He cited Pope Francis’s words at Lampedusa about the “globalisation of indifference”, and added that the anti-slavery movement was “about overcoming that indifference, indifference to the suffering of a plantation owner in a difficult harvest year, indifferent to the poverty and suffering of so many”.
To change that indifference, he said, “we must learn to look on people with love”. Cardinal O’Malley said: “An attitude of judgmental self-righteousness is not going to change people’s attitudes and save slaves. We need to be the field hospital not Judge Judy. We need to be the merciful face of Christ in the way we promote emancipation, aware of how difficult it is for plantation owners to choose that option.
“To change people’s hearts we must love them and they must realise that we care about them. They need the witness of our love and our joy. To evangelise is to be a messenger of joy, of good news.”
“An attitude of judgmental self-righteousness is not going to change people’s attitudes and save slaves. We need to be the field hospital not Judge Judy.”
Is that why he is so ingratiating toward pro-abort politicians, and so tolerant of the antics of the Lavender Mafia in his archdiocese? He’s presiding over a “field hospital” where the inmates control the asylum.
Since actions generally speak louder than words, it’s safe to conclude that abortion and perversion within the Church are lower priorities for him than advocacy for illegals.