text: "Therefore, let the Church proclaim to all that the sin of racism defiles the image of God & degrades the sacred dignity of humankind which has been revealed by the mystery of the Incarnation. Let all know that it is a terrible sin that mocks the cross of Christ and ridicules the Incarnation. For the brother & sister of our Brother Jesus Christ are brother & sister to us."
  —U.S. Catholic bishops' 1979 pastoral letter on racism, "Brothers and Sisters to Us" 
  
  Oops! did we forget that sexism is equally hatred & sin to racism brothers?  
  OR
  Help me, Lord, to say, believe & work for a true "Amen!" when my neighbor, wife, daughter or sibling & nephew say, "The  body of Christ." as equally ordained priests & presiders over Holy Eucharist to all men & women of any race.
  
  That being said the Deaconate is proof positive of racism in our church as it consists still of 90% white, western, wealthy men on a global scale.  What we do that is unnecessary to make certain men feel important is telling.