All William P. Leahy Quotes
- I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way. Abuse
- Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's so limiting. Church
- The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better. Belief
- 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… Catholic
- Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is. Bring
- We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities. Catholic
- What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College. Boston
- I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members. Errors
- Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to… Accountability
- I am very confident that the Spirit is with us. Confident
- The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy. Celibacy
- The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today. Church
- We are the meeting place, an entity that's trying to connect faith and culture. Connect
- No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as… Coming
- 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,… Abortion
- This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community. Catholic
- I would be with those who say the hierarchy in the United States has badly mishandled this whole situation. Badly
- 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… Church
- Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy. Healthy
- I think we can work through a lot of these issues. Issues
- As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role. Bringing
- I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families. Best
- Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have. Church
- The hierarchy shouldn't fear what we're doing. Fear
- You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what's that's done to Catholics, especially here in… Been