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I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly mishandled this whole situation.
William P. Leahy
One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it’s on abortion, birth control, divorce and remarriage, civil rights or social justice.
William P. Leahy
The challenge for the church is how do we have unity about basic beliefs and yet respect individual differences.
William P. Leahy
Clearly there are individuals who don’t understand what the church teaches, or they think it’s so limiting.
William P. Leahy
This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community.
William P. Leahy
What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also maybe help the church understand the viewpoint of lay men and women about what they want in regard to priests, or how do they want the hierarchy to deal with them?
William P. Leahy
We are the meeting place, an entity that’s trying to connect faith and culture.
William P. Leahy
What we’re about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.
William P. Leahy
Now where people are – at least the people I talk to – they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn’t happen again.
William P. Leahy
By no means do I anticipate screening those who come on to campus… And I have no difficulty if a bishop across the country or some local pastor may say that’s not Catholic teaching – that’s fine.
William P. Leahy
The Spirit hasn’t deserted the church today.
William P. Leahy
Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy.
William P. Leahy
BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead some major reform in the Catholic Church – that’s got to come out of the whole Catholic community.
William P. Leahy
As a university, we’re not focused on bringing about huge reforms – that’s not our role.
William P. Leahy
The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.
William P. Leahy
The hierarchy shouldn’t fear what we’re doing.
William P. Leahy
We’ve always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.
William P. Leahy
I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.
William P. Leahy
I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.
William P. Leahy