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Local diocese startled by suit By Mary Beth Smetzer 10/16/05 "Officials with the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese were surprised by the "new twist" in the most recent civil suit filed against a priest, diocese spokeswoman Ronnie Rosenberg said. The suit claims the Rev. James E. Jacobson, a Jesuit priest who served more than a decade in western Alaska, sexually assaulted two women, impregnated them and left two sons behind." ""More than 80 complaints have been filed against the Fairbanks diocese as well as the Jesuits in the last few years, alleging sexual abuse of minors by priests and a brother affiliated with the diocese." http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~3094627,00.html
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The standard Catholic Mass is separated into two parts. The first part is called Liturgy of the Word, in which passages from the Old and New Testament are read prior to a Gospel passage and the priest's homily. The second part is called Liturgy of the Eucharist where the actual sacrament of the eucharist is celebrated.[7] Catholics regard the eucharist as the source and summit of the Christian life, and believe that the bread and wine brought to the altar are changed through the power of the Holy Spirit into the true body and the true blood of Christ.[7] This is called transubstantiation. The mass is a re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice on Calvary.
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The Voice of the Faithful is a controversial movement started within the Catholic Church after the 2002 clergy sex abuse scandal. The organization focuses on three main goals: supporting survivors of clergy sexual abuse; supporting priests of integrity; and shaping structural change within the church.
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