‘America and the world has a sin problem...you understand me? That’s where racism, injustice, and hate and anger and violence come from. It’s not about racism.'
Abp. Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said the statue of St. Junípero Serra had been 'blasphemously torn down' and that an 'act of sacrilege' had occurred.
Black Lives Matter protestors also want St. Louis, Missouri to change its name. St. Louis IX is the only king of France to be canonized, and is known for ending trial by combat and replacing it with trial by jury.
'The celebration by many in the community of the statue’s lawless removal also shows the prevalence of fake history. Columbus is not a canonized saint, but he is not a villain, either,' commented Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference.
The article on how to 'use science' to tear down or melt statues deemed 'racist' or unacceptable to leftists comes as rioters and far-left agitators damage statues of everyone from Confederate generals to Gandhi to Catholic saints.
'The church has not affirmed loud enough that black lives matter,' declared Msgr. Raymond East at a rally in Washington, D.C. 'That’s why we are here.'
Fr. Daniel Patrick Moloney said that people have 'framed this as an act of racism,' adding that ‘we don’t know’ if the killing was actually motivated by racism.