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Welcome to Tuesday. Pope Francis' encyclical underscores the twin ideas of fraternity
and social friendship. A new report has been filed with more allegations of abuse
by composer David Haas. Archbishop Paul Coakley asks Congress to act on behalf of
the planet.
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'Fratelli tutti' is Ubuntu by any other name [[link removed]]
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"Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" is a common saying in South Africa's bantu languages,
writes Jesuit Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator in a commentary for NCR. This saying
translates as "A person is a person through other persons" or "I am, because we
are."
Orobator says that Pope Francis' encyclical Fratelli Tutti contains an equivalent
phrase: "Each of us is fully a person when we are part of a people; at the same
time, there are no peoples without respect for the individuality of each person."
In other words, we are "brothers and sisters all."
"Francis' twin ideas of fraternity and social friendship underscore the urgency
of Ubuntu in our present-day context, where the fabric of humanity is riven by atavistic
conflicts, ideological division, isolationist paranoia and political polarization
that take a catastrophic toll on the weak and vulnerable," writes Orobator.
"If 'I am because we are,' then true fraternity leaves no one behind, because we
are saved together and are responsible for the life of all."
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More background:

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In Fratelli Tutti, a lengthy and wide-ranging encyclical letter [[link removed]],
Pope Francis says the continuing global health crisis makes it "all the more urgent
that we rethink our styles of life."

* Fratelli Tutti synthesizes much of Pope Francis' social magisterium, proposing
a long-overdue conversation about moral obligations within the one human family.
Yet, amid this, women are largely absent, writes Meghan Clark [[link removed]],
associate professor at St. John's University in New York.

* The release of Pope Francis' latest encyclical has been greeted by a number of
leading U.S. Catholics as a letter that speaks directly to a deeply polarized church
and country [[link removed]].

* All of our coverage of the new encyclical can be found here [[link removed]].
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New report details 44 accounts of alleged abuse by David Haas [[link removed]]
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This summer while cantoring during Mass, Margaret Hillman was overcome by traumatic
flashbacks that caused her to have panic attacks while singing music by composer
David Haas.
Hillman's flashbacks were triggered by a press release from SNAP (Survivors Network
of those Abused by Priests), which supported the reports Into Account collected
from several women accusing Haas of sexual and spiritual abuse. Two weeks later,
Hillman filed her own report with Into Account, describing sexual abuse by Haas.
Last week, Into Account released a new 22-page report [[link removed]]
compiling 44 women's harrowing accounts of sexual and spiritual abuse by Haas which
spans 41 years.
This July, Hillman, fellow survivor Susan Bruhl and former Haas colleague Laurie
Delgatto-Whitten sent letters to all dioceses requesting to publicly ban Haas'
music from liturgies, to ban him from working in the dioceses, and to reach out
to other potential survivors of abuse.
At press time, of the 174 dioceses contacted, 35 responded that they will ban Haas
and his music, 36 responded to the letters but did not make a firm commitment to
fully ban his music, and 103 have not responded to the women.
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More background:

* NCR spoke with three women [[link removed]]
who each claim that composer David Haas forced himself on them for a kiss and that
they later felt cornered and sought out at conferences or events.

* A leading supplier of sacred music vowed an investigation [[link removed]]
into how David Haas' record of predatory behavior avoided scrutiny and accountability.
* David Haas' downfall took over three decades. We have work to do to mend the harm
and begin creating the diverse chorus of voices that can celebrate the fullness
of our humanity, writes Michele Beaulieux [[link removed]],
an advocate against sexual violence.
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More headlines

* In a virtual policy briefing with the U.S. bishops' conference and the bipartisan
Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, Archbishop Paul Coakley asked Congress to act on
behalf of the planet [[link removed]].
"The environment, an often-fragile gift, cannot afford to have disagreements and
partisan self-interests get in the way of concerted, effective policy and action,"
Coakley said.
* ICYMI: The literalists appear to be alive and well in the Vatican Congregation
for the Doctrine of the Faith, evident by the latest controversy over the baptism
formula, writes Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese [[link removed]].
* At Global Sisters Report, a Q&A with Sr. Mary Grace Akiror of the Little Sisters
of St. Francis [[link removed]],
handpicked by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni to assist in weeding out graft in
development projects in a special unit to fight corruption.
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Final thoughts
Every Tuesday and Thursday, we post a new Francis comic strip [[link removed]].
Throughout the week, we also post stories about Pope Francis' speeches, letters
and audiences [[link removed]].
You can sign up to receive a twice-weekly email with the latest Francis news here
[[link removed]].
Also, a reminder to join us on Facebook Live at 1:30 p.m. Central today [[link removed]]
to talk about Fratelli Tutti.
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Until Wednesday,
Stephanie Yeagle
NCR Production/Online Editor
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Twitter: @ncrSLY [[link removed]]
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