Letter from the Staff

Thank you for picking up the October edition of the USF Encounter “Equity.” In this issue, our staff hopes to address important issues, such as inequality, representation and diversity, while adding a student perspective.

Students at the University of St. Francis may have different opinions concerning topics that are "controversial." However, one thing is not controversial: these topics need to be discussed.

As a Catholic university, the USF Encounter also acknowledges the point of view of the Catholic Church. Below are excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church relevant to what is being discussed in the "Equity" issue:

Homosexuality: "They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved" (2357).

Gender: “By creating the human being man and woman, God gives personal dignity equally to the one and the other. Each of them, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept his sexual identity” (2393).

Equality: "Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design" (1935).

It is our hope that students and staff can read and discern the need for change and equity in our world.

All the Love, USF Encounter Staff