Join #CatholicsBandingTogether during the summit on abuse
On February 23, 2019, as the meeting in Rome about clergy sexual abuse enters its last day, we invite you to wear a blue armband to the vigil Mass at your parish or faith community to prayerfully call for the inclusion and equitable representation of:
- survivors of sexual abuse and their families,
- lay people, especially women,
- groups and experts who work for survivor justice, and
- women theologians
in these meetings and all conversations about reform, justice, and healing.
Wear a blue armband to the vigil Mass (i.e. 5 p.m.) at your parish or faith community on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
- Post a photo of you wearing your armband on Instagram or Twitter using #CatholicsBandingTogether
- Or email a photo of yourself wearing your armband to woc@womensordination.org and we’ll post it for you!
- You can view all of the photos by visiting our Instagram page.
- Tell people why you’re wearing a blue armband with our printable PDF.
Why blue armbands? Watch the video below:
This initiative is a project of the NY Catholic Worker, Call To Action, FutureChurch and WOC. We are “banding together” to bear witness against a clerical system that continues to marginalize those who have been abused, harmed and silenced. We stand in solidarity with survivors and their families, and join all those working for transparency, justice and wholeness in our Church and world.