Catholic Archbishop: ‘Progressive Elites’ Have Insulated Themselves From Their Own Bigotries
by Samuel Smith, Christian Post:
The Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput has argued that liberals who accuse conservative Christian religious freedom organizations of being “hate groups” are guilty of having hatred in their own hearts fueled by an underlying anger.
In his weekly column posted on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia website on Thursday, the 72-year-old Chaput, who is known for having conservative views on social issues, seemingly compared what is happening with American political discourse in the United States today to the 2002 horror film “28 Days Later.”
“The plot is simple. Animal-rights activists break into an experimental disease lab in Britain. They free a group of innocent test monkeys from their cages. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the monkeys are infected with a weaponized, fiercely communicable rage virus,” Chaput wrote. “The monkeys attack their liberators. The humans immediately catch the virus. They then attack each other and anyone else they can grab.”
“The virus spreads geometrically. It burns through the population like a gasoline fire. A month later, civilization in the United Kingdom has collapsed,” he added. “The few remaining healthy humans struggle to survive while eluding the infected.”
Chaput continued by stating that the plot of the movie sounds “vaguely similar to the tone of our national discourse over the past 10 months,” citing “irrational fury” on college campuses, in the streets [and] in our news media.”
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