“Benedict really cared about the job he had to do, and in resigning demonstrated that the responsible use of power sometimes requires a willingness to give it up.”
The controversy at Nativity School shows how the Church has allied itself with discrimination, undermining its credibility and failing to live up to its values.
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Too often during the pandemic, the Church encouraged us to resent the inconveniences of social distancing instead of supporting us in bearing this cross together.
