Now here's a spiritual leader who has his priorities straight.

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Lexington�s Catholic bishop, John Stowe, in an op-ed Wednesday night said he is �ashamed� that the actions of Kentucky Catholic school students in D.C. last week are tainting the antiabortion movement and said wearing attire representing President Trump is incongruous with the �pro-life� label.

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�I am ashamed that the actions of Kentucky Catholic high school students have become a contradiction of the very reverence for human life that the march is supposed to manifest. As such, I believe that U.S. Catholics must take a look at how our support of the fundamental right to life has become separated from the even more basic truth of the dignity of each human person,� Stowe wrote. �Without engaging the discussion about the context of the viral video or placing the blame entirely on these adolescents, it astonishes me that any students participating in a pro-life activity on behalf of their school and their Catholic faith could be wearing apparel sporting the slogans of a president who denigrates the lives of immigrants, refugees and people from countries that he describes with indecent words and haphazardly endangers with life-threatening policies.�

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/third-...ocid=spartanntp

Thank you for your support and your dedication to the truth, your Excellency.

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Catholic clergy have acted more shamefully in Covington controversy than leftist media

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Bill Donohue, leader of the Catholic League, offers cogent commentary on the phenomenon of Catholic leaders and intellectuals condemning the Covington students. Recommended read.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/cat...m_campaign=WCEA

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COVINGTON, Kentucky, January 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) � Amid mounting pressure, Bishop Roger Joseph Foys of the Diocese of Covington issued a new statement Friday apologizing to a group of pro-life students the Diocese initially condemned over a confusing video from the March for Life.

The Diocese was among those that condemned a group of Covington Catholic High School students after reports claimed a video showed them harassing an elderly Native American veteran at the March for Life last weekend. But additional extended video and firsthand accounts soon revealed the man, Nathan Phillips, was the one who waded into the group waiting for its bus and decided to beat a drum inches from student Nick Sandmann�s face, and other adults who accompanied Phillips shouted racial taunts at the kids. The kids had been performing school cheers in an attempt to drown out the harassment, and did not respond to adults� insults and abuse in kind.

On January 19, the Covington Diocese and the high school issued a joint statement that the students� behavior was �opposed to the Church�s teachings on the dignity and respect of the human person.� The statement also suggested the students faced expulsion. After the original narrative fell apart, Foys issued a new statement stating that an �independent, third-party investigation is planned to begin this week� and that it was �important for us to gather the facts that will allow us to determine what corrective actions, if any, are appropriate.�

Many have criticized the community�s Catholic authorities for condemning the boys in the first place and for not simply retracting and apologizing for the original statement. An attorney has threatened libel suits for any public figures that refuse to retract false statements, and a conservative group has targeted Foys in radio ads.

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