American - Clergyman | March 19, 1949 -
Racism is a sin and has no place in the church, including the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Blase J. Cupich
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Our schools must be places where all are respected and the values of tolerance and peacemaking are taught and nurtured.
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Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges.
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We Catholics have been in the forefront in defending the dignity of the human person. Clericalism is a direct violation of human dignity.
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The long arc of history that recounts the Catholic Church's embrace of people of all faiths and none in providing health, education, and welfare in society is as incontestable as it is impressive.
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Catechesis, preaching, and passing on the faith must not only be about educating the members of our communities in the content of our tradition. This is important, but it must equally be about developing their spiritual sensitivity to the ways God manifests His presence and action in the world.
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Schooling people in the ways of ongoing discernment produces a greater receptivity to the tradition of the church and at the same time creates the freedom that will make them more responsive to the will of God throughout their lives.
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Collaborative governance needs to be more than calling on the advice and competence of others to make up for our episcopal shortcomings. Rather, governance involves seeking how God is revealing his work through others in the community.
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Pope Francis tells us who he is by pointing to Caravaggio's St. Matthew: 'Here, this is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze.' He is telling us that he has experienced the same rush of speechless wonder and graced love Caravaggio depicts in his painting.
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Here are the ingredients of a tragedy: untreated mental illness, a society where life is cheap and crime is glamorized, and a ready supply of firearms.
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The Second Amendment was passed in an era when organized police forces were few and citizen militias were useful in maintaining the peace.
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Science can and should inform debate about abortion and the law. But science does not resolve questions of moral value and moral choice.
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