[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Press release re RC religious groups ltr to CCCB

[Dwyer Sullivan]

Thanks Elizabeth for sharing this, and I noticed, sadly, that the Bailians
have yet to sign.
Peace, Dwyer

On Thu, 8 Jul 2021 at 19:11, Elizabeth Whelan via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> I received this from friends at Taproot, and want to share it with the
> Sunday Community.
> Elizabeth
>
>
> This press release was sent out for JEM* by the Sisters of St Joseph
>> earlier this week to Arbsp Gagnon, president of CCCB. A Call for Clear
>> and Courageous Leadership - Developing a National Catholic Reconciliation
>> Plan — Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph in Canada
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *Catholic Religious Communities Urge the Canadian Conference of Catholic
>> Bishops to Take Decisive Leadership in Advancing Reconciliation in Canada*
>>
>> TORONTO, ONTARIO/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ JULY 5, 2021:
>>
>> Twenty-one Catholic congregations of men and women religious across
>> Canada have signed a letter to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
>> (CCCB) calling on them to demonstrate “clear and courageous leadership” in
>> developing a National Catholic Reconciliation Plan.
>>
>> As Catholics invested in the reconciliation process, we see as vital next
>> steps that you:
>>
>>    - Support the Indigenous invitation to the Holy Father, as the
>>    spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, to come and deliver a formal
>>    apology in person.
>>    - Encourage openness and transparency in the disclosure of all
>>    outstanding records and information about the running of residential
>>    schools.
>>    - Develop and fund a national and Indigenous-led Catholic
>>    reconciliation plan that:
>>       - addresses intergenerational trauma
>>       - supports survivors
>>       - supports the reclamation of Indigenous language and culture
>>       - creates educational and awareness-raising materials to
>>       decolonize our minds and hearts, and
>>       - produces other programs essential to the healing process.
>>
>> Father Erik Oland, Provincial of the Jesuits of Canada, said:
>>
>> * “Thousands of Indigenous children have made their journey to their
>> Creator in the spirit world. In this tragic and propitious moment, they are
>> now speaking to us from their anonymous graves. Are we listening? Will we
>> heed their voices? Apology is a risk, opening archives is a risk,
>> committing to develop programs is a risk, but more importantly, these are
>> essential steps on the path to true healing and right relations." *
>>
>> His words echo the sentiments expressed by Sister Margo Ritchie, the
>> Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada. In her words:
>>
>> *“We are experiencing the searing grace of a new collective consciousness
>> among all of us as a Catholic community. There is no doubt that some
>> choices have been made to respond to the calls of the Truth and
>> Reconciliation Report. And yet… and now, we are called into the depths of a
>> reconciliation that can give space for a new future of healed
>> relationship.”*
>>
>> The letter
>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sCVDYwVzZI5-TfhzAFI6qgcb01Vl2ISA/view>
>> was delivered Monday, June 28 to the Rev. Richard Gagnon, President of the
>> CCCB.
>>
>> For more information, contact:
>>
>> Sue Wilson, CSJ
>>
>> Office for Systemic Justice
>>
>> Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada
>>
>> 519-432-3781 ext. 402
>>
>> swilson at csjcanada.org
>>
>> * *Joint Ecological Ministry (JEM) is a collaboration of religious
>> communities and partners using their resources to promote caring for
>> Creation and living within planetary limits.*
>>
>>
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