Attorney General William Barr was honored Wednesday morning at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast for his “Christlike behavior.”
Yes, you read that correctly: The most corrupt and spiteful attorney general in U.S history is suddenly very much like Jesus Christ.
Anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean found out about the honor being bestowed upon Barr — the Christifideles Laici Award — and made it clear how offended she is as a Catholic that Barr would be held up as a model of Christlike rectitude:
The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will present an award to Attorney General Barr for “Christlike behavior” tomorrow morning. A.G. Barr has ordered the executions of six men with at least one more on the calendar. What is “Christlike” about using discretionary power to kill?
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) September 23, 2020
The federal government executed William LeCroy tonight and plans to execute Christopher Vialva on Thursday. Tomorrow, the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will present an award to the Attorney General and the President will speak to the group. This is a grave scandal.
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) September 23, 2020
According to The New Civil Rights Movement, the Christifideles Laici Award bears this inscription:
“In Honor and Gratitude for Fidelity to the Church, Exemplary Selfless and Steadfast Service in the Lord’s Vineyard.”
The breakfast event is sponsored by groups that are known to be supportive of President Donald Trump, among them the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been named by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s as an anti-LGBTQ hate group.
Jesuit priest James Martin also expressed his disgust that any Catholic would be lionizing the current attorney general:
From Archbishop Wester: “We are appalled [the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast] will honor A.G. Barr in light of the fact he just recently began executions of federal prisoners, something that has not been done since 2003. Catholic teaching on capital punishment is clear.” https://t.co/wq34FEBiAF
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) September 19, 2020
Giving any award for Christlike behavior to a snake like William Barr is the equivalent of praising Donald Trump for his truthfulness. If Barr is suddenly the paragon of Christian behavior, it’s no wonder Americans are walking away from organized religion in droves.
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