It's Western news but, looking for something else, I discovered this week-old article in the Latin Diocese of Brooklyn's newspaper. In an era when US priests of our Sister Church have been more often maligned than praised for pastoral care of their faithful, it's difficult to not be impressed by this priest.
What he did may seem commonplace but this was in an age when, even in the "enlightened" North, racial barriers were real. Msgr Quinn took on what was undoubtedly not a popular role - not by assignment, but at his own request, and carried it out for his priestly life.
Process Begins to Make Msgr Quinn a Saint [thetablet.org] Notable is that the first Black man ever accepted into the diocesan seminary and ordained for the Diocese was a son of the parish he founded and was a parishioner during the Msgr's tenure, undoubtedly influenced by him.
Prayers for those who pursue Msgr Quinn's Cause.
(Btw, Father Jervis, the principal mover of Msgr's Cause, has a history of involvement with and support for Brooklyn's Ethiopian and Eritrean Ge'ez Catholic communities)
