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Local Catholic groups reaffirm climate action
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Pope: Death penalty ‘inadmissible’ Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
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Eight local Catholic organizations have reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement global climate change accord by signing the Catholic Climate Declaration. The Catholic Climate Covenant is a nonprofit formed by the U.S. bishops and other Catholic organizations in 2006 to help guide church response to the moral consequences of climate change. The declaration affirms the commitment of Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools, colleges and universities, health care see climate, page 6
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Pope Francis prays in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Nicholas during a meeting with the heads of Christian churches in the Middle East in Bari, Italy, July 7. The pope has ordered a revision to the catechism to state that the death penalty is inadmissible and he committed the church to its abolition.
VATICAN CITY – Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person” and to commit the church to working toward its abolition worldwide. The catechism’s paragraph on capital punishment, 2267, already had been updated by St. John Paul II in 1997 to strengthen its skepticism about the need to use the death penalty in the modern world and, particularly, to affirm the importance of protecting all human life. see death penalty, page 21
DiNardo: Church must address its leaders’ ‘moral failures of judgment’
Many urge more accountability by church after abuse revelations
celibate life must remain as chaste in his relationship with all whom he serves as spouses within a marriage. This is what our faith teaches and what we are held to in practice. There is no ‘third way,’” WASHINGTON – The sexual abuse allegations surrounding now-former Cardinal Theodore E. Mc- he added. Bishop Scharfenberger said, “Abuse of authorCarrick have prompted some church figures to call ity – in this case, with strong sexual overtones for a more thorough reckoning of the U.S. church’s – with vulnerable persons is hardly clerical sexual abuse policies. Catholic News Service less reprehensible than the sexual “We can – and I am confident that abuse of minors, which the USwe will – strengthen the rules and WASHINGTON – Archbishop Theodore E. McCarCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic regulations and sanctions against rick “will rightly face” a Vatican canonical process Bishops) attempted to address in any trying to fly under the radar regarding sexual abuse allegations against him, but 2002. Unfortunately, at that time or to ‘get away with’ such evil and the U.S. Catholic Church must take steps to respond – something I never understood – destructive behaviors,” said Bishop to church leaders’ “moral failures of judgment,” the ‘Charter’ (‘for the Protection Edward B. Scharfenberger of Alsaid the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic of Children and Young People’) bany, New York, in a July 27 letter Bishops. did not go far enough so as to hold to clergy in his diocese. “But, at The accusations against Archbishop McCarrick, Baltimore Archbishop cardinals, archbishops and bishops its heart, this is much more than a a former cardinal and retired archbishop of WashWilliam E. Lori equally, if not more, accountable challenge of law enforcement; it is a ington, “reveal a grievous moral failure within the than priests and deacons.” profoundly spiritual crisis.” church,” said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of GalvesHe said he believes the “vast majority of clergy – “In negative terms, and as clearly and directly as ton-Houston. priests, deacons and bishops alike – live or, at least, I can repeat our church teaching, it is a grave sin “They cause bishops anger, sadness, and shame; are striving to live holy and admirable lifestyles. I to be ‘sexually active’ outside of a real marriage I know they do in me,” he said in an Aug. 1 stateam ashamed of those of my brothers, such as the covenant. A cardinal is not excused from what a ment. “They compel bishops to ask, as I do, what layperson or another member of the clergy is not,” cardinal, who do not and have not.” more could have been done to protect the people of A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. Bishop Scharfenberger said. If you have a flag honoring your loved one's military service and would like tosee donate it seereceived mccarick, page 14 “A member of the clergy who pledges to live a DiNardo, page 13 Mark Pattison
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Allegations against Archbishop McCarrick ‘have shaken our church to its core.’
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