Thank you, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington, D.C., for speaking in support of working people, migrants, and their families at the traditional prayer service at the National Cathedral Tuesday. Her words remind us of Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, Laborem Exercens, that labor is prior to capital. The purpose of the economic system is the service of people, not capital.
Bishop Budde
is a spiritual warrior. She is a leader
of the Faith community whose concern is people, not money. Will other Faith leaders have the courage to
speak out in defense of those who need protection from exploitation? Bishop Budde asked for mercy, justice.
Another area
that deserves attention in the faith communities’ struggle for justice is to
look at U.S. foreign policy as a cause for people having to leave their
homes.
It is the Faith
communities’ awareness that the world does not belong to those who claim it
with military might. God’s creation is
the heritage of all. Faith leaders who
do not speak out for justice, are supporting the new president’s attack on
working people and their families.
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