Augustine Tolton was born into slavery, escaped to freedom as a child during the Civil War, and became the first African-American priest in the Roman Catholic Church. This week, he took the first step toward becoming its first African-American saint.https://nyti.ms/2F5i6vJ
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that idea that the US has ever been considered the most enlightened nation is basically Stockholm Syndrome. we only have most basic human rights when its politically convenient.
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i mean, to be fair, it was an italian cardinal who lived and died in the 19th century who said it in this particular case.
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