@_ricote I mean that Serra’s actions were motivated by a soteriology that saw such a grave urgency behind the conversion of the indigenous people of California, that he was willing to use means we’d reject now on the grounds that it was genuinely for their own good.

I mean that Serra’s actions were motivated by a soteriology that saw such a grave urgency behind the conversion of the indigenous people of California, that he was willing to use means we’d reject now on the grounds that it was genuinely for their own good.

— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) June 20, 2020

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