Thank you! This is so good. You address all the problematic things so well.
Edited to add: I was also bothered by his whole paragraph on absentee fathers and especially these lines: "This absence of men in the home is what plays a large role in the violence we see all around the nation. Other countries do not have nearly the same absentee father rates as we find here in the U.S.," Even if one is generous and assumes that to be the case (I'm skeptical of both these assertions), He doesn't address any of the key reasons that could be the case. For example, the high rate of incarceration in the US compared to other countries, and the unjust incarceration policies that target minorities in poverty.
Thank you! This is so good. You address all the problematic things so well.
Edited to add: I was also bothered by his whole paragraph on absentee fathers and especially these lines: "This absence of men in the home is what plays a large role in the violence we see all around the nation. Other countries do not have nearly the same absentee father rates as we find here in the U.S.," Even if one is generous and assumes that to be the case (I'm skeptical of both these assertions), He doesn't address any of the key reasons that could be the case. For example, the high rate of incarceration in the US compared to other countries, and the unjust incarceration policies that target minorities in poverty.
Yeah, it really messed Timothy up to be raised in the faith by his mother and grandmother. Paul was all over that. 🙄
I love it when you get feisty!!
This is the best I’ve read about the subject. I appreciate you explaining the Catholic theology behind the speech. I loved the letter at the end.