Bishop Brown gets FADICA award for distinguished leadership

Published: 2006-02-17

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- FADICA honored Bishop Tod D. Brown of Orange, Calif., with its distinguished Catholic leadership award "for his compassionate heart, commitment to truth, and for rekindling hope and faith within his flock." The commendation, presented Jan. 26 during the 30th anniversary meeting in Los Angeles of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, focused especially on Bishop Brown's January 2004 "covenant with the faithful" in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis. In the covenant, he and Auxiliary Bishops Jaime Soto and Dominic M. Luong of Orange pledged to promote healing for victims of sexual abuse and to "be open, honest and forthright in our public statements to the media, and consistent and transparent in our communications with the Catholics of our diocese." Francis J. Butler, president of FADICA, said Bishop Brown was "recognized because of the extraordinary courage and compassion he has shown as the shepherd of the Diocese of Orange."

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