The United States Catholic bishops issued a new statement Sunday after the latest shooting incident in Dayton, Ohio, denouncing an “epidemic against life” and extending their condolences to victims’ families and friends.
“The lives lost this weekend confront us with a terrible truth,” the bishops declared. “We can never again believe that mass shootings are an isolated exception. They are an epidemic against life that we must, in justice, face.”
The United States Catholic bishops issued a new statement Sunday after the latest shooting incident in Dayton, Ohio, denouncing an “epidemic against life” and extending their condolences to victims’ families and friends.
“The lives lost this weekend confront us with a terrible truth,” the bishops declared. “We can never again believe that mass shootings are an isolated exception. They are an epidemic against life that we must, in justice, face.”
“We encourage Catholics to pray and raise their voices for needed changes to our national policy and national culture as well,” it says. “We call on all relevant committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to outline a reinvigorated policy agenda and pastoral campaign to address ways we can help fight this social disease that has infected our nation.”