Report
Diocese of Lake Charles Report on Racism (2017)
Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana Report on Racism
National Conference Call, February 2, 2017
Question 1: What has been the response of the church in your diocese to the news of excessive force and/or deadly encounters with Law Enforcement?
Our response to this question was the following: We here in the diocese of Lake Charles were given the approval of our Bishop, Glenn John Provost to hold 6 weekly reflection evenings on Bishop Braxton’s Pastoral Letter: The Racial Divide in the United States is a reflection for the World Day of Peace 2015. Our evenings of reflection were held in 2016. Afterwards Deacon Levine gave a presentation to the Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) on February 29, 2016. The DPC recommended that Deacon Levine give a presentation to the diocesan Presbyteral Council which was done on September 14, 2016. The priests will take an initiative in the future.