@LarryBrindisi @TaylorRMarshall As someone who has done extensive research on Latin American indigenous culture and it’s interaction with Catholicism, I can confirm that these weren’t idols. It’s theft inspired by xenophobia and outright racism.

As someone who has done extensive research on Latin American indigenous culture and it’s interaction with Catholicism, I can confirm that these weren’t idols. It’s theft inspired by xenophobia and outright racism.

— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 21, 2019

from Twitter https://twitter.com/mrogerssj