Posted: March 20, 2025
Can you imagine attending a speech by Donald Trump and comparing it to "sacred liturgy"? Well that's what Bishop Robert Barron just did.
Barron, the bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, attended Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the request of a Republican representative earlier this month. In a video he released afterwards, he gushed about his experience meeting all of Trump's far-right allies and declared the occasion a "liturgy of democracy." He then proceeded to admonish Representative Al Green and others who chose to protest the hateful, anti-Christian policies of the Trump regime.
Compare Barron's response to Trump to that of the actual leader of the Catholic Church: Pope Francis demonstrated the bold, prophetic leadership needed in these times by issuing a public rebuke to Trump and J.D. Vance for their inhumane immigration policies and misguided understanding of what Christian love means. And it's not just the pope -- we've shared how several Catholic bishops have stepped up and reaffirmed their commitments to the immigrant, the refugee, and the poor.
Bishop Barron chose access to power and privilege over his Christian calling to speak truth to power. By reflecting on Trump's address with reverence and scolding protestors standing up for the oppressed, Bishop Barron created the illusion that Trump's inhumane policies have the blessing of the Catholic Church, when nothing could be further from the truth.
Nearly every decree from the Trump regime runs directly contrary to Jesus' call to love our neighbor. Christian leadership everywhere must be bold and clear about this.
Add your name to tell Bishop Barron to follow Pope Francis' example by speaking truth to power to Trump and his allies.
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Love thy neighbor.