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Apr 2019
34m 9s

How Can We Shift Power in the Church?

AMERICA MEDIA
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This week’s episode takes on clericalism and the part it has played in the abuse crisis. What is clericalism and how can we recognize it when we see it? John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, talks to us about how he saw clericalism manifest in his conversations with the U.S. bishops. He ta ... Show More
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