The love of Christ can overcome the sin of racism, the pastor of a historic Minnesota African-American parish said on Friday, at a prayer service in the aftermath of the protests and riots in St Paul and Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd in police custody.
“Racism,” said Fr Erich Rutten said, “is a very deep sin in our souls. In not only our personal souls, but in the soul of our country.”
“To get past it, we need the love of Christ,” he said. “We need to get out of our comfort zones and encounter one another. Pope Francis says so often that we need to truly encounter one another.”