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Racism is a ‘spiritual’ virus that must be wiped out, says Vatican official

Much like the coronavirus pandemic, racism is a “spiritual” virus that has spread throughout the world and must be eradicated, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

“I would compare (racism) to COVID-19, but it is a virus of the spirit, a cultural virus that, if not isolated, spreads quickly,” Archbishop Paglia told Catholic News Service on June 1.

The Italian archbishop commented on the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests throughout the United States.

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