Yet, while BC seems so publicly driven by the Catholic faith, it is clear that the University’s administration does not place the faith first when it comes to fossil fuel divestment.
News, On Campus
“The Error and Injustice Was My Church”: Ex-Priest Discusses LGBTQ+ Rights and the Catholic Church
Theologian and former priest Krzysztof Charamsa visited Boston College—exactly eight years after the Vatican fired him following a public announcement where he came out as gay—to deliver a lecture on the relationship between Judeo-Christianity and LGBTQ+ rights.
Administration, Top Story, News
BC Hosts Largest Gathering of Catholic Leadership at a University in U.S. History
Boston College is set to host a conference this weekend that will mark the largest gathering of Catholic leadership on a university campus in American history.
Top Story, News
GLC Calls for BC Admin. To Address Vatican Statement, Affirm LGBTQ+ Rights
The GLBTQ+ Leadership Council (GLC) released a petition on Tuesday calling for Boston College to clarify its position on LGBTQ+ rights and make a statement in support of queer students and alumni. The petition is in response to a Monday statement from the Vatican, which said that the church does not and cannot have the…
News, On Campus
Professors Discuss Faith in Wake of Church Scandals
Four Boston College faculty members discussed faith in Catholicism in 2018 during a panel titled “Catholic Belonging in a Time of Scandal.”
2018 Momentum Awards, Features
The Frisson in the Air
“I didn’t see, during that period of time, a real push for considerations of equality from the Catholic Church,” Copeland said. “And sadly, I still don’t see that today … We don’t have any substantive response from our bishops about the deleterious racial situation we’re living in.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Student Assembly Passes Resolution for Full-Time Staff Member for LGBTQ+ Students
“Boston College has a socially conservative and Roman Catholic identity, which only contributes to a culture of anti-queerness, which can exacerbate this problem,” said Hugh McMahon, UGBC Senator and MCAS ’20.
Opinions, Column
The Irony of “Free Speech”
“Yet, time and time again, campus conservatives do exactly what they accuse the left of doing: silencing people’s right to speak.”
Opinions, Column
An Opportunity to Come Together
“At BC, we have the valuable opportunity to look around and watch as those we know, and those we don’t know so well, worship in the same places as us.”
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: GLBTQ+ Leadership Council Responds to “LTE: A Response to ‘Looking Forward to a Progressive Future'”
“If we want to continue to grow as a Boston College community it is important that we do not hide behind what is perceived as Jesuit ideals and other kinds of groupthink and think for ourselves.”
