern for Native Americans outside of reservations, saying there is great poverty for Native Americans in urban settings. #USCCB21 Wall said more native Americans live in urban settings than on reservations.
Bishops like Etienne, Hebda, Warfel all speak from their experiences pastoring native Americans and Alaskan natives. It is clear that there these communities have great material and pastoral needs. #USCCB21
Bishop Biegler of Wyoming says we need to have a greater understanding of the history of the native peoples. #USCCB21
Bp Clark, aux of L.A., said Los Angeles may have the second largest community of native Americans in the United States and he is familiar with their challenges. #USCCB21
Bishop Olmsted says Covid had a terrible impact on native peoples in Arizona. He asked for special care and fostering of vocations among young native Americans. #USCCB21
It was an impressive number of bishops who spoke to the motion and who minister to native Americans. Now the proposal will be voted on and the voting results will be reported tomorrow. #USCCB21

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17 Jun
The proposed document would be shared with other committees in the Conference. It will be discussed by the administrative committee. And it will be subject to amendments proposed. #USCCB21
Apparently the document will also undergo some sort of informal review by the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, according to the letter from Abp DiNoia read yesterday by Abp Gomez. #USCCB21
Abp Warfel is suggesting that the document be made available for regional meetings so that all bishops could have input on the document. This step may be before the November meeting. This would allow the greatest amount of input. #USCCB21 Bp Rhoades is open to the idea.
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17 Jun
Bishop Edward Burns will now present on the LMFLY proposal of the pastoral framework on youth and young adults.
This plan will be in light of @Pontifex document Christus Vivet. #USCCB21
@Pontifex This topic has not been addressed by document since 1997. He listed all of the issues such as diversity, abuse, racism and more that now impact this pastoral work. #USCCB21
Audience is church leaders in this pastoral ministry.
@Pontifex Over the next 18 months, there will be consultation and the drafting of the document. It will come back to the bishops in fall 2022, Burns said. #USCCB21
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17 Jun
The bishops are now being asked to approve the "Pastoral Framework for Marriage and Family Life Ministry in the US: Called to the Joy of Love." Abp Cordileone, chair of LMFLY, is presenting the motion. It needs 2/3 vote. #USCCB21
Card. Cupich is raising a concern about two amendments he has raised. (Again, we journalists don't have access to these amendments.)
#USCCB21
Card. Cupich said his amendments were accepted, but is asking about two footnote references to Amoris Laetitia. #USCCB21.
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Mrs. Suzanne Healy, chair of the National Review Board, is now making her virtual presentation. It is pre-recorded, but she will be able to answer questions afterwards.
#USCCB21
In the 2020 audit, there were 4250 total allegations, but most are historical allegations. Current allegations total 22, less than 1% of total.
#USCCB21
The audit of new allegations against clergy being less than 1% shows what has been accomplished by new policies, Healey said. Concern remains for the historical case, however. #USCCB21
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16 Jun
The virtual press office is full, with about 40 journalists, larger than usual.
Question whether Archishop Pierre's speech was commenting on the proposed Eucharist consistency document: Bishop Rhoades feels the emphasis on dialogue was helpful, and there will be much dialogue in preparing for the document.
Question about the proposed Eucharist document: Why there is no national policy envisioned now, when there was at the beginning. +Rhoades said national policy really meant national guidance. He said Card. Ladaria's letter thought of policy as norms, which was not the intent.
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16 Jun
The final item today will be a presentation of the Pastoral Framework for Marriage and Family Life Ministry by Abp Cordileone, chair of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, known in the halls of the USCCB as LMFLY (pronounced Lim-fly). #USCCB21
This document was to have been considered last November, but no amendable documents were voted on during that meeting. This document now coincides with the Year of the Family called by Pope Francis.
The document is meant to be primarily of pastoral use by those working with families and couples. It is structured around pillars of Prayer, Formation, Accompaniment and Advocacy. Each section is divided into Educate, Encourage and Engage sections. #USCCB21
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