Posted on 06/21/2020 5:15:02 PM PDT by marshmallow
CNA Staff, Jun 20, 2020 / 08:55 pm MT (CNA).- After the toppling of a saints statue in San Francisco, the citys archbishop said Saturday that important protests over racial injustice have been hijacked by a mob bent on violence.
What is happening to our society? A renewed national movement to heal memories and correct the injustices of racism and police brutality in our country has been hijacked by some into a movement of violence, looting and vandalism, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a statement June 20.
The archbishops statement came after a statue of St. Junipero Serra was torn down in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park Friday, along with statues of Francis Scott Key and Ulysses S. Grant.
The toppling and defacing of statues in Golden Gate Park, including that of St. Junipero Serra, have become the latest example, of that shift in the protest movement, the archbishop added.
The memorialization of historic figures merits an honest and fair discussion as to how and to whom such honor should be given. But here, there was no such rational discussion; it was mob rule, a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country.
Cordileone emphasized the importance of calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality, which began after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on Floyds neck for nearly nine minutes.
Everyone who works for justice and equality joins in the outrage of those who have been and continue to be oppressed, the archbishop said.
It is especially true that followers of Jesus Christ Christians are called to work tirelessly for the dignity of all human beings, he added, noting that St. Francis of Assisi, for whom San Francisco.......
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Where has this rocket scientist been hiding?
You know what is so funny about that?
La Raza claims California for Aztlan/Mexico because this SPANISH friar went there and created missions to the (not Mexican) Indians living there.
So that “racist” is why Mexicans say California is really theirs!
Hurts don't it.
Suggest you go read the book of Proverbs.
Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh His soul detesteth: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief, A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
Not.A.Clue.
I guess he’s never read that great poem by Martin Niemöller.
He was all for it, until it became personal.
A week late and $100.00 short.
By these things happening and President Trump sitting back allows the light to shine on those people who hate America.
The question is will enough people wake up to the facts and how long does President Trump let it happen without intervening to demonstrate he is fully capable of ensuring the safety of the general public.
Timing is everything for the biggest impact but waiting too long is the worst choice all together.
>>>Protests Being Hijacked by Violence
Just noticed? That was DAY ONE
Los Angeles will need a new name. How about GrindrMeToo?
They can make money from selling the naming rights.
Your history will have to change - Michelle Obama
El Diablo would be fitting.
Time for the friggin Catholics to figure out that the Democrats HATE CATHOLICS!!!
Prayers for Archbishop Cordileone.
The Catholic Church is not the problem. Did you read the thread about the toppling of John Calvin? It’s reaching into protectant sections.
?? Where did you get that information?
We know that, and there are a lot of them on FR.
Keep voting Democrat.
The protestants are just as bad. Christianity as a whole has caved to these miscreants and BLM to relieve themselves of their pathological guilt.
I wish they were as diligent about fighting BLM and antifa as when they were fighting each other tooth and nail.
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