Pope Francis called George Floyd by name two times in a speech last week. And he offered support to an American religious leader who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest. Normally, the Vatican government might have shown a less direct reaction to killings by police officers and protests against racism and police abuse. But the intense support for the protests clearly signals where the Vatican wants American Catholics to stand before the November election in the United States.
What is the Black Lives Matter movement?
a campaign against violence and systemic racism towards black people
a book about the history of slavery
a new song about equality
it is unclear what the movement means
What entity wants to send a message to American Catholics?
The Vatican
U.S. Governors
The Democratic Party
The World Health Organization
The Roman pontiffs name is Pope Francis .
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul
Pope Pius
Pope Peter