Violence is never a cause for celebration
To the editor:
With the Great Holy Blessing we received this past Sunday with Pope John Paul being Beatified, and also celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday to remind us, we are at a time in our lives when we can truly test what Jesus commanded us to do of not only loving your neighbor as yourself but to truly love your enemies.
All Christians are called, not to conform to the standards of this world but to the kingdom of God.
God doesn’t rejoice in violence and neither should we. Yes, he was a bad man and was guilty of thousands of deaths, however, America gave him the money, weapons and training in the ’80s.
He gained power because America at one time fully supported him.
Now we dance and shout over the death of the man we put into power.
We need to remember we should feel sad that this man died in his sins, and shouldn’t take joy in the death of anyone.
We are also guilty of murder in many ways according to Jesus’ teachings, (Abortion comes to mind)
All of us are murderers, liars, adulterers, and thieves, in one way or another.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, and if we celebrate the death of evil people, we should dance every time anyone dies. All of us are sinners and deserve to be without God, yet with God’s Mercy we can still be forgiven.
How many of us said a prayer for his soul when you heard the news?
Remember, the way we judge will be the way we are judged. Many blessings to all.
We thank and honor our Navy Seals. Heroes for putting their lives on the line, even offering him to surrender, and then taking steps to rid us of this terrorist leader.
Bob Amodeo
Cape Coral