{"id":1565,"date":"2007-06-04T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2007-06-04T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/06\/not-what-they-expected.html"},"modified":"2007-06-04T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2007-06-04T10:01:53","slug":"not-what-they-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/06\/not-what-they-expected.html","title":{"rendered":"Not what they expected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call to Action protests Bishop Bruskewitz’s non-participation in the bishops’ sexual abuse prevention process and audit. Someother folks respond:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nine members of the group Call to Action stood outside the Cathedral of the Risen Christ Friday to call attention to Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz\u2019s refusal to participate in an annual sex abuse audit.<\/p>\n

But they were upstaged by more than 100 local Catholics who came together on less than an hour\u2019s notice to show support for the bishop.<\/p>\n

Call to Action, a group calling for reforms in the Catholic Church, had petitions signed by more than 1,000 people nationwide asking Bruskewitz to comply with the annual study of whether local dioceses are compliant with church rules to prevent and respond to sex abuse.<\/p>\n

But in about a day and a half, the group on the other side collected more than 1,400 signatures on a petition praising the bishop and thanking him for his service.<\/p>\n

Rachel Pokora, president of Call to Action-Nebraska, had announced a prayer service for Friday afternoon outside the Catholic Chancery, but the group\u2019s leaders decided to switch to a morning press conference after learning of a counter-demonstration planned by the bishop\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n

Still, Mary Quintero, an organizer of the supporter group, was able to get 116 adults and children to pray and sing while the Call to Action people were talking.<\/p>\n

Just as Pokora was starting to speak to reporters, the supporters, many dressed in red, walked by singing the hymn \u201cAve Maria.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Call to Action group joined in the singing for a few moments of unexpected togetherness.<\/p>\n

Despite the greater numbers on the other side, Pokora said she believes Call to Action represents the majority of Catholics nationwide who want bishops to fully comply with the annual sex abuse study.  <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the church, and it is important that the voices of the faithful who are concerned about the children of the diocese are heard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Bruskewitz has been identified as the only bishop of a Catholic diocese who declined to participate in the audits.<\/p>\n

Bruskewitz has said the Lincoln Diocese is in full compliance with all civil and church laws regarding abuse of minors. The audit is not mandatory, and other bishops have upheld his right to opt out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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