CURRENT ISSUE:  March 21, 2005VOL. 43, NO. 6Oakland, CA

Pastoral letter
Status, procedures in clergy abuse
In my letter in The Voice to you, the members of the Church in the Oakland Diocese, just after the New Year, I shared the news that in the weeks ahead we would be dealing with the very difficult matter of trying to resolve the civil law suits that have arisen as a result of acts of clergy sexual abuse of children and young people.>>>

First abuse trial against diocese begins in Hayward
As The Voice went to press, March 16, jury selection continued in a Hayward courtroom in a trial to determine whether the Oakland Diocese should be held responsible for the sexual molestation of two altar boys by a former priest. >>>

Ruling in support of gay marriage draws criticism from Church
In response to a court ruling in support of same-sex marriage, a spokesperson for the California Catholic Conference expressed hope that the state Supreme Court will overturn the decision>>>

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