While other popes have met with victims, Leo XIV's encounter marks the first-ever papal meeting with an organized group of abuse survivors and advocates.
No I’m not being facetious. The original meaning of woke came from the Black culture and means a person is aware of the systemic racism in the U.S. For far right people it means people want to help others and is derogatory. Pope Leo is definitely aware of systemic racism. How is his meeting with the sex abuse council woke according to the far right?
This is good news and thank you for highlighting it Mr. Hale.
Yes, universal norms of zero tolerance for clergy sexual abuse are well past due. Yet that needed norm would be a reaction to the symptom of clerical abuse. I believe the underlying cause of the abuse is how future priests are formed in seminaries.
Having spent many years in seminary formation both within a religious order and a diocesan seminary, I can attest that not enough is done to form future priests outside of that system. The greatest blind spot is the lack of trained laity to assist in a seminarian’s formation. I don’t think you can find well integrated lay involvement in any priestly formation program but I’m sure attempts have been and are being made.
Why lay involvement? Because the life experience of lay men and women not to mention their professional experience can profoundly assist in evaluating the worthiness of any candidate for Holy Orders. With their involvement in any formation program, I believe instances of sexual abuse by the clergy would diminish is not disappear. They would evaluate differently than how the current system, overseen mostly by the clergy, evaluates.
Priestly formation should be a two tiered structure/process with each tier working together yet independently for the good of the candidate and the Church.
This is good news! I'm really liking Pope Leo! Cleaning house!🙏
Opus dei needs to be completely out of the catholic church. Too many of this cult has not only committed SA but also other human rights abuses, along with brainwashing as we see on the rise in the far right republican party. Other Cristian evangelical denomination churches do too, but they don't answer to the Pope.
Pope Leo is amazing. I love him! I am so inspired by his actions and his ability to show the world the love of Christ Jesus every single day. Love never fails.
He is so woke! I love him! 👏💕
What do you mean he is so woke?
Are you being facetious?
No I’m not being facetious. The original meaning of woke came from the Black culture and means a person is aware of the systemic racism in the U.S. For far right people it means people want to help others and is derogatory. Pope Leo is definitely aware of systemic racism. How is his meeting with the sex abuse council woke according to the far right?
WHO TF cares what the far right think????
Woke has come to mean someone who IS AWARE!
Okay?
Pope Leo is the leader of the Catholic Church. He follows the teachings of Jesus. That’s all anyone needs to understand instead of using labels.
This is good news and thank you for highlighting it Mr. Hale.
Yes, universal norms of zero tolerance for clergy sexual abuse are well past due. Yet that needed norm would be a reaction to the symptom of clerical abuse. I believe the underlying cause of the abuse is how future priests are formed in seminaries.
Having spent many years in seminary formation both within a religious order and a diocesan seminary, I can attest that not enough is done to form future priests outside of that system. The greatest blind spot is the lack of trained laity to assist in a seminarian’s formation. I don’t think you can find well integrated lay involvement in any priestly formation program but I’m sure attempts have been and are being made.
Why lay involvement? Because the life experience of lay men and women not to mention their professional experience can profoundly assist in evaluating the worthiness of any candidate for Holy Orders. With their involvement in any formation program, I believe instances of sexual abuse by the clergy would diminish is not disappear. They would evaluate differently than how the current system, overseen mostly by the clergy, evaluates.
Priestly formation should be a two tiered structure/process with each tier working together yet independently for the good of the candidate and the Church.
Pope Leo XIV is "aware of systemic racism in the US".
Some people may call that Woke.
Okay...is THAT better, Nancy?
Thank you your Holiness. We need you to listen!
This is good news! I'm really liking Pope Leo! Cleaning house!🙏
Opus dei needs to be completely out of the catholic church. Too many of this cult has not only committed SA but also other human rights abuses, along with brainwashing as we see on the rise in the far right republican party. Other Cristian evangelical denomination churches do too, but they don't answer to the Pope.
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Indeed, this is welcome news.
Our Gospel is one of openness.
Many of us, including most especially Father Hans Zollner, SJ, of the Pontifical Gregorian University, have been working hard on this.
Pope Leo is amazing. I love him! I am so inspired by his actions and his ability to show the world the love of Christ Jesus every single day. Love never fails.
Wonderful. The Pope is the opposite of the WH.
I would go as far as that DJT is the antithesis of Jesus Christ.