The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, addressed nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, as well as vandalism at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Sirius XM Radio Wednesday, …
The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, addressed nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, as well as vandalism at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Sirius XM Radio Wednesday, saying that Americans must pursue a peaceful resolution that is in line with God’s teachings.
Dolan cited a joint statement he issued Sunday with the Religious Leaders Commission of New York, urging citizens to balance their anger with feelings of faith in pursuit of a peaceful resolution.
« Very often at times of crisis, we just feel that, uh oh, maybe they need a word of reminder of the faith and spiritual values, and we tried to do that, » he said on Sirius XM.
« We quoted his mother and brother who called for peace and for us to abhor violence and not to exacerbate a situation that hopefully could lead to peace and reconciliation and the furthering of justice, » he continued. « We just felt we needed to weigh in. Look, we’re not politicians, we’re not experts on police. We’re not experts on crowd control, but we are supposed to be somewhat well-versed in God and God’s revelation.
