Catholic bishops of the US are meeting in Baltimore this week. On the agenda: US politics, new leadership and Latinx ministry. Follow along here, and read a preview piece here: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/11/05/bishops-meeting-discuss-new-leadership-us-politics-and-sex-abuse-crisis … #usccb19
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Two bishops ask Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, head of the USCCB, for an update on investigations into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was removed from ministry and laicized due to abuse allegations.
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In his final presidential address, DiNardo highlights: what he's learned visiting migrants on the border, anti-abortion efforts, need to continue fighting clergy sexual abuse and clericalism, the growing Hispanic church, political divisions, and the environment.
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Update on budget: USCCB has spent $2.15 million since 2018 on responding to ongoing sexual abuse crisis, focused on consultant feeds, legal fees and meetings. (This is separate from settlements, which tend to come from individual dioceses and religious orders.)
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USCCB asked for an increase to their tax on dioceses, but the vote failed to gain the necessary support. (Interestingly, Abp Chaput of Philly spoke against the increase, while Cardinal Cupich of Chi spoke in favor of it; exemplifies the division in the USCCB).
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@USCCB meeting,@BishopDewane highlights gun policies backed by US bishops, including banning assault weapons, universal background checks, limiting handguns, increase in mental health funding, and greater use of gun locks.#usccb19pic.twitter.com/Zlrc6EZuh2
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What special expertise, pray tell, do the US Bishops have concerning prudential judgments on political matters like gun controls and trigger locks? Meanwhile, their post-conciliar edifice is collapsing around their ears.
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