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God’s Word, Many Voices is a website which makes available reflections on Scripture. Members of the faithful of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester provide these reflections, as well as associated resources. A Coordinating Committee oversees the content and design of the website.

Coordinating Committee

Mark Hare
Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler
Susan Howard
Mary Hussong-Kallen
Sr. Ruth Maier, SSJ
Georgia Micoli
William Pickett
Robert Pizzutiello
Paul Ryan
Rev. William Spilly
Gloria Ulterino
and more.

International Catholic Reform Network

The ICRN held is fourth meeting last month in Pezinok SK. The focus of the ICRN is the reform of the structures and governance of the local churches and their ongoing renewal according to the teaching and vision of the Second Vatican Council. They have issued a summary of the most recent meeting. You can click here to download a PDF of the report. You can learn more about ICRN by visiting their website: icrn.info.

Cardinal Tobin Speaks About Roles of Women

Joseph Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark has expressed some of his views of women in the Church. In an interview with Nicholas Kristof of the NY Times, he stated "I don’t believe that there’s a compelling theological reason why the pope couldn’t name a woman cardinal." Click here to download a PDF of the full article.

In an interview with Kimberly F. Baker in America, he noted that Pope Francis, while maintaining the traditional exclusion of women from priestly ordination, has appointed a "study commission...to look at the question of women in the diaconate." Phyllis Zagano, a leading American theologian, is a member of that commission. Click here to download a PDF of the full article.

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Cardinal Tobin Speaks About Roles of Women