Action Item #01
2015 Budget
Do the members accept therecommendation of the Committee on Budget and Finance for approval of the 2015
Budget?
Vote: Majority of Members Present and
Voting
Result: Passed (Yes=192, No=9, Abstain=7)
Action Item #02
2016 Diocesan Assessment
Do the diocesan and
eparchial bishops and their equivalents in law accept the recommendation of the
Committee on Budget and Finance for approval of a 3% increase in the diocesan
assessment for 2016?Vote: Two-thirds of diocesan and eparchial bishops and their equivalents in law
Result: To be determined (Yes=128, No=31, Abstain=3)
NOTE: The USCCB by-laws require two-thirds majority of all 197 eligible members to approve the increase in the assessment. The absent eligible members will be canvassed to determine the final vote.
Cause for Canonization of Father Paul Wattson
Vote: (voice)Result: Passed
Action Item #03
Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar
Do
the Latin Church members approve the Gray Book translation of the Order of the Dedication of a Church and an
Altar for use in the dioceses of the United States?Vote: Two-thirds of Latin Church members with subsequent recognitio by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Result: Passed (Yes=168, No=6, Abstain=2)
Action Item #04
Exorcisms and Related Supplications
Do the Latin Church members approve the Gray Book translation of the Exorcisms and Related Supplications for
use in the dioceses of the United States?
Vote: Two-thirds of
Latin Church members with subsequent recognitio
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Result: Passed (Yes=179 , No=5 , Abstain=2)
Action Item #05
Revised Grail Psalter
Do the Latin Church members approve the changes to the Revised Grail Psalter as amended?
Vote: Two-thirds of
Latin Church members with subsequent recognitio
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Result: Passed (Yes=167, No=34, Abstain=2)
Action Item #06
Supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours
Do the Latin Church members approve the Gray Book translation of the Supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours
for use in the dioceses of the United States?
Vote: Two-thirds of
Latin Church members with subsequent recognitio
by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Result: Passed (Yes=210, No=2, Abstain=0)
Action Item #07
Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities
Do the members approve the drafting of
a revision to the Guidelines for the
Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities?
Vote:
Majority of Members Present and Voting
Result: Passed (Yes=207, No=1, Abstain=1)
ACTION ITEM #08
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
Do the members approve the request of the Committee on
Doctrine to proceed with a revision of Part Six of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services?
Vote: Majority
of Members Present and Voting
Result: Passed (Ye=213, No=2, Abstain=1)