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IHM Leadership Team's Statements on Crisis with N. Korea and Racism

The Leadership Team, in the name of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, wish to support and affirm the following statements from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

We urge President Trump to exhaust all efforts for a peaceful resolution to the current crisis with the Democratic Republic of N. Korea, believing that, “love is more powerful than fear, dialogue more productive than rhetoric, and connection more transformative than threats of destruction.”

We stand with the LCWR in the condemnation of racism in all of its harmful forms and we affirm the inherent dignity of all persons.  We stand in solidarity and prayer with the citizens of Charlottesville and all victims of discrimination.

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LCWR Statement on the US-DPRK Crisis

At this critical moment for our country and global community, we - the 650 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious gathered in assembly - have discerned the Gospel call to embody love for the sake of the world. We believe that love is more powerful than fear, dialogue more productive than rhetoric, and connection more transformative than threats of destruction.

We call on President Trump to engage in constructive dialogue and negotiation to resolve the current crisis between the governments of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a manner that guarantees the peace and security that all people seek.

We commit ourselves to promote nonviolence and a compassionate response to the thirst of the world for integrity and communion.

LCWR Condemns Racism in All Forms

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious condemns racism in all its harmful forms whether the violent acts of the Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazis, and White Supremacist groups or the daily acts of hate and discrimination that diminish us all.

We grieve with the citizens of Charlottesville and all people of goodwill. We mourn with all who have lost loved ones, with all who live in fear, with all whose dignity is threatened by hate and violence. We lament the racism that continues to afflict our communities and threaten the values that we hold dear.

We acknowledge our own complicity in institutional racism. We commit ourselves to cleanse our hearts and rid our land of this evil. We promise to pray for our country and to continue to use our voice and our energy to build God’s beloved community where all are one in Christ Jesus.

LCWR is an association of leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has nearly 1300 members, who represent more than 38,800 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, LCWR assists its members to collaboratively carry out their service of leadership to further the mission of the Gospel in today’s world.