St Benedict the Moor Becomes Personal Parish for Blacks
Bishop David Zubik is establishing St. Benedict the Moor Church in Pittsburgh as a personal parish for Blacks – however, “anyone” who wants to be part of the parish is welcome. For Zubik, the fact …More
Bishop David Zubik is establishing St. Benedict the Moor Church in Pittsburgh as a personal parish for Blacks – however, “anyone” who wants to be part of the parish is welcome.
For Zubik, the fact that the church stands on the hill that overlooks the city, has to be a constant reminder of “how important Black Catholics are to us” – as if somebody had doubted about this.
Zubik “felt” a desire of the blacks to have their “unique spiritual and cultural needs met.” He also wants “to raise awareness of the need to walk with our Black sisters and brothers” – while a parish is about walking with Christ.
The decision was taken in February, but the diocese used the George Floyd hysteria to launch a publicity stunt. Already the 1960s, four predominantly black parishes were merged at St. Benedict's.
Benedict the Moor (+1589), was an illiterate Sicilian Franciscan lay brother born of African slaves. While in Italy he is revered for is holiness and spiritual gifts, in the United States he was turned …More
For Zubik, the fact that the church stands on the hill that overlooks the city, has to be a constant reminder of “how important Black Catholics are to us” – as if somebody had doubted about this.
Zubik “felt” a desire of the blacks to have their “unique spiritual and cultural needs met.” He also wants “to raise awareness of the need to walk with our Black sisters and brothers” – while a parish is about walking with Christ.
The decision was taken in February, but the diocese used the George Floyd hysteria to launch a publicity stunt. Already the 1960s, four predominantly black parishes were merged at St. Benedict's.
Benedict the Moor (+1589), was an illiterate Sicilian Franciscan lay brother born of African slaves. While in Italy he is revered for is holiness and spiritual gifts, in the United States he was turned …More
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If you really want to know what a black Catholic thinks about a black Catholic church check out David L Gray on YouTube at " Talking Catholic with David L Gray", this episode he interviews a black seminarian on this subject. Link;youtu.be/ABQE3pJbdKE
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foward nailed it in one!
Imagine: "The personal parish for Whites". Yes, you can only imagine. But not say.
@forward white people (Western European cultures) are the dominant socio-political group in America. Therefore all their buildings and groups are, by definition, white. This is the race theory en vogue now. It's not about commonality and equal under the law, it's about fighting dominant class/race structure. So eventually, this all black parish will stop believing in God, since Christianity colonized …More
@forward white people (Western European cultures) are the dominant socio-political group in America. Therefore all their buildings and groups are, by definition, white. This is the race theory en vogue now. It's not about commonality and equal under the law, it's about fighting dominant class/race structure. So eventually, this all black parish will stop believing in God, since Christianity colonized people of color through conversion. That is if they're being properly "woke".