Pittsburgh priests split form federation.(the Association of Pittsburgh Priests has charged that the National Federation of Prients' Councils is too passive, and is withdrawing from the organization)(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: September 24, 1999| Author: LEFEVERE, PATRICIA | Copyright information

Call national priests' group passive, silent

The Association of Pittsburgh Priests has withdrawn its membership from the National Federation of Priests' Councils, claiming the national body is too passive and silent and no longer a vital organization of priests leading the church toward renewal in the vision and spirit of Vatican Council II.

The 55- to 60-member Pittsburgh group had affiliated itself with the national federation for more than three decades, he...

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