Posted on Jun 4, 2022
Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation
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Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich has called for gun safety legislation in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, which left 19 children and two teachers dead.
While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
"The Second Amendment, unlike the second commandment, did not come down from Sinai," Cupich told NPR. "There is an understanding that we all have in our hearts, engraved in our hearts, a natural law about the value of human life. And there is no amendment that can trump that."
Cupich tells NPR that he hopes elected officials will take action and listen to the voices of "the vast majority" of Americans. Cupich says no law will be perfect, but legislation could help curb the number of mass shootings in the United States.
Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich has called for gun safety legislation in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, which left 19 children and two teachers dead.
While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
"The Second Amendment, unlike the second commandment, did not come down from Sinai," Cupich told NPR. "There is an understanding that we all have in our hearts, engraved in our hearts, a natural law about the value of human life. And there is no amendment that can trump that."
Cupich tells NPR that he hopes elected officials will take action and listen to the voices of "the vast majority" of Americans. Cupich says no law will be perfect, but legislation could help curb the number of mass shootings in the United States.
Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation
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I want the pedophile priests of the catholic church to stop raping children and the leadership to stop moving them around to avoid justice. They can start there while we figure this mass shooting thing out.
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Oh please - I don't trust anything that comes from the Catholic church (or any Christian denomination) when they have repeatedly covered up the sexual abuse of children for decades. Especially when there are bishops who want to get rid of the statute of limitations on child sex abuse.
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Totally understandable when those in his church routinely sexually abused children and are in fear of family members seeking payback for their actions.
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