What is Voice of the Faithful?
A. Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is a lay organization formed in January, 2002, in response to the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis. Begun as a listening session of 30 parishioners in a church basement in suburban Boston, today Voice of the Faithful has over 40,000 registered supporters throughout 50 U.S. states and 38 countries worldwide, and over 155 Parish Voice affiliates. VOTF has been gaining increasing support in Ireland since 2005. We are committed to providing a safe forum where all Catholics, whatever their views on specific issues, can participate in a conversation about the challenges of our Church. Q. What is Voice of the Faithful’s mission? A. Our mission is “to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church.” Q. What are Voice of the Faithful’s goals? A. Our three goals are to support victim/survivors of clergy sexual abuse; to support priests of integrity; to
