WASHINGTON D.C: U.S. bishops on Monday praised the Biden administration for its “actions to promote racial equity” in housing and criminal justice reform.
“The federal government has a critical role to play in overcoming and redressing our nation’s history of discrimination, and we hope the administration follows through on the important work of promoting fair housing and human dignity,” Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux said in a joint statement on Monday.
Archbishop Coakley chairs the domestic justice committee of the U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB), and Bishop Fabre chairs the USCCB’s anti-racism committee.
January 29, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: “The extension of the CDC’s eviction moratorium is a positive step towards ensuring housing stability and keeping our communities safe,” said Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. “Additionally, the USDA’s efforts to expand nutrition assistance . will help address the unprecedented levels of hunger among children.”
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The Tablet January 28, 2021
In this 2015 file photo, LGBTQ supporters wave a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The court ruled June 15, 2020, that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination. (Photo: Tyler Orsburn/CNS).
WINDSOR TERRACE Last week, a federal ruling in North Dakota flew under the radar that allows Catholic medical professionals, hospitals and organizations the right to refuse performing or providing insurance coverage for gender transition procedures, or insurance coverage for gender transition drugs, if it violates their religious beliefs.
The ruling was on a 2016 lawsuit filed by the Catholic Benefits Association an association of 65 Catholic dioceses and 1,100 Catholic church affiliates and private business owners against the United States Department of Health and Human Services over what is known as the “transgender mandate” of the Affordable Care Act.
Activists demonstrate in support of LGBTQ rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Oct. 8, 2019. (CNS/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
While some Catholic bishops including a cardinal recently signed a statement in support of LGBTQ youth, others released a statement opposing an executive order by the Biden administration extending federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.
The statement says Jesus taught mercy and compassion for all, particularly those who are marginalized and persecuted, and that the catechism urges Catholics to treat LGBTQ people with respect, compassion and sensitivity. All people of goodwill should help, support, and defend LGBT youth; who attempt suicide at much higher rates than their straight counterparts; who are often homeless because of families who reject them; who are rejected, bullied and harassed; and who are the target of violent acts at alarming rates, the bishops said in the statement.
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