Mary Aquin O'Neill, RSM, Ph.D.
Common Ground, Uncommon Upheaval: The American Catholic Church at the Crossroads
This lecture addresses the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, founded by Cardinal Bernardin in response to growing polarities in the American Catholic Church. Sister Mary Aquin reviews the critiques of this Initiative and the responses it generated. Though Cardinal Bernardin meant for the Initiative to create dialogue, understanding, and consent among Catholics, success at these goals has been elusive. Sister Mary Aquin examines possible reasons for this outcome, including certain gender-related theories.