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April 5, 2022 | RNS Religion News Service
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(RNS) — Kizito Katende is used to getting surprised looks. “Some people are taken aback a little bit, because they really wouldn’t expect a young Black person to be Catholic,” he said.
Kizito is 18 years old and attends a predominantly white parish in Detroit. For the most part, his experiences in the Catholic Church have been positive. “When done well, Catholicism is very welcoming, like a family, and it’s not discriminatory. For the most part, I have been treated well by other Catholics. Catholicism welcomes Black people,” he explained.
Photo: Kevin J. Parks/Catholic Review Staff — Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory and fellow clergy celebrate Mass for the Men’s Day Celebration at St. Bernardine Catholic Church in West Baltimore Nov. 14, 2021.