Tag Archives: Pope Francis

Resurrection: the Gift of Hope

- We must be like the women at the tomb, resilient and hopeful even in the face of great sorrow.
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Climate Science, Political Cowardice

- As a matter of social justice, climate change demands responsible moral action now.
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An Open Letter to the Pope and Bishops at the Clergy Sex Abuse Summit

- Once again the bishops are convening to talk among themselves; they need to open up the dialogue to hear from the rest of us!
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Voices of Trinity: Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis

- 97% of the Trinity community responding to our survey agree that priests who abuse children should be prosecuted, and 87% believe that bishops who fail to report child abusers should also be prosecuted. Read more in our continuing analysis of the campus survey on sexual violence.
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Engaging the Church in Crisis

- Lay persons must be included in crafting solutions to the profound damage wrought by the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Church.
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Clericalism’s Comeuppance

- Clericalism walls off the men of the Church from the humanizing experiences, insights and wisdom of the laity, especially women.
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Letter of Pope Francis on the Child Sex Abuse Crisis

- 'With shame and repentance, we acknowledge as an ecclesial community that we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner, realizing the magnitude and the gravity of the damage done to so many lives. We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them."
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Cardinal Sins

- The Pope, cardinals, bishops and priests must work more humbly and urgently with the entire community of the Catholic Church to atone for the tragedies perpetrated by abusive ministers of the Church.
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Adirondack Chronicles 2017.2: Interdependence

- Spending just a few days in the wilderness reminds us of the interdependence of all living things.
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Environmental Justice Is Our Responsibility

- Caring for God's Creation is one of the major tenets of Catholic social justice and essential to the protection of human life. Trinity joins with hundreds of other universities, cities and states in affirming the Paris climate agreement and pledging to do what we can to ensure the future health of the environment for all generations to come.
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