FATHER ART CAVITT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ST. LOUIS-BASED ST. CHARLES LWANGA CENTER. SAID THAT ECUMENISM WILL BREAK SHACKLES OF RACISM

  The ecumenicism preached by Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech is vital to breaking the shackles of individualism and general racism, a St. Louis priest has aforementioned.
That racism could be a sin a “shared tenant of Christianity,” said Father Art Cavitt, decision maker of the St. Louis-based St. Charles Lwanga Center, during a recent interview with EWTN News.
“The need for recognition of the dignity of all people at large is incumbent upon all people. That lack of recognition contributes to the matter.”
US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ President Bishop Joseph Kurtz of urban center echoed the priest’s sentiments during a statement marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“Every human life has profound dignity, rooted in our creation within the image of God,” bishop Kurtz wrote. “We are one family. Our communities can solely mirror this dignity if we have a tendency to 1st intercommunicate prayer to guide our actions toward ending years of isolation, disregard and conflict between neighbors.”