2. Fraternity of Priests--Bill Burkert reported that he held a meeting at his and that five priests attended. The consensus seemed to be that the best way to accomplish this goal is for guys to host drop-in sessions at their residences especially on a Saturday night after mass.

Speaking of bureaucracy

3. Priests' Rights--Steve Avella reported that he made contact with Tom Green who referred him back to Patrick Lagges. Patrick Lagges has done a review for us. We have received other input on the flyer that the Alliance mailed out some months ago. We all agreed that we needed time to study and read all of this carefully before making any decisions or taking any actions. We will also refer materials to the Priests' Rights focus group for input as well.

4. General Meeting Presenters--Chuck Schramm reported that Dr. Paul Priester would give his presentation: The Vatican Document on Homosexuality and the Priesthood in the Light of Current Research on Human Sexuality ...

And Noreen Welte will present the second talk: In the Light of the Statistical Facts Published by Fr. Brian Mason in "the Cincture", Are the Current Strategies Being Used Adequate for Dealing with the Growing Priest Shortage?

Then we will deal with an announcement for a new focus group: Wisconsin Legislative Referenda & Pastoral Implications – Steve Avella;

6. Legislative Referenda Group – Steve Avella committed to contacting interested priests to work on a legislative group that would respond and study two issues: the proposed amendment on marriage (limiting marriage to one man and one woman) in Wisconsin; and the re-instatement of the Death Penalty in Wisconsin.

P.S. You might recall that when Fr. Aiken was pastor at St. Al's he said he could not preach against abortion unless he also preached against the death penalty. I assume he cannot now preach against the upcoming death penalty referendum without also preaching against abortion.

¶ 6/19/2006 08:18:00 AM