(National Catholic Reporter. Ralph Moore).
Stand
They will try to make you crawl
And they know what you’re saying makes sense and all
Stand
Don’t you know that you are free?
Well, at least in your mind, if you want to be
(Everybody) stand
—Sly and the Family Stone, April 1969
It is time for Black Catholics, White Catholics, Brown, and Hispanic Catholics to stand up for the six African Americans on the path to sainthood. They’ve been waiting to be recognized here on Earth as they are in Heaven. Why, in 2024, are there 11 White American Catholic saints but no Black American ones?