📂 Ohio [USA] Catholic Bishops: Message on the ‘unfounded rumors’ on the Haitians living in Springfield, OH
📅 Texte publié le Vendredi 20 septembre 2024 à 20h18
September 19, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and all people of goodwill,
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is asked by a scholar of the law, “And who is my neighbor?” when faced with upholding the greatest commandment. Jesus replied with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Today, our nation is divided by partisanship and ideology, which blind us to the image of God in our neighbor, especially the unborn, the poor, and the stranger. These negative sentiments are only exacerbated by gossip, which can spread quickly across social media with no concern for the truth or those involved.
From the beginning, the human race was made in the image of God, which distinguishes us from all other created things. The arrival of Jesus Christ in human history confirms the dignity God has given to each of us, without exception. It is our belief in the dignity of human life that guides our consciences and rhetoric when engaging in politics or personal conversation. Each of us, therefore, must turn to God and ask for eyes to see the infinite dignity of every person. (suite…)
L’Archevêché de Port-au-Prince déplore les actes inqualifiables de violences meurtrières que des hommes illégalement armés ont commis et continuent de commettre dans la commune de Gressier comme cela se passe ailleurs: le meurtre de plusieurs habitants de cette commune, la tentative d’incendie du commissariat, et surtout l’enlèvement du curé de la paroisse saint Jean Baptiste de Gressier 
