National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Library of Congress)
In an unprecedented moment in the history of the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, the U.S. Department of Justice has asked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to preserve all electronic and paper documents in the event that federal prosecutors may need to look into sexual assault claims against current and former church leaders.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
If there was ever a time for Catholics to take a stand against the uncivil discourse gripping the nation these days, it’s now. After a weekend that saw a member of the Trump administration refused dinner in a restaurant simply because of who she works for, and a member of the U.S. Congress openly calling for harassment of all members of the President’s Cabinet, we need to let our faith find a way to put the brakes on this rampant incivility before someone gets killed.
