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William P. Leahy

"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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"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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"I think we can work through a lot of these issues."
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"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 and women about what they want in regard to priests, or how do they want the hierarchy to deal with them?"
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"The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better."
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"Individuals will speak their minds, which I think is healthy."
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"The Spirit hasn't deserted the church today."
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"The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy."
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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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"I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way."
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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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