American Catholics and the Black Lives Matter Movement

Racism makes a liar of God. It says not everyone is made in his image. What a horrible lie from the pit of hell.

Gloria Purvis, co-host of a popular Catholic radio show, “Morning Glory,” and a limited television series, “Authentically Free at Last.”

By Elizabeth Bruenig Ms. Bruenig is an Opinion writer.

Prominent Catholic commentators, including Bill O’Reilly and Father Dwight Longenecker, fear and reject the Black Lives Matter movement. Andrew Sullivan, a Catholic writer, argued in July that Black Lives Matter and Christianity are “fundamentally incompatible world views.”

After she spoke out about Mr. Floyd’s death, Ms. Purvis was inundated with videos sent by her fellow faithful, condemning Mr. Floyd with an exaggerated version of his criminal record. Read the entire op-ed HERE.