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Too many Christians are afraid to admit they’re wrong, argues Tim Keller in ‘Forgive’
By Bob Smietana — November 1, 2022
(RNS) — Keller said many of his fellow Christians have become afraid to say they are sorry and admit when they are wrong. Others use forgiveness to hide the truth.
Why making clergy mandatory reporters won’t solve the Catholic abuse crisis
By Thomas Reese — January 14, 2019
(RNS) — Even covering confession under mandatory reporting rules would have little effect, since few abusers would confess such a sin if they thought their confidences were not secure.
Georgetown University apologizes for role in slave trade
By Adelle M. Banks — April 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The day of remembrance, which includes a liturgy and the rededication of two buildings, came seven months after the university announced plans to mark its connections to the slave trade.
Pope Francis seeks forgiveness from clergy abuse victims
By Josephine McKenna — February 13, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pontiff's comments, and his renewed commitment to hold bishops accountable, came in the preface to a new book by an abuse victim.
A creative approach to Georgetown’s sin of slavery
By Martin E. Marty — June 7, 2016
In a comment to one of the many blog posts about a controversy concerning Georgetown University’s past with slavery, we read: “I did not enslave anyone. I did not profit from slavery.” Such an abrupt dismissal of the moral issues is alienating, but the responder who added this comment hung around long enough to quicken […]
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