Bishops in Baltimore - Day 3: AmP Coverage

The American bishops are meeting in Baltimore this week, and most of the attention is going to be focused on three documents they are discussing: one on natural family planning, another on the reception of communion, and the third on ministry to homosexuals. Day 3 is being conducted off-camera and in closed sessions.

Day 3 coverage:

Here are links to the three documents released by the conference yesterday (PDF format!): Married Love and the Gift of Life // Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care // Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His Supper: On Preparing to Receive Christ Worthily in the Eucharist

News coverage:

• Amy Welborn: "Burke at the USCCB": "Burke, who is trained as a canon, or church, lawyer, submitted 10 amendments to two proposed documents, more than any other bishop except former St. Louis and current Philadelphia archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali, who submitted 15... "The move [supported by Salvatore Cordileone, aux. of San Diego - keep an eye on him] to name contraception as a reason to refrain from communion failed 148-75." AMDG adds his comments, and again here.
• CWNews: "US bishops adopt guide for pastoral outreach to homosexuals"
• CNS: "Serious sin a bar to receiving Communion, bishops say in new document" // "Bishops adopt statement on pastoral care of homosexuals" // "Bishops call for greater knowledge, use of natural family planning"
• CNA: "Every Catholic should consider how to more worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops say" // "Bishops offer "richer and more fulfilling" plan for marriage and sex, reject contraception" // "U.S. Bishops renew efforts in pastoral care for homosexuals"

Hum0rous: Bettnet posts a "USCCB Document Generator" ("thoughtful collaborative stewardship"? sounds good to me!)

[photo credit: AP Photo/Chris Gardner]