{"id":227604,"date":"2017-08-23T09:59:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=227604"},"modified":"2017-08-23T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T13:59:06","slug":"citing-urgent-need-u-s-bishops-form-new-group-to-address-the-sin-of-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2017\/08\/citing-urgent-need-u-s-bishops-form-new-group-to-address-the-sin-of-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing ‘urgent need,’ U.S. bishops form new group to address ‘the sin of racism’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

From CNS:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saying there is an \u201curgent need\u201d to address \u201cthe sin of racism\u201d in the country and find solutions to it, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and named one of the country\u2019s African-American Catholic bishops to chair it.<\/p>\n

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, initiated the committee Aug. 23 \u201cto focus on addressing the sin of racism in our society, and even in our church, and the urgent need to come together as a society to find solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

He appointed Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB\u2019s Committee on Catholic Education, to chair the new ad hoc committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent events have exposed the extent to which the sin of racism continues to inflict our nation,\u201d Cardinal DiNardo said in a statement. \u201cThe establishment of this new ad hoc committee will be wholly dedicated to engaging the church and our society to work together in unity to challenge the sin of racism, to listen to persons who are suffering under this sin, and to come together in the love of Christ to know one another as brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The naming of members to serve on the new body will be finalized in coming days, the USCCB said in an announcement. It added that the committee\u2019s mandate \u201cwill be confirmed at the first meeting, expected very shortly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The complete\u00a0statement<\/a>,<\/strong> from the USCCB website:<\/p>\n

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops today announced the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. Initiated by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the USCCB, the committee will focus on addressing the sin of racism in our society, and even in our Church, and the urgent need to come together as a society to find solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent events have exposed the extent to which the sin of racism continues to inflict our nation. The establishment of this new ad hoc committee will be wholly dedicated to engaging the Church and our society to work together in unity to challenge the sin of racism, to listen to persons who are suffering under this sin, and to come together in the love of Christ to know one another as brothers and sisters,\u201d says Cardinal DiNardo.<\/p>\n

Bishop George V. Murry, SJ of Youngstown, Ohio has been appointed by Cardinal DiNardo as Chairman of the committee. The membership of the committee will be finalized in the coming days and its mandate will be confirmed at the first meeting, expected very shortly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to working with my brother bishops as well as communities across the United States to listen to the needs of individuals who have suffered under the sin of racism and together find solutions to this epidemic of hate that has plagued our nation for far too long,\u201d says Bishop Murry. \u201cThrough Jesus\u2019 example of love and mercy, we are called to be a better people than what we have witnessed over the past weeks and months as a nation. Through listening, prayer and meaningful collaboration, I\u2019m hopeful we can find lasting solutions and common ground where racism will no longer find a place in our hearts or in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new ad hoc committee has been formed upon the unanimous recommendation of the U.S. Bishops Conference Executive Committee and in consultation with members of the USCCB\u2019s Committee on Priorities and Plans. The establishment of the committee will also welcome and support the implementation of the pastoral letter on racism anticipated for release in 2018. The formation of the ad hoc committee also follows the conclusion of the work of the Peace in Our Communities Task Force. The Task Force was formed in July 2016 by then USCCB President, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, in response to racially-related shootings in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas.<\/p>\n

Almost 40 years ago, the Bishops of the United States wrote a Pastoral Letter on Racism. Among the many things, they discussed was the fact that \u201cRacism is a sin: a sin that divides the human family, blots out the image of God among specific members of that family, and violates the fundamental human dignity of those called to be children of the same Father.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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