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Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross

What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins

Former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage after he was shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the Vatican released a statement on July 14, 2024, condemning the violence. The attack, it said, “wounds people and democracy, causing suffering and death.”

Other Catholic leaders also expressed concern over the political violence.

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