Years ago I attended a service w/ a Catholic priest who had Catholics apologize to non-Catholics for historical wrongs committed by the Church. I found it very moving & have been proud to do something similar regarding blacks & Native Americans in America. Nothing silly about it.

Jul 21, 2019 · 4:39 AM UTC

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Replying to @KlasicalLiberal
Catholics living today didn't participate in the Inquisition, either! And this isn't about guilt, it's about responsibility. There are psychological and emotional scars that affect whole groups of people and in the 21st Century we have a deeper understanding of historical trauma.
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There are collective expressions of atonement and amends. In 1988 Ronald Reagan signed the American Civil Liberties act, giving every surviving member of the Japanese internment camps in WW2 $20,000. Few taxpayers in 1988 were responsible for what the US govt did in the 1940's.
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Replying to @KristinMink_ @marwilliamson
I’m an activist-continually have this thought. Until we collectively accept/make amends for the genocide/slavery this country was founded on, like an abusive family, we’re stuck in unspoken trauma. The cruelty will grow. Living in denial helps no one. This action seems powerful.
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It’s not about that. It’s about empathising with another human being. Being empathetic and sympathetic
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People do not have to have the exact same experience in order to empathise with another’s pain. We have different experiences, but we are one. You can very much empathise with another even if you haven’t experienced what they have. It’s not hard.
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Replying to @senoritaneena @marwilliamson
Sounds like you haven’t read any of her policies. Make yourself useful and do that before commenting. Marianne2020.com
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Replying to @KristinMink_ @marwilliamson
Why do you think that this is either or? I don’t know how many times Marianne’s policy outlines have been uploaded. Do you not look? Can you take the time to look before commenting this. Marianne2020.com
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Hi Vinnie, yes understanding someone is hurt is sympathy, empathy is feeling their pain, understanding our oneness and saying I'm sorry. Surely doesn't take anything away from us, right? It releases the suffering. 🙏
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Replying to @marwilliamson
It's not silly at all. It's completely ridiculous. So many of us have completely mixed heritage/ethnic backgrounds. We can't keep going around having to apologize to people we haven't personally harmed in any way. Enough already.
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Replying to @Ashtrophysicist
There it is, there's the "silence him!" I've been waiting to see. LOL
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