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Toledo Area Catholics Call for Solidarity with Muslim
Brothers and Sisters
All citizens who cherish the diversity of our community and
celebrate its compassion are invited to stand in solidarity
with our Muslim brothers and sisters on Friday, February 10,
from 1 to 2 p.m. at Masjid Saad Foundation, 5225 West Alexis
Road, Sylvania, OH 43560.
Tom Landgraff, chairman of the Social Justice Subcommittee
of the Toledo Chapter of the Association of U.S. Catholic
Priests (AUSCP), is calling on members and friends of all
area religious and civic groups to show support by gathering
in peace to express sorrow and hope in the face of recent
challenges to the civil and religious rights of Muslims in
our country.
“Compassion is intrinsic to all religions. Catholic Social
Teaching tells that we are required to stand in solidarity
with the vulnerable.
“In his encyclical ‘On Social Concern,’ Pope John Paul II
wrote that solidarity ‘is not a feeling of vague compassion
or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people,
both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and
persevering determination to commit oneself to the common
good; that is to say, to the good of all and of each
individual, because we are all really responsible for all.’
“Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo has asked us
to pray ‘for a new respect for the dignity of every human
person; for the protection and safety of all persecuted men,
women, and children; for all families impacted by this
policy; for prudence and wisdom for all our elected
officials; and for charity, peace and justice for all.’
“We therefore stand in solidarity with our Muslim friends.”
Participants wishing to bring signs are asked to make them
positive and prayerful.
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