St Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda has called for prayer after another fatal shooting by United States federal agents in Minnesota. Source: EWTN News.
Archbishop Hebda asked for prayer for Alex Jeffrey Pretti, for his parents, and for his loved ones after federal agents shot and killed him.
Archbishop Hebda had similarly called for healing after Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot and killed earlier this month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
Federal immigration officers shot and killed Mr Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24, another death linked to the Trump Administration’s escalated immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities that is being undertaken by thousands of heavily armed federal agents.
“The loss of another life amidst the tensions that have gripped Minnesota should prompt all of us to ask what we can do to restore the Lord’s peace,” Archbishop Hebda said.
“While we rightly thirst for God’s justice and hunger for his peace, this will be not be achieved until we are able to rid our hearts of the hatreds and prejudices that prevent us from seeing each other as brothers and sisters created in the image and likeness of God.
“That is as true for our undocumented neighbours as it is for our elected officials and for the men and women who have the unenviable responsibility of enforcing our laws
“They all need our humble prayers.”
The archbishop also wrote a January 20 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal that called for meaningful immigration reform.
“If recent events in Minnesota have clarified anything, it’s that we can no longer put off the hard work of immigration reform. Each year of inaction has made the debate louder, angrier and less humane,” Archbishop Hebda wrote.
“A difficult policy discussion has hardened into a cultural and political battleground. It’s playing out on the streets here, where federal immigration officers are clashing with protesters.”
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Archbishop Hebda urges prayer after another fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota (EWTN News)
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