Community Petition to Disinvite Bishop McManus From Graduation
2022
We, the undersigned of the Holy Cross Community, find that Bishop Robert McManus’s most recent statements regarding the Nativity School of Worcester are antithetical to the ideals, values, and mission of the College of the Holy Cross. As a Catholic, Jesuit institution, our mission statement reads: “Informed by the presence of diverse interpretations of the human experience, Holy Cross seeks to build a community marked by freedom, mutual respect, and civility.” This dedication to a diverse, inclusive community marked by the above values necessitates the recognition of historically marginalized groups. Administrators, faculty, and students have continually echoed the need for an inclusive community during our time at Holy Cross. In his Thanksgiving message, President Rougeau declared, “We are blessed with the gift of a Jesuit education that implores us to embrace hope, serve others, and open ourselves to new people, perspectives, and experiences.” In contrast to our values, the Bishop has insisted that Nativity School remove Black Lives Matter and Pride flags from their campus or face the consequence of losing the school’s Catholic identity. Unfortunately, the Bishop’s statements demonstrate ignorant and bigoted sentiments which fail to align with the long-held values that guide our community. As a community that welcomes members of every gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, we find it inappropriate to have Bishop McManus present at this year’s graduation ceremony for the Class of 2022 and thus request that he be disinvited from attendance.
As Father Boroughs boldly proclaimed, “We, at Holy Cross, are called to see ‘God in all things’ and to reverence the God-given dignity of every human being.” We call on the administration, faculty, staff, students, and the campus community of our Catholic institution to reaffirm the dignity of all people, and thus disinvite Bishop McManus from graduation.
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Resources:
USCCB Reflection on the Movement for Black Lives
Boston Globe Article on Bishop McManus’s Recent Statements on Nativity
We, the undersigned:
Estelle Kearns 2022
Mitchell Ignatius Baker 2022
Lindsay Spallone 2022
Jules Cashman ‘22
Nicholas Lazzaro Class of 2023
Megan DiDominica ‘22
James Cook (2023)
Aidan Ruppert ‘22
Mary Woodall ‘22
Julia Maher, class of 2023
Allison Molski '22
Alex Kanya ‘22
Caroline Russell ‘22
Diana Wall 2022
Riley Scanlon ‘22
Anna Vrountas 2022
Maggie Ober ‘22
Karter Seitz ‘22
Caroline Tyler 2022
Olivia Shamleffer ‘22
Emilee Rorick 2025
Jake Mozeleski ‘22
Zain Tirmizi ‘22
Kimberly Fetherston ‘22
Ronald Peña 2021
Mary Grace Kelly, Class of 2025
Charlotte Kearns 2020
John S. Larsen '22
Megan Donaty 2022
Emma Grayeb 2024
Alexandra Economou ‘25
Tess Conroy ‘22
Grace Berlew ‘23
Sarah Cooper ‘23
Sabrina Ramos 2022
Adam Cooper '24
Riley Smith 2024
Hannah Sansone, 2022
Allison Leahy ‘24
Kelly Seitz 2024
Andria Fremaint 22’
William Hamilton ‘22
Clare Collins ‘22
Jordyn Vandergrift 2023
Emma Canning ‘24
Ethan McGrath 2023
Sean Sova ‘22
Nora McGrath 2023
Emily Curtis ‘22
Michael O'Neil ‘22
Catherine Longo 2022
Emily Primavera 2023
Grace Miller 2023
Julia Neeld ‘22
Megan Ryan '22
Ezra Leary '22
gabriella moscardelli’24
Michael Elacqua 2022
Skye Daval-Santos ‘22
Sarah Anastasio 2022
Joe O’Brien ‘22
Rose Kelly ‘22
Hanna Beck 2023
Juliette Mortenson ‘23
Meghan DiMercurio 2023
Kiley Hurstak ‘22
Meagan Warren 2025
Thomas Keane '24
Courtney Esteves, 2019
Connor McNerney ‘22
Mary McGregor 2019
Alison Emery 2023
Lily Bockowski ‘22
Marielle McKenna, Class of 2015
Jules Frasch 2024
Laura McHugh ‘25
Meghan Foley 2022
Emma Lynch '20
Eliza May ‘19
Davey Sullivan ‘22
Kate Driscoll 2024
Lauren Colby ‘23
Brendan Taylor, 2024
Mia Beviglia ‘23
Fatima Oseida 2020
Caroline Quinn '22
Bridget Murphy ‘22
Ben Vesey (2022)
Maureen Millard 2022
Carson Harold 2019
Holly McEachern Class of 2022
Charles Wood ‘22
Nina Masin-Moyer 2022
Jacqueline Harrington 2022
Grace Hoelscher ‘22
Rachel Kunka 2025
Frederick Pohlen, 2024
Julia Anthony, 2022
Catherine Pellini ‘25
Grace Conroy '25
Cece Garner class of 2019
Olivia Hastie 2022
Eve Schwartz '22
Meghan Gates ‘22
Alvaro Jarrin, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Gabriella Sartori 2024
Matthew Sexton ‘22
Catherine Yackira 2024
Florencia Anggoro, Associate Professor of Psychology
Alexis Rappaport ‘19
Patrick O'Connor ‘22
Claire Jackson, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Lauren Ortega ‘23
Molly Skoglund ‘22
Abigail Koczko, Class of 2024
Brianna Fountain ‘25
Ben Lepper ‘25
Annie Griffin, 2023
Maeve McNamara ‘20
Janelle Clancy ‘24
Miles B. Cahill, Professor, Department of Economics and Accounting
Rachel Mallett 22
Livia Graham 2022
Tiffany Bohorquez 2023
Troy Gleason, 2022
Ashley Fortune 2023
Erin Reinhart ‘23
Benjamin Mara ‘22
Katherine O’Malley, 2021
Anna Lee ‘24
Isabelle Uong 2022
Kara Cuzzone '19
Fallon Parker '16
Yada Intarapanich ‘24
Zoe Yanco ‘25
Galen Comerford ‘19
Brooke Ross ‘24
Foster Martinuk 2025
Kelly Gallagher '22
Adam Coshal (2020)
Priscila Ponce Jovel ‘22
Daniel Gillis ‘25
Taylor Rose Marek, Class of 2012
Morgan Rocks, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Brennen Acome ‘22
Julianne Higgins '23
Jake Carey 2022
Kaitlyn Bickerton 2022
Mary Grace Searles ‘22
John Slania Class of 2021
Nora Grimes, '19
Anne Comcowich ‘22
Dylan Healy ‘22
Will Griffin ‘21
Sean Sullivan 2022
Julianne Esteves ‘22
Maggie Smith '24
Emma Finnegan 2024
Annie Elbadawi 2020
Michaela Lake '22
Michaela Faris '22
Mary Cronin ‘22
Julia Warren, Class of 2022
Carolyn Fisk 2024
Salar Salim ‘23
Riley Peck ‘24
David Schneider 2022
Martha Wyatt-Luth 2025
Nachelle Duque 25’
Elizabeth Glynn, 2016
Ian Wareham ‘23
Kerry Larkin '20
Grace Gavis ‘22
Elizabeth Griffin ‘21
Griffin Joseph Gudaitis, ‘22
Andrew Magel 2021
Carolyn Dunderdale, 2022
Victoria De Leon 2022
Sarah Shorter HC2021
Michael DeSantis '18
Lauren Vitelli 2022
Julia Rigoli, 2022
Sara Bengiovanni ‘22
Monica Nakhla 22
Allegra Martin, Director of College Choirs
Molly Vinton 2025
Chase Ackerson ‘22
Sarah Knupp ‘22
Dennis Liu ‘22
Hannah Thompson ‘22
Misha Macy ‘21
Mack Sullivan, 21
Caylie Whiteside ‘21
Justin Hudson ‘23
Anthony Pierotti ‘24
Samantha Carroll ‘22
Eli Werstler 2025
Christopher Smith ‘22
Ana Tiu '25
Melissa Hamilton, ’24
Katie Iannelli '24
Mithra Salmassi '19
Emily Bouzan ‘23
Elina Kang ‘23
Brianna Cummings ‘22
Max Hendrix ‘23
Olivia Curnen, ‘23
Elizabeth Baker, 2024
Ryan Carter 2025
Lily Russo, 2022
Michael Luciano ‘22
Renata Palau’22
Nadia Letendre 25
Claire Wolf ‘25
Jaime Perez ‘23
Ned Coursey ‘24
Avery Wyne ‘25
Isabella Giaquinta '23
Noelle Ventura ‘23
Rebecca Kaczmarek ‘23
Anastasia Papacharalampous ‘23
Meaghan Foley ‘22
Jo Mackin ‘20
Caroline O'Connor ‘19
Nicholas Stachurski, Class or 2022
Abbey Tyrrell ‘22
Maile Sit - 2025
Mia Lambo ‘20
Caroline Fital 2021
Mary Grace Roohan ‘24
Ian Williamson '21
Ashley O’Brien 2024
Amanda Luyster, Senior Lecturer
Mary Grace McMillan ‘22
Emilie Scott 2019
Sam Poyant ‘23
Ara Francis, Associate Professor of Sociology
Matthew Gamber, Associate Professor of Photography and New Media
Lorra Marseille 2022
Tat-siong Benny Liew, Class of 1956 Professor in New Testament Studies
Alo Basu, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Director, Neuroscience Program
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Claire Reiser, Class of 2024
Kathleen McCarthy ‘23
Catherine Winn '21
Melanie Lytle ‘23
Allie Harris '17
Sadie O’Conor ‘22
Daniel J. DiCenso, Associate Professor, Department of Music
Emma Dinopoulos ‘22
Erin Brosnihan 2016
Catherine Taylor ‘22
Susan Schmidt, Associate Professor of Visual Art
Eric Fenn, Class of 2023
Emily O’Brien, 2023
Charlotte Whelan 2022
Ben Cannon-Associate Director, Center for Career Development
Edwin Ryan '25
Lily Biagini ‘23
Sarah Klotz, Department of English
Anamika Dutta ‘20
Nathan Donahue ‘19
Grace Bradley 2022
Jacob Ryan ‘25
Taylor Ene, class of 2019
Cynthia Rodriguez
Melissa Weiner, Associate Professor of Sociology
Olivia Ferrick '20
Kiera O’Connor ‘22
Kara Alexandra Jaramillo Class of 2022
Matthew Freije '19
Noa Shaindlinger, Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Keith Plummer, Class of 2017
Elise Delaney '24
Caroline Body '19
Emily Vyse ‘14
Liat Spiro, Assistant Professor of History
Zoé Petit ‘22
Taj Salawu’23
Elizabeth Spragins, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Evelyn Quinlan ‘22
Sophia Carmenati ’23
Maria G Rodrigues, Chair of the Department of Political Science
Michaela Halloran ‘22
Grace Toshach 23’
Colby Bowers ‘22
Kathleen Battles 1996
Elena Benassi 2021
Kelsey Moran, Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center
Annie Smith '24
Aleesha Chandhok, Class of 2024
Amy Finstein, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
Nicholas Lopez '24
Leslie Schomp, Senior Lecturer Visual Arts
Corinne Tabolt, Archival Assistant
Nancy L Loyd Boyd
Carolyn Faires ‘22
Dannah Kaplan, 2020
Jany M. Gonzalez ‘22
Jocelyn Buggy ‘22
Daniel Tallman ‘21
Beverly Riley, Class of 2025
Katie Anne Hayes '19
Jose Gomez, ‘23
Hannah Walsh ‘22
William Moore 2022
Eleanor Dailey ‘22
Emily Clemens ‘23
Karen Phan ’25
Christine McLaughlin ‘21
Grace Cascio ‘22
Rose Anastacio 2022
Julia D'Agostino '20
Joseph Nyhan ‘22
Cameron Habig 2022
Kathryn Rosse ‘24
Lauren Kuhar '22
Joshua Isakson 2023
Rosario Dawson 2021
Mia O’Connell ‘23
Sage Leimer ‘21
Erin O’Donovan ‘25
Lindsay Riley ‘23
Emily Bubonovich ‘25
Brian McDonough ‘20
Céili Donnelly, 2024
Maggie Hannick, Class of 2023
Anthony B. Cashman, III, PhD, Director of Distinguished Fellowships and Graduate Studies
Jamie Hoag '98, Director of Government Relations
Mia Gajda ‘24
Kathleen Segal ‘23
Eleanor Mengel '23
Emma Lange 2022
Bridget Daly, 2024
Sara Schmitt 2023
Stephen Albano, College Marketing and Communications
Maggie O’Hagan Class of 2021
Erik Carlson ‘25
Liam Martin Class of 2024
Alex Beaudoin ‘22
Grace Morrissey ‘22
Ginny Ryan, Lecturer in Montserrat
Omar Richardson ‘24
Gabriella Trznadel ‘24
Lynn Verrecchia ‘01 Director of Admission
Ashley Rose Sok, Class of 2024
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Sarah Crinnion 2024
Meghan Gavis ‘22
Morgan Maher ‘22
Avelin Thepsomphone 2025
Leah Hager Cohen, Barrett Professor of Creative Writing
Erika Garcia 2025
Alexa Michon '22
Caitlin Obrien ‘25
Danuta Bukatko, Professor, Psychology
Katie Flanagan ‘21
Mary Leroux ‘19
Mary Grace Harris ‘22
Lauren Keenan Class of 2025
Nancy Doan + 2025
Aidan McGahey ‘24
Catherine Pfau 2025
Emily Marino ‘24
Paulina Martin ‘21
Joseph Skrzek Class of 2008
Samantha Smith Cooper '95
Maria Baker parent 2022
Hannah Bauman ‘22
Matt Cobler-Lichter '19
Judith Chubb, Professor of Political Science; Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society
Thibaut Schilt, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies
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Christine Dapaah-Afriyie 2022
Amanda Quintino dos Santos 24
Joseph Abrams '23
Elisheva Duwell 2022
Natalie DiMattia '22
Alejandra Chavez ‘23
Alyssa Stone ‘22
Daniella Santamarina ‘24
Isabella Ramos '22
Victoria Castellanos '23
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Rose Stefanidakis 2024
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Efrain Lozano ‘19
Makayla Harte 2022
Jhonnael Sosa Suarez ‘20
Adelma de Jesus perez
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Bryan Rivas 2023
Caroline Babinski ‘20
Maya Alexander’20
Rachel Frank, Predoctoral Extern
Jennifer Crisafulli ‘25
Lily Taylor 2023
Daniela Londono, 2024
Vickie Langohr, Associate Professor, Political Science
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McKenna Best ‘23
Tatiana Thompson ‘22
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Catherine Buhse 2024
Simone Perry, Class of 2025
Catherine Cannamela, Class of 2024
Barbara (O’Connor) Trudel 1986
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Erin Trask ‘24
Alex Grasso 2022
Johnna Shamley’22
David C. Rodriguez Class of 2019
Lauren O’Neill, Career Development
Madison Chouinard ‘22
Frances Gallagher 2024
Adrianna Tomasello 2016
André Isaacs, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Juliana Pompilus ‘23
Olivia Wahl ‘25
Malcolm Townsel ‘22
Amy Fisher Quinn '92
Anne McElroy 2023
Nora McKenna ‘22
Thomas Creighton ‘25
Melissa Ayala 2023
Chris Staysniak, Lecturer, Montserrat
Emma McClafferty, ‘23
Ann Sheehy, Professor of Biology
Sarah Street ‘22
Stacy Paulino ‘23
Christina Marciano, Class of 2024
Sue Hunt, Assoc. Dir, Government & Community Relations
Jeff Godowski, 2013
Larissa Nunes, Class of 2024
Lauren Spurr 2013
Paola Martinez ‘23
Maria Aguilar 2025
Nicole Rau Mitiguy ‘12
Maeve Folger ‘24
Lila Macklin ‘24
Melissa murphy HN’14
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Marissa Geraghty ‘12
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Adriana DiPasquale, Staff Psychologist, Counseling Center
Emma Holland Class of 2021
Maria P. Amendolia '92
Matt Fitzgibbons, '95
Yadary Gutierrez 2023
Stephen Frost, ‘92
Jennifer Marani Fearnley, ‘92
J. Michael Davis 1970
Kaitlin Juleus '09
Matthew Cain '09
Alex Mikulich Class of 1984
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Lisa M. Cascio, Class of 1993
Christina Amendolia '95
Andria L. Clancy, Class of 1992
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Anne Leet-Curran '92
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Marisa Scala-Foley, 1992
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Sabrina Ortiz ‘23
Teresa Sanfelippo Kilgallen 1995
Teanna Arp ‘22
Brigid English, 2022
Melanie Beato ‘23
Amy Barrett, MD 1994
Karen Fagan '90
Philip Metres ('92)
Hana Polachek, 2014
Anna Lenney, Class of 2019
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Maureen F. Browne Class of 1989
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James J. O’Hara ‘81
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David Doern 1962
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