The Catholic bishops’ 1979 anti-racism pastoral made almost no impact.

Evidence

On the tenth anniversary of “Brothers and Sisters to Us” in 1989, the Bishops’ Committee on Black Catholics conducted a survey of the impact of the statement and issued a sharply worded conclusion: “The promulgation of the pastoral on racism was soon forgotten by all but a few. A survey… revealed a pathetic, anemic response from archdioceses and dioceses around the country. The pastoral on racism had made little or no impact on the majority of Catholics in the United States.” — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 205

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Repeated Catholic episcopal statements against racism over thirty years changed little. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 204; Catholic bishops’ anti-racism statements failed to reach ordinary parishioners in any sermon — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 206

Broader Connections

• Catholic bishops’ anti-racism statements failed to reach ordinary parishioners in any sermon #corroborates (0.82) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 206