Catholic church historian John McGreevy, Holy Cross President and former BC Law Dean Vincent Rougeau join professors Nichole Flores and Jennifer Frey to discuss how we might advance principles of solidarity to heal our divisions.
Kim Daniels, director of the Initiative and member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, moderated the conversation.
U.S. Catholics and Challenges to Democracy: A violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of a defeated president, sustained efforts to undermine faith in elections and the democratic process, political violence, and a growing “Christian” nationalism often linked with racism are just some of the threats to democratic norms and institutions within the United States. In a divided Catholic Church and American society, some won’t accept this description as fair or accurate, and others will see it as weak and incomplete. How should the Catholic community respond to these developments and divisions? What have been the responses to these realities from U.S. Catholic episcopal, intellectual, and political leaders? How have some Catholics helped to inflame our politics and undermine our democracy?
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