Kentucky bishop apologizes for reaction to viral encounter
Source: Associated Press
Updated 9:57 pm CST, Friday, January 25, 2019
Photo: Bryan Woolston, AP
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A man places a sign showing support for the students of Covington Catholic Catholic High School in front of the Catholic Diocese of Covington in Covington, Ky., Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019.
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) A northern Kentucky bishop has apologized for his diocese's reaction to a videotaped encounter last week at the Lincoln Memorial between a group of high school students and Native American marchers.
An initial joint statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School on Saturday had condemned the students for their actions. A statement released Tuesday said the diocese would initiate a third-party investigation of the incident.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Most Rev. Roger Foys released a statement Friday apologizing to Covington families and to anyone offended by either statement. Foys says the diocese was "bullied" and reacted "prematurely."
The students were widely criticized after an online video appeared to show them mocking a Native American activist. Subsequent videos showed a more complicated three-way confrontation involving a black religious sect as well.
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dalton99a
(81,708 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:33 AM - Edit history (1)
for exceptional bravery in the defense of White Christendom
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211731785
Hulk
(6,699 posts)...the families of these out of control hooligans and the ineffective chaperones that were supposed to be responsible for preventing them to display their racist and irresponsible behavior.
Fuck the bishop and his whole cowardly archdiocese.
pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)to sue to protect their disrespectful kids, that speaks loudly to why the CovCath kids feel they are "privileged". There is a bigger problem there than meets the eye!