Pope Francis described as 'bridge builder' by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, paper reports
New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archives)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond, who saw Pope Francis at three events during a visit last week to Washington, D.C., said he came away from that trip with an image of the pope as "bridge builder" who believes "we must be united as a society and as a church," according to the Clarion Herald. He described the pope's address to Congress as strong, but at the same time gentle.
"He didn't come across in any way with a preachy tone," Aymond said in the Clarion Herald question and answer piece. The archbishop said he thought Pope Francis was "brilliant" in using the examples of President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King, social activist Dorothy Day and Catholic writer Thomas Merton to talk about fundamental American moral values.
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"He didn't come across in any way with a preachy tone," Aymond said in the Clarion Herald question and answer piece. The archbishop said he thought Pope Francis was "brilliant" in using the examples of President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King, social activist Dorothy Day and Catholic writer Thomas Merton to talk about fundamental American moral values.
Click here to read the entire Clarion Herald item.
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