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Welcome to Wednesday. Division in St. Louis over a webinar on immigration. Pope
Francis responds to letter about racism in Brazilian church. Police are protected
by a large and powerful institution, similar to the church.
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Backlash in St. Louis Archdiocese after social justice leader suspended [[link removed]]
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St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski suspended a webinar series on immigration
and placed one of its organizers on leave, causing backlash from area Catholics.
The webinar focused on refugees and the rights of asylum seekers. The archdiocese's
Immigration Task Force helped to organize the event, which attracted an audience
of an estimated 60 individuals.
A later memo by the archdiocese's office of communications and planning said that
some of the content was not in line with archdiocesan policy. The memo also noted
that Marie Kenyon, the administrator of the task force, had been placed on administrative
leave, future webinars on the topic would be cancelled, and the task force's Facebook
account, which included a link to the webinar, had been shut down.
Sara John, who was one of the speakers during the webinar and a member of the Immigration
Task Force, said that the ensuing fallout has shown that "this isn't just about
the webinar" and that Kenyon was "targeted by groups and individuals" who don't
agree that justice and dignity "represent the Catholic Church or the archdiocese."
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Francis sends anti-racist message to Black Brazilian priests [[link removed]]
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Pope Francis has responded to a letter about racism in the Catholic Church sent
by a group of Brazilian priests and bishops.
The letter was signed by 83 priests and five bishops and addressed themes such as
alleged harassment of Black seminarians and the barriers for Black priests who wish
to become bishops.
The priests introduced themselves as "descendants of Mother Africa" and mentioned
the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, connecting it to their own experiences.
"Getting straight to the point, we, black priests, in order to answer to the call
of Jesus Christ, our Lord, as laborers of His Harvest, feel during our formation
our educators' knees pressing our necks," the letter said. "We know what the outcry
'I can't breathe' means."
In his handwritten response, Francis said he will take into consideration what the
Brazilian priests wrote and said he feels "close" to them.
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More background:

* Living in remote areas, the descendants of Africans brought to Brazil as slaves
are largely Catholic but have infrequent contact with the formal church [[link removed]].
* For years, environmental activists, particularly indigenous activists and activists
of color, have faced high rates of criminalization, violence and murder [[link removed]]
for trying to protect the planet, according to a new report.
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More headlines

* Like priests who benefit from a large and powerful institution, police are protected
by a system that treats them as a category unto themselves, shielded from criminal
liability, writes NCR columnist Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan [[link removed]].
* ICYMI: President Donald Trump is expected to be in virtual attendance [[link removed]]
Oct. 1 as New York City's annual Al Smith Dinner moves mostly online because of
the coronavirus pandemic.
* ICYMI: Amy Coney Barrett, the nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, has close ties
to People of Praise [[link removed]],
a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as
the "head" of the family and faith.
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Final thoughts
In case you missed it, last night was the first presidential debate [[link removed]]
between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden. I'm writing this
newsletter just hours before the first volley, but look for coverage from NCR political
columnist Michael Sean Winters [[link removed]]
coming later today. Also, join us for a Facebook Live event at 1:30 p.m. Central
today [[link removed]]
as EarthBeat editor Barbara Fraser and staff writer Brian Roewe talk with Tom Lovejoy.
Lovejoy coined the term "biodiversity," has warned of climate "tipping points" and
advised presidential administrations from both parties on science and public policy.
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Until Thursday,
Stephanie Yeagle
NCR Production/Online Editor
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Twitter: @ncrSLY [[link removed]]
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