New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife is being accused of snubbing a Christian woman in the drive to create statues of women with historical significance to the city. “Mother Cabrini recently received the most votes in the ‘She Built NYC’ competition, which aims to build more statues honoring women,” the Brooklyn Diocese wrote in a press release. “But despite earning this top ranking, a public statue honoring her life is not being planned.”On Sunday, more than 1,000 people attended a Mass at St. Stephens Church in honor of Mother Cabrini. The diocese, angered by the city's perceived statue snub, has already raised $17,000 for a Mother Cabrini statue and plans to move forward with or without the city's support. “They are pushing down the Italian Catholic community to lift someone else up.”Actor Chazz Palminteri called McCray "racist" for not picking Cabrini.

Source: Fox News October 08, 2019 15:36 UTC