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ARCC Mission and Goal

To bring about substantive structural change in the Catholic Church, ARCC seeks to institutionalize a collegial understanding of Church in which decision-making is shared and accountability is realized among Catholics of every kind and condition. It affirms that there are fundamental rights which are rooted in the humanity and baptism of all Catholics. To this end ARCC developed and works to implement a Charter of the Rights of Catholics in the Church and a  Proposed Catholic Constitution.


CURRENT ISSUES:
ARCC says SHAME to Archbishop Sobrinho and Cardinal Re (March 2009)
Some Reflections on the Excommunication (sort of) Of Roy Bourgeois (26 Dec. 2008) by Thomas P. Doyle, OP, JCD)
"Letter to Fr. John Sivalon ", M.M, Superior General, and Maryknoll Council Members in support of Fr. Roy Bourgeois (August 2008)
"Three Years of Pope Benedict XVI" (April 2008; PDF)
ARCC Spot LIGHTs, BLOG 2008-2009

On Friday, May 16th at 8:00 pm, Bishop Geoffrey James Robinson, Author of Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church: Reclaiming the Spirit of Jesus, ushered in a two-day symposium with a keynote address at Temple University's Anderson Hall. As part of the event, ARCC presented Bishop Robinson the 2008 Hans Küng Rights of Catholics in the Church Award. Link to pictures and video of the Philadelphia event.

Translation of French response to Dutch Dominicans' Statement of August 2007 (January 2008)

Chittister Award Ceremony (November 2007)
PDF file of the program

Jadot Award Ceremony (November 2006)
Hans Küng Rights of Catholics in the Church Award to Archbishop Jean Jadot (November 2006)
Link to Jean Jadot's address to the American bishops in November 1976: http://jeanjadot1976.homestead.com/index.html (May 2009)

Leonard Swidler's Lenten Lectures 2006


ARCC Origins

The Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC) was founded in 1980 by lay and clerical Catholics in the wake of Vatican condemnations of such theologians as Edward Schillebeeckx, Jacques Pohier, and Hans Küng. The Association seeks to put into practice the statement of the 1971 Synod of Bishops: 

While the Church is bound to give witness to justice, she recognizes that anyone who ventures to speak to people about justice must first be just in their eyes. Hence we must undertake an examination of the modes of acting and of the possessions and life-style found within the Church itself. Within the Church, rights must be preserved.

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Contact Information

Leonard Swidler, Ph.D., S.T.L., President
dialogue@temple.edu
Telephone
215.477.1080 (Swidler) or 877.700.ARCC (877.700.2722).
Postal address
ARCC
3150 Newgate Drive
Florissant, MO 63033

Electronic mail
General Information: arcc@arccsites.org
Website and Comments: ihs@ionet.net

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