Whom Would Jesus Cancel?

This time, though, it was a conservative administration—that of Catholic University of America—that fired an instructor after a conservative student complained about a guest speaker discussing abortion. Specifically, the student complained that psychology lecturer Melissa Goldberg invited an abortion doula (someone who helps women through the process of obtaining and recovering from pregnancy terminations) to address her class. The student also objected to the speaker using trans-inclusive terms like “pregnant person” instead of “pregnant woman.” Finally, students protest against wokeness! ...Catholics need not endorse abortion to pursue other charitable endeavors alongside abortion-rights advocates. We should, however, understand how people committed to so many similar good works could nonetheless follow paths so at odds with our understanding of Catholic values. The purpose of understanding even sinful actions is not so that one can sin, but so that one can more fully love others in a world of sin.