Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss Charlie Kirk’s assassination and his impact and legacy on youth interest in Christianity.
Cardinal Dolan shared, “So when I heard the tragic news, I said, ‘Oh, I wonder who he was.’ And all of a sudden this overwhelming, this overwhelming sense of sorrow and kind of renewal…and I thought, ‘I got to learn about this guy.’”
“And the more I learned about him, I thought this guy is a modern-day Saint Paul. He’s a missionary, he’s an evangelist, he’s a hero. He’s one I think that knew what Jesus meant when he said, ‘The truth will set you free.’”
“And to do it, and I understand he was pretty blunt, and he was pretty direct, he didn’t try to avoid any controversy. He didn’t even try to avoid confrontation.”
“The difference is the way, the mode, the style that he did it….always with respect. And not only was that a gracious kind of virtuous thing to do, it’s effective.”
“Because when your opponent sees, ‘this guy kind of respects me…we kind of disagree here, but he kind of enjoys me. And he’s thanking me for being here. And he’s telling me he appreciates the trust I have in him in sharing my views.’”
“I thought this guy can teach us something. I’ve been spending the last week reading about him, and so, last night, I was at NYU Catholic Students Center, about 200 students there, this is what they talked about.”
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Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Charlie Kirk: “The more I learned about him, I thought this guy is a modern-day Saint Paul. He was a missionary, he’s an evangelist, he’s a hero. He’s one I think that knew what Jesus meant when he said, ‘The truth will set you free.’” pic.twitter.com/UtF0JxShsf
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