Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virgina, has issued a Statement about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Thank you Bishop Burbidge for shepherding. He writes: As Americans, we are witnesses in just the past few weeks to a vicious pattern of political and social disorder. At Annunciation Catholic Parish in Minneapolis, the killings of Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel, two innocent children. In Charlotte, the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. And now the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, known for his commitment to civil and rational discourse. We entrust each of these victims to God, our Heavenly Father and author of every human life, and his son Jesus Christ, the reason for our supernatural hope.What we see unfolding in our nation is a vicious pattern of hatreds rooted in the rejection of God, of the dignity of the human person, and the sanctity of the family. We can eradicate these ills only through a firm reliance on God, through a …
Well said, Bishop Burbidge. But I have never heard a bishop, commenting on mass shootings and a murder such as this, urge his flock to try to stay in the state of grace.