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Bubble-wrapped: Voice of the Faithful calls for replacements

The top two officers at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops faced new pressure to relinquish their national posts in light of allegations related to sexual misconduct.

Voice of the Faithful (VOTF), a Boston-based lay reform group that claims 30,000 members, called for interim leaders to replace Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, and Cardinal Francis George of Chicago in their respective roles as president and vice president of the bishops conference.