A bill introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly attempts to take power over parishes away from bishops and put it into the hands of an elected group of trustees. The backlash has been huge and there is a protest meeting organized for March 11.
Another blog- http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/03/trusteeism-bill-introduced-in.html
A news story- http://www.cfnews.org/BridgeportDiocese.htm
An official government page- http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=1098&which_year=2009
Update: The bill has pulled, and will be reviewed for Constitutionality! See http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/03/trusteeism-bill-introduced-in.html for more details.
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