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FireUpChips10

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Thu Apr 4, 2024, 09:10 PM Apr 4

Bishop Gumbleton, longtime soul of the US Catholic peace movement, dies

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, the Detroit prelate who for many American Catholics defined faith-based social justice activism in the post-Vatican II church, died April 4. He was 94.

Described sometimes as the pastor of the Catholic peace and justice movement, Gumbleton lived in Detroit nearly his entire life, yet his influence was felt in far-flung places such as El Salvador, Haiti, Vietnam, Iran and Iraq.

He was a founding member of both Pax Christi USA, the national arm of the international Catholic peace movement, and Bread for the World, an advocacy organization seeking to end world hunger.

"To put it most succinctly, Tom lived out the peace of Christ in his complete being," said Johnny Zokovitch, Pax Christi USA's executive director, shortly after the bishop's death. "Everything that our movement strives to be was evident in Tom and how Tom lived."


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My father was in seminary with him. shrike3 Apr 5 #1

shrike3

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1. My father was in seminary with him.
Fri Apr 5, 2024, 06:47 PM
Apr 5

Dad loved every part of his seminary experience, said it was one of the best times of his life. Realized before taking vows that while he loved seminary, he wasn't called to be a priest. Met Gumbleton myself a couple of times. (They all know each other.) Lovely, gentle man.

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