One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it's on abortion, birth control, divorce and remarriage, civil rights or social justice.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is.

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it's on abortion, birth control, divorce and remarriage, civil rights or social justice.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

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.