As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role.
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I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.
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Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is.
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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.
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Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have.
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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.
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