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AOC’s ignorant attack on St. Damien of Molokai
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., NY), in the words of a friend, gave new meaning to the word moron. She attacked Saint Damien of Molokai as an example of “what patriarchy and white supremacist culture looks [sic] like.” What provoked her was that a statue of the saint, who gave his life attending to lepers, was in the Capital.
Lordy, Lord, Lord. Damien is revered in Hawaii and in Belgium from where he went to Hawaii as a missionary priest. Here’s a defense of this Godly man:
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