The challenge for the church is how do we have unity about basic beliefs and yet respect individual differences.

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead some major reform in the Catholic Church - that's got to come out of the whole Catholic community.

The challenge for the church is how do we have unity about basic beliefs and yet respect individual differences.

What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.