Dear Lifesitenews,
I am at a loss for words after reading this letter. I opened this letter because I do believe there is a battle between good and evil, and I was intrigued to see how an archbishop would help the president to understand that. The evil of racism that has been present in our country for so long is palpable, and I was eager to hear an Archbishop counsel our leader who is currently inciting violence to a response of justice and love. Instead, I am reeling at the one-sided ignorance and hatred I just witnessed.
The Archbishop blames everything on this “deep state” that Trump is always talking about. COVID and the riots, everything going on right now is this massive underground conspiracy to undermine Trump. All of those who are fighting against racism are just running around with evil intentions. Basically he says, Trump, you are doing everything right, you are so holy and amazing, we love you and are praying for you.
This is insane.
To minimize that those who are protesting a man’s unjust death by saying that we are evil is not just plain ridiculous, because who would imagine that defending people from injustice would be the work of the devil? It is more than ridiculous though, this is sinister. To dismiss the claims that black people deserve to be treated justly is a grievous crime against humanity, and therefore God. Just a couple of days ago we had the Gospel passage saying, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” I doubt that the Archbishop and the people at lifesitenews would want to be loved as George Floyd was for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
Even if the Archbishop is correct and there is some deep state conspiracy against Trump, he could at least have had the decency to point out that spraying tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful protestors is wrong, that goading people into more violence is a sin of counsel, and how desperately our country needs the words of peace and God’s love that our former presidents and Trump’s opponent in the next election have been kind enough to give us since he won’t. Instead, he stroked the president’s ego telling him everything he is doing is right, while the blood of innocent people is being spilt. Medics who are there for nothing but to treat people leave the scene missing an eye, blood streams from the heads of the peaceful, children’s eyes burn with the poison of pepper spray and tear gas. Yet the Archbishop says that Trump is doing everything right and fighting the good fight against evil. If this carnage is not evil, then what is?
Lifesitenews, you say that you are a pro-life website. It is the responsibility for the pro-life to value life at EVERY stage, even the “I was born black” stage. This article is wildly offensive, dangerous, and evil for suggesting that those people who are interested in keeping lives safe have no morals. I have lost respect for your site a million times, but I am calling you out, this is wrong. It is wrong to publish this letter, it is wrong to further this archbishop’s voice and it is evil to allow him to use your platform to condemn those in pursuit of justice.
Our God loves every person He has created. He wants them to be treated with dignity and love. The black community has suffered a gross injustice and they deserve to be heard not to be told that they have no regard for the good. They have even suffered more from abortion than any other community has, which should make them a target of your ministry. Instead, you condemn them? What is wrong with you? These people need you. You are called to greater than this.
For those of you who are reading who are not Lifesitenews, please understand that what they did by sharing this letter was grievously wrong, dangerous, and harmful. Please know that a TRUE pro-life person values life even if it is not white. Please know that a TRUE pro-life person would never accuse those fighting for justice of not caring about morals. Please know that there are many of us who are here for you, love you, and care deeply about you. You have inestimable value, no matter what color you are, and anyone who says or implies otherwise does not have the truth in them.
In the Name of Jesus, who was also tortured and killed,
Julia O’Donnell
SUZANNA GORETTI 
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