In his last message hours before his death, Pope Francis I said the following, "How much contempt is sometimes shown toward the weakest, the marginaized, the migrants! On this day, I would like us to once again have hope and trust in others, even in those who are not close to us or come from distant lands, with customs, ways of life, ideas and habits different from our own. Because we are all children of God."
Yes, we are all children of God. And that includes Trump and Vance. The radical message of Jesus that Pope Francis lived is that we are all children of God. Yes- some people behave in ways that are cruel. We still need to speak against that cruelty. But we also need to embrace Francis' words: to once again have hope and trust in others. Love is strong. We do injustice to Love by doubting its power. Like Pope Francis, let us strive each day to love one another.
