‘Stop hate and racism, starting with yourself’: Catholic archbishop hits out at Trump

[Go Braves]

San Antonio archbishop condemns Trump’s ‘hate and racism’

In a series of tweets on Monday evening, San Antonio’s Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller pleaded with Trump to “stop hate and racism, starting with yourself.”

In several follow-up messages, the Mexican-American archbishop directly called out the president saying: “President stop your hatred. People in the US deserve better.”


“President you are a poor man, a very week [sic] man. Stop damaging people. Please!” Garcia-Siller wrote in another.


“Stop racism!!!! Stop!!!” he tweeted. “Starts with leadership.”

The archbishop’s messages come just days after a Texas gunman killed 22 individuals in El Paso after posting an online manifesto spewing hatred and anti-immigrant remarks.

Archbishop Gustavo was later compelled to modify his comments, on account of the media coverage of them. He apologized for calling out Donald instead of making more generalized statements against racism.

 

[Michie]

When did you become Catholic Go Braves. I know you said you went to a Catholic school in KY but was not Catholic. Just asking.

 

[Basil the Great]

It goes without saying that the killings in Texas have no doubt had a deep impact upon the Mexican-American community. We might see more remarks like this in the coming days from religious leaders.