{"id":11184,"date":"2020-06-10T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?p=11184"},"modified":"2020-06-10T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:58:59","slug":"los-angeles-catholics-remember-floyd-call-for-renewed-commitment-against-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/los-angeles-catholics-remember-floyd-call-for-renewed-commitment-against-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\" alt=\"Vatican News\"\/>                                                                                                                                                                <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/agenzie\/images\/afp\/2020\/06\/10\/10\/1591778857613.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" alt=\"Families participate in a children&#039;s march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement \"\/>                            Families participate in a children&#039;s march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement                  (AFP or licensors)                                                    <\/figure>\n<p>                                     CHURCH<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                racism                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                solidarity                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                christians                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                bishops&#039; conference                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                United States                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                      LA Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism          Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles celebrates Mass to coincide with the burial of George Floyd, and calls on Christians to renew their commitment against racism.                                    <\/p>\n<p>By Vatican News<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez remembered the life of George Floyd during a live-streamed Mass in his Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis death is a sad reminder that we have still have a long way to go in our country to confront the reality of black inequality and the racism that still infects our institutions,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Cathedral joined parishes throughout the archdiocese, by tolling its bells for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that George Floyd was held down, as a symbol of solidarity with all honouring his life as he was laid to rest.<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Gomez, who is also the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prayed for the soul of the African American man killed by a police officer on 25 May. He urged Christians to help make America a land of freedom and opportunity for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>During a Mass that coincided with the beginning of Floyd\u2019s funeral in Houston on Tuesday, Gomez described George Floyd\u2019s death as heart-breaking and said: \u201cIt was wrong. It never should have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Floyd\u2019s death has triggered a groundswell of outrage and activism by religious leaders and faith-based groups across the United States, calling for police reforms and efforts to dismantle racism and discrimination against African Americans and other minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has prayed for Floyd, offered his support to a US bishop who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest, and warned against turning a blind eye to racism and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>                             Read also                             <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/agenzie\/images\/afp\/2020\/06\/03\/08\/1591165653663.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.250.141.jpeg\" alt=\"Pope Francis: No tolerance for racism, but without violence\"\/>               <\/figure>\n<p>             03\/06\/2020                   <\/p>\n<h2>Pope Francis: No tolerance for racism, but without violence<\/h2>\n<p>                                    04\/06\/2020          <\/p>\n<h2> Pope Francis assures Americans and US Bishops of his prayer during unrest<\/h2>\n<p>In his homily, Archbishop Gomez said: \u201cToday we need to renew our sense of purpose. We need to commit ourselves again to making America a land of freedom and opportunity for every person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod does not see black or white. God sees only His children. And He loves each one of us, no matter what the colour of our skin is.&quot; It is the duty of Christians and Catholics \u201cto bring this truth to our society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Urging his community to \u201cstand together and walk together, as brothers and sisters,\u201d Gomez spoke of the need to give hope to our children and create a new culture of virtue and communities of compassion and care, \u201cin which we cherish our common humanity.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cAmerica\u2019s founders dreamed of a nation where men and women from every race, religion and national background could live in equality, with dignity, and said it is the responsibility of all American citizens to follow up on that dream.&quot;<\/p>\n<figure>                                                                       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/support-comunicazione-banner.png\" alt=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\" title=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\"\/>                                      <\/figure>\n<p>                 Your contribution for a great mission:<br \/>support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home                                         Topics          <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                racism                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                solidarity                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                christians                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                bishops&#039; conference                                        <\/li>\n<li>                                                United States                                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                    10 June 2020, 12:57              <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                              Send                      <\/li>\n<li>                              Print                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families participate in a children&#039;s march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement (AFP or licensors) CHURCH racism solidarity christians bishops&#039; conference United States LA Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles celebrates Mass to coincide with the burial of George Floyd, and calls on Christians to renew their commitment against racism. By Vatican News<br \/>\n Los Angeles Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez remembered the life of George Floyd during a live-streamed Mass in his Cathedral.<br \/>\n \u201cHis death is a sad reminder that we have still have a long way to go in our country to confront the reality of black inequality and the racism that still infects our institutions,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n The Cathedral joined parishes throughout the archdiocese, by tolling its bells for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that George Floyd was held down, as a symbol of solidarity with all honouring his life as he was laid to rest.<br \/>\n Archbis..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/los-angeles-catholics-remember-floyd-call-for-renewed-commitment-against-racism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Families participate in a children&#039;s march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement (AFP or licensors) CHURCH racism solidarity christians bishops&#039; conference United States LA Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles celebrates Mass to coincide with the burial of George Floyd, and calls on Christians to renew their commitment against racism. By Vatican News Los Angeles Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez remembered the life of George Floyd during a live-streamed Mass in his Cathedral. \u201cHis death is a sad reminder that we have still have a long way to go in our country to confront the reality of black inequality and the racism that still infects our institutions,&quot; he said. The Cathedral joined parishes throughout the archdiocese, by tolling its bells for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that George Floyd was held down, as a symbol of solidarity with all honouring his life as he was laid to rest. 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