Sojourners: Don’t hide bishops’ complicity in white supremacy

Published by Call To Action, a national Catholic reform organization.
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Update on August 14: Wallis has now written two longer statements on his retraction. On Aug. 10 he both apologizes to the article's author, while characterizing the article as "misleading and inflammatory." On Aug. 12 he maintains this while adding: "I now understand why pulling down the article was a mistake, as it damaged our journalistic integrity, betrayed the trust of our authors, and undermined our editorial team." On August 13, National Catholic Reporter published this article on the retraction and two editors of color subsequently resigning in protest. On August 14, Sojourners re-instated the article and replaced Wallis as editor

“Call To Action would like to dispense with implications and say it clearly: the hierarchical Catholic Church is a frequent force for white supremacy, as well as patriarchy, authoritarianism, hypocrisy, and reactionary conservatism. Sojourners and Jim Wallis in particular caved to the pressure of the bishops who lead this Church.

We encourage everyone to write to the editors at Sojourners at response@sojo.net to voice their opinion about the decision to take down the article “The Catholic Church Has a Visible White-Power Faction.” We also invite you to follow us for discussions about the historic and current ways white supremacy and Catholicism overlap - and to join together in action for racial justice.”

-CTA statement

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