“At the same time, we have to recognise that the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost,” he said. Francis asked Americans to implore God for “the national reconciliation and peace for which we yearn”. On Tuesday Catholics protested as Trump rode to a photo opportunity at a shrine dedicated to St. Pope John Paul II. Gregory, who is black, criticised the administrators of John Paul shrine, saying he found it “baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated”.

Source: bd News24 June 03, 2020 11:48 UTC