George Floyd's murder demanded more from the Catholic Church
Gloria reflects on the past year since the murder of George Floyd and speaks to a priest from a historically Black parish in the Twin Cities.
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Show Notes
One year after the brutal murder of George Floyd, Gloria Purvis isn't feeling healed; she's feeling determined to address the sin of racism in society and in the Catholic Church.
On the first episode of the podcast, Gloria speaks to Fr. Erich Rutten of Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, a historically Black Catholic parish a few miles from where George Floyd was killed. What was the parish's response to the murder and how have they dealt with the trauma over the past year?
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