2026-02-01 16:19 UTC
It drives many of the MAGA white Catholics who have voted in the majority three times now for Trump when fellow Catholics speak of Alex Pretti as a martyr. Their rage does not deter Fellow Catholic Terence Sweeney. He writes,
"Alex Pretti was a martyr. I am not using this term merely rhetorically. artyrdom is one of the most essential categories of Christian life."
#AlexPretti #Trump #CBP #ICE #violence #murder #execution #immigrants #Minneapolis #martyr
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https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/sweeney-pretti-minneapolis-martyr-ice-trump
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@wdlindsy@toad.social 2026-02-01 16:20
"It first means to witness or testify to our faith. We primarily do this by our words and deeds, by teaching and evangelization. Its second and better-known meaning is to lay down one’s life. Very few live out this form of martyrdom. But some do. Pretti did. ... In 1971, when Pope Paul VI preached at the beatification of Kolbe, he spoke of him as 'a martyr of love.'" #AlexPretti #Trump #CBP #ICE #violence #murder #execution #immigrants #Minneapolis #martyr /3