Posted on 06/04/2023 6:10:32 PM PDT by marshmallow
NEW YORK – Amid a mounting debate in America over the constitutionality of gun control, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has entered the fray with a different argument: That people should voluntarily forgo their Second Amendment rights for the betterment of society.
“I honestly believe it is the best thing we can do to change the culture of violence that threatens us today,” Tobin said.
“Let’s voluntarily set aside our rights in order to witness the truth that only peace and never violence, is the way to build a free society that is lived concretely in our homes, our neighborhoods, our communities, our nation and our world,” he said.
Tobin made the plea in a recent letter, “Pray for an end to all instances of violence,” where he calls on community leaders and Catholic bishops, himself included, to call for a “synodal effort” to actively resist gun violence. He proposed a threefold process that includes prayer and work, advocacy, and voluntary self-restraint from the Second Amendment.
The letter, published May 26, is the latest call to action amid a spate of mass shootings in recent months. May 30 marked the 150th day of 2023, over which time there have been 263 mass shootings – incidents with four or more people shot – that have led to 327 deaths.
Both figures are records for this early in the year.
Memorial Day weekend was especially violent. Nationwide there were at least 20 mass shootings that left 16 people dead, and at least 80 more injured.
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very reasonable cdl. tobin, very persuasive. spoken like the devil himself.
This is the same guy who ignored his predecessor’s history of sexual abuse . And he mocked Archbishop Viganò when Viganò tried to bring it to light. So it would seem to me that Cardinal Tobin should spend less time lecturing us, and more time in quiet contemplation of his own failures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Tobin#Clergy_sex_abuse
““I honestly believe it is the best thing we can do”
Cardinal Joe is a D-bag.
Hope he knows the reason for his Bible better than the reason for US Constitution.
This is the same bishop who mistakenly tweeted out “Nighty Nighty, baby, I love you” to his followers instead of ???.
With all due respect Cardinal, gfy.
I can’t call him stupid
That would be redundant, since he already knows.
He can live in a fantasy world, I won’t.
Of course!
Sorry, Cardinal. If there were only two guns on earth, I want to have one of them. Better yet, both.
Insane.
It’s funny how the Catholics can support the invasion and overthrow of our country, yet “ preach to us” how dangerous guns are.
I wonder if they asked the Ukrainians to give up their weapons?
Maybe he should take up Satanism. Same thing in reverse.
In Jewish theology, the unwillingness to be able to defend lives makes you a cooperative in taking them. Somebody needs to ask him why he wishes to be an accomplice to murder.
Anybody that wants you to get rid of your guns is either woefully ignorant or evil. I do not believe this man is ignorant.
Some people, even Catholic Cardinals get senile when they get older.
5.56mm
Wow. He is a special kind of (historically blind) stupid.
The guy is delusional.
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