San Juan archbishop condemns racist jokes at Trump's New York rally, demands Trump apologize

[Ramsey Barner]

Source: MSN/RNS

(RNS) — Amid outrage over racist jokes told at a Donald Trump campaign event in New York City on Sunday (Oct. 27), some Hispanic Christian leaders are raising questions about the Republican candidate’s standing with a crucial ethnic and religious demographic a week before Election Day, with a prominent Puerto Rican bishop demanding a personal apology.

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But in an open letter addressed to Trump and sent to RNS on Monday evening, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves of the Archdiocese of San Juan condemned the remarks, saying he is doing so after conferring with his fellow bishops.

“Puerto Rico is not a floating island of garbage,” the letter read. “Puerto Rico is a beautiful country inhabited by a beautiful and noble people, which is why in Spanish it is called ‘un encanto, un edén.’‘” or “an enchantment, an Eden.” He continued, “More Puerto Rican soldiers died in the Vietnam War as part of the United States military than soldiers from any state of the United States.”

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The Franciscan archbishop, part of the Order of Friars Minor, then called on Trump to personally apologize for the remarks, saying it is “not sufficient for your campaign to apologize.”

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/san-juan-archbishop-condemns-racist-jokes-at-trumps-new-york-rally-demands-trump-apologize/ar-AA1t5QOm

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Link to the Archbishop's letter:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbBL829WUAA_vbo?format=jpg&name=large

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. GOOD!

[paleotn]

2. Don't hold your breath, Padre.

[dickthegrouch]

5. On second thoughts, do hold your breath

We don’t need apologies, we need the truth.
That goes for a lot of so-called journalists, and others, who seem to want TFG not to fall flat on his face.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Was it a Catholic Cardinal or Bishop

Hanging out with Trump at the Al Smith dinner, laughing at his jokes.

[Retrograde]

10. That was Cardinal Dolan of New York

a right-winger to the point of being reactionary (IMHO, of course)

[dickthegrouch]

4. Why????

Would he really prefer the fool to Kamala?
Let the fat fool stew in his own words.
If he hasn’t distanced himself yet, it’s too late.
The f’ing church can eat it. And rescind its tax-exempt status.

[Skittles]

6. yeah I'm sure he'll get right on it

[niyad]

7. I wish people would stop referrig to those vicious, hate-filled slurs as "jokes".

[sakabatou]

8. Trump? Apologize? He'd die before he ever do such a thing.

[ReRe]

9. Ha!

Fat chance of that. Scrump doesn't think he said anything wrong.

He'll say the whole MSG racist fiasco was all in jest.

What was that rule Roy Cohn taught him?

"Always deny. Never admit." (Sorry, I can't remember it exactly.)