Commentary on Means v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Manian
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Catholic Bishops

White Ecclesiology: The Identity of the Church in the Statements on Racism by United States Catholic Bishops

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-439
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Flipper
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
American Indian ◽  
The Church ◽  
Catholic Bishops

The latest United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts, prompted numerous criticisms. This article argues that US Catholic bishops’ statements on racism from 1958 to 2018 all too often present an image of the church in which Black, Latinx, Asian, and American Indian identities are spatially and socially the exterior, thereby constructing a white ecclesiology.

Catholics Called to Action

Worldview ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Finn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Catholicism ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Catholic Bishops

Sponsored by the Catholic bishops of the United States and attended by Ca'tholics from around the country, the Detroit "Call to Action" conference provides an excellent opportunity to take the pulse of American Catholicism, to see what it thinks of itself and where it thinks it is going.

scholarly journals McCarrick, the Kingmaker?

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 247-261
Author(s):  
Giovanni Radhitio Putra Sadewo ◽  
Stephen Bullivant ◽  
Stephen Cranney ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Catholic Bishops

The former Cardinal McCarrick was often dubbed as the “Kingmaker” for his power to influence episcopal promotion in the United States and even in the Vatican. However, most of the information to support this argument is often lacking in context, making the claim easy to downplay. The purpose of this study is to look at one of the networks of Catholic bishops in the United States and to provide empirical evidence of McCarrick as the “Kingmaker” using social network analysis. The result of this study supports the claim that McCarrick was indeed the “Kingmaker” in his appointments of his former subordinates.

An Introduction to the Sixth Edition of the ERDs

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sixth Edition ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Catholic Health Care ◽  
The Church ◽  
Catholic Bishops

In July 2018, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published the sixth edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. While only part 6 of the ERDs was revised, the revisions were substantial. These revisions strengthen the role of the local bishop, provide new guidance for assessing collaborative arrangements, and introduce a new consideration for assessment beyond the principles of cooperation and theological scandal—the witness of the Church. This article provides an initial overview of the revisions and some brief commentary on their significance.

scholarly journals Sacred Voters and Secular Elections:

Lumen et Vita ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Joseph Twiner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Common Good ◽  
The United States ◽  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
National Election ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The Common ◽  
Catholic Bishops

As another major national election approaches, American Catholics need a better understanding of the political conscience. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (FCFC) attempts to provide guidance. However, the document has been roundly criticized by Catholics from various political persuasions. In attempting to understand political conscience today, it is helpful to return to the great thinkers of tradition, and in particular Thomas Aquinas. This paper aims at recovery of Thomas’ understanding of conscience, rooted in the act of synderesis and oriented towards the common good, as a fitting and critical interlocutor for FCFC.

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