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In reply to the discussion: A prominent Jesuit priest responds to DT's tweet [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,440 posts)3. I know this is the Washington Examiner (yuck) but it does show some Catholics are not sitting down..
...when it comes to Trump's behavior.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/not-a-sincere-christian-catholic-archdiocese-protests-trump-in-front-of-the-white-house
Washington, D.C. Catholic activists gathered Monday nearby the White House to protest the death of George Floyd in an event sponsored by Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory.
Priests, nuns, and laypeople joined an already vocal contingent of people speaking out against police brutality, as well as those opposed to President Trumps use of religious imagery in his attempts to quell civil unrest. The protest was described in an email sent out by the archdiocese as a call to rededicate ourselves to the defense of all life and recommit ourselves to pray for an end to racism.
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The comparison of the Trump administration to the biblical Roman soldiers marked the political overtones of the rally. Of the about 200 priests and nuns, dressed in clerical garb, who showed up, many carried politically charged signs. One Dominican sister held a sign reading, I repent of my racism. A Franciscan brother lifted a crucifix aloft, while a man walking behind him raised two messages, one reading Trump mocks Christ, the other saying, Barr is complicit.
Peter Daly, a priest in the archdiocese, chuckled when he saw the sign referring to Barr. Daly, who said hes been to five protests in Lafayette Park, pointed to the White House and declared Trump a moral scandal, who has enthralled conservative Christians with empty promises on rolling back abortion availability.
Hes not a sincere Christian, Daly said. He hasnt been to church in his whole adult life.
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His lawyers say no one from law enforcement says he's anything but a peaceful protester
DesertRat
Jun 2020
#6
I can't understand why people still refuse to accept that trump is a Russian Asset...
cayugafalls
Jun 2020
#7
I know this is the Washington Examiner (yuck) but it does show some Catholics are not sitting down..
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2020
#3
The constant whispers from Rush and FOX are now the constant tweets from our President
Mr. Ected
Jun 2020
#13