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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Maybe they should voluntarily forgo Christ.
Not to be disrespectful or anything your Cardinalship but FU.
Tobin, I won’t even give you my Daisy BB gun.
look how they treat us now. Imagine if they didn’t have to worry about the possibility of armed resistance.
Is Tobin that much of a nit wit?
The Cardinal should first ask homosexual and pederast priests to give up their perversion rather than be concerned with the 2A rights of law abiding Americans.
What we need is skeet ranges in our inner cities; let the idiots get it out of their systems without people being killed...
I always take advice for my soul (and self defense) from clueless Cardinals in the Catholic ‘Church’.
For the betterment of society, please help the person in front of you into the box car...
you first, buddy
Dear Newark pastor. NO!
 "Then you told them THAT?" |
Make that ... Dear Cardinal,
NO!
Sure. The minute Washington DC adheres to the Constitution, the national debt is under $10 trillion, and all Democrats repudiate communism.
Nope. Not this lady.
No.
He can shut his bloated piehole.
“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. “
no doubt the street thugs, gang-bangers, cartel associates, thieves, bank robbers, home invaders, cop killers, drug dealers, rapists, extortionists, organized crime members, and serial killers will be the first ones to voluntarily forgo their Second Amendment rights ... you know, for the betterment of society ...
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