By John Duffy, Commission memberAt the start of 2021, the J&P Commission became aware, through articles in both the Catholic and national press, that a significant number of Black British Catholics experienceracism in their parish communities: ranging from misunderstandings and stereotyping to distancing and discrimination.We needed to engage with this issue.Our aims were: to hear the […]
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19 Jan – Racial Justice in the Leeds Diocese
By John Duffy, Commission member When the Justice and Peace Commission came to look at issues of racial justice, we realised that we need to do more than support Racial Justice Sunday. We had learned from the Catholic association for Racial Justice (CARJ – www.carj.org.uk) that some Black Catholics often encountered the same problems within […]