Bishops fund abuse study, ask Iraq talks

-- Posted: 11/17/2006, 5:21 p.m. Central Time

For the texts of statements the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved at their fall meeting, covering:

• Iraq,
• "Married Love and the Gift of Life,"
• "Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual
    Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care"
    and
• "Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His
    Supper: On Preparing to Receive Christ
    Worthily in the Eucharist"

go to www.usccb.org/bishops/index.shtml.

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