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I Was in Prison, and You Tortured Me

Posted on March 10th, 2007

Godspy has a good article posted that is a must read for any Catholic. In the article Paul Grenier reminds us all that there are prisoners held today by the US that are not allowed access to visitors or to legal representation.

It is easy to argue that the prisoners are terrorists and that treating them way helps to keep us safer. This may or may not be true. Without going through the legal process, we will not know for sure. However, we still have the responsibility to act; as Catholic Christians. To turn our heads is to provide implicit approval.

“The thought of Jesus being stripped, beaten and derided until his final agony on the cross should always prompt a Christian to protest against similar treatment of their fellow beings. Of their own accord, disciples of Christ will reject torture, which nothing can justify, which causes humiliation and suffering to the victim and degrades the tormentor.”
- Pope John Paul II, Address to the International Red Cross, June 15, 1982