San Francisco’s archbishop called a district attorney’s decision to prosecute protesters arrested for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church on charges of felony vandalism “a breakthrough moment for Catholics.”
Felony charges for statue vandals called ‘breakthrough moment for Catholics’
Gomez: Truth of saint’s ministry is his respect, loving care of indigenous
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez addressed the recent controversies in California surrounding public monuments to St. Junipero Serra, “the Apostle of California.”
Racism needs ‘honest discussion,’ not destruction, says archbishop
The statue of St. Junipero Serra in San Francisco is used by the current movement against racial injustice as a reason for violence, looting and vandalism.