Jesuit magazine: Critical race theory is compatible with Catholicism.
Of course it is. And it should be with all Christian denominations.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/07/06/critical-race-theory-catholic-teaching-240972?fbclid=IwAR2KzyGJ_5UnNZcm_S4nOpNC1CQhsjQ8dGrJGRuNm7-2sxidjldVYyHX9vM
GP: Is critical race theory compatible with Catholicism?
VR: Well, of course, it is. Not every conclusion that comes out of critical race theory is compatible with Catholicism. But how could it be the case that Catholics would not want to engage with an intellectual tool that helps deepen understanding? If the conclusions of that engagement are such that you don’t believe they’re correct or you believe they’re inconsistent with Catholic teaching or your faith as a Catholic, that’s fine.
I can say the same thing about law and economics. Law and economics came to many conclusions that I found inconsistent with my beliefs as a Catholic, but that didn’t mean I did not learn about it and engage it and think about the things that they were trying to teach us. And if you’re going to reject out-of-hand analytical tools that are designed to deepen understanding, that’s just anti-intellectual; it’s like modern-day book burning.
GP: One of the things people say is that [critical race theory] looks at things through the lens of race, as if that in and of itself is disqualifying. Why shouldn’t they look at things through the lens of race, if they’re trying to determine how to undo unjust domination of race. If an injustice was perpetuated through race, why wouldn’t you use that same lens to analyze it, to bring justice?
VR: I agree with you completely. I find it very difficult to understand, and it sometimes makes me angry. So we have had to labor as Black people under the burden of a racial category that was assigned to us for the express purpose of debasing and dehumanizing us and keeping us at the margins of society or even worse. And now that we are trying to break that down by using the same category that was used to oppress us, somehow, it’s not legitimate. Why is it not legitimate now in the pursuit of justice, but it was perfectly fine to use it in the pursuit of oppression? So I reject that out of hand.
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