[Robert Drobot]

Your Post # 18 is possible only for the reason of 'local' control by the congregation. An oversight responsibility the Church hasn't, until now, given parishioners. A limited role by parishioners could be created to expand communication within the Church, and could save the Church millions of dollars in settlement expenses in addition to protecting it from the worst of media innuendo.

[sinkspur]

A limited role by parishioners could be created to expand communication within the Church, and could save the Church millions of dollars in settlement expenses in addition to protecting it from the worst of media innuendo.

Somebody's going to police these situations.

Either the bishops do it, or it will fall to the lay people by default.