On the Destruction of St. Junipero Serra Statue

Archdiocese of San Francisco ^ | June 20, 2020 | Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone

[MagillaX]

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. The toppling and defacing of statues in Golden Gate Park, including that of St. Junipero Serra, have become the latest example. 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.

Everyone who works for justice and equality joins in the outrage of those who have been and continue to be oppressed. It is especially true that followers of Jesus Christ – Christians – are called to work tirelessly for the dignity of all human beings. This is a cornerstone of our faith. Our dear city bears the name of one of history’s most iconic figures of peace and goodwill: St. Francis of Assisi. For the past 800 years, the various Franciscan orders of brothers, sisters and priests that trace their inspiration back to him have been exemplary of not only serving, but identifying with, the poor and downtrodden and giving them their rightful dignity as children of God. St. Junipero Serra is no exception.

St. Serra made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of California from their Spanish conquerors, especially the soldiers. Even with his infirmed leg which caused him pain, he walked all the way to Mexico City to obtain special faculties of governance from the Viceroy of Spain in order to discipline the military who were abusing the Indians.

[MagillaX]

Video of gathering on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=lk2qGgVpClM&feature=emb_logo

[Gene Eric]

It’s corporate Marxism

[mosesdapoet]

The question I have to the series of vandalism attacks on Catholic church statues particularly in California as well as elsewhere is there a Taliban connection?

[Vendome]

Next they will torch the Missions up and down California and probably Fort Ross as well(damned Russians)

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#2: "It’s corporate Marxism."

Yes. Where would those hysterical antifa white boys be without their Apple iPhones and Macbooks? Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and cowardly corporations bow before the altar of antifa. There is a lot of truth in that apocryphal quote attributed to Lenin, "the capitalists will sell us the rope we will use to hang them."

[PerConPat]

From the article by Archbishop Cordileone: But here, there was no such rational discussion; it was mob rule, a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country.

It has ever been thus, Archbishop, when the ignorant are manipulated by the likes of Nanzi Pelosi, one of the members of your archdiocese. Luke 23:18 comes to mind: And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas...

Now, in our time, scrofulous mobs are the DummyRats' best friends.

[Ann Archy]

Amen.

[Jacquerie]

The following is an excerpt from Solzhenitsyn's "The Mortal Danger" (1981). He slams western intellectuals for minimizing the world-wide communist threat and the commies' destruction of Russian spiritual history. As you are reading, just substitute Pelosi or Democrats for Brezhnev.

<>A Brezhnev who has connived at the ruin of his own people has no Russian heart. All that his ilk have done - to destroy the national way of life and to pollute nature, to desecrate national shrines and monuments, and to keep the people in hunger and poverty for the last sixty years - shows that the communist leaders are alien to the people and indifferent to their suffering.<>

[PerConPat]

Yes, the substitution works nicely. I like David Horowitz's take as well: ...Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out...

Read your profile page...It's spot on...