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“One of the most consistent truths taught in sacred Scripture is that the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jesus is totally inclusive.

Jan 15, 2015

“One of the most consistent truths taught in sacred Scripture is that the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jesus is totally inclusive. No one individual, no one group of people, of whatever race or nation, is excluded from his plan of salvation and from his realm of love,” now-retired Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said in a 2007 speech on racism.

He said the sin of racism is a “radical evil” because it is something drastic, major and deeply rooted.

He said, “Racism in our society is so deeply entrenched, so firmly embedded in our American ethos, that it will take an extraordinary and superhuman effort to dislodge it, to eradicate it, for its tap root reaches deep down into the soul of our society. It is in truth the root of many evils.”

The bishop noted that the Incarnation can teach us to overcome racism. He said that God “took on the human nature of all of us, regardless of the colour of our skin and where we were born. He took on the flesh equally of white, black and any other skin colour.

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