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Voice of the Faithful is an organization formed in response to the Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Cases , by Boston-based Roman Catholics who felt that those guilty of abusing children, or failing to protect children, should be brought to account. Today there are branches in other parts of the United States and worldwide—for example, Long Island, Northern California and New Hampshire. Many members are abuse survivors or relatives of abused children. Voice of the Faithful started when some parishioners met in the basement of a church. There are now 30,000 members campaigning for lay members to have a greater say in Roman Catholic Church policies. There are over 200 Parish Voice affiliates in the United States. Voice of the Faithful's members come from all 50 states and several countries. Voice of the Faithful have campaigned against Edward Cardinal Egan for allegedly covering up child abuse. Similarly Voice of the Faithful asked for the resignation of Bernard Cardinal Law in December, 2002. Voice of the Faithful claims three main goals - to support survivors of clergy sexual abuse; to support priests of integrity; and to promote structural change in the governance and administration of the Catholic Church. It claims that it seeks to achieve these goals through the teachings of the Catholic Church. However, the Voice of the Faithful has invited several dissidents from Catholic teaching to address it, including proponents of Abortion , women's ordination, and same-sex unions. {Link without Title} Voice of the Faithful also supports the idea that bishops should be held accountable for clergy sexual abuse in the United States, and advocates structural change in the Church--including the popular election of bishops, the approval of priests by parishes, and the ownership of parish property by laymen to increase transparency and accountability. It also supports the ordination of women as deacons.[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/03/06/give_laity_a_key_role_in_fixing_church/ EXTERNAL LINKS
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