{"id":15513,"date":"2016-08-15T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/transform-your-hearts-milwaukees-archbishop-addresses-riots-52543\/"},"modified":"2016-08-15T20:49:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:49:00","slug":"transform-your-hearts-milwaukees-archbishop-addresses-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2016\/08\/transform-your-hearts-milwaukees-archbishop-addresses-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform your hearts – Milwaukee’s archbishop addresses riots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Milwaukee, Wis., Aug 15, 2016 \/ 02:49 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Milwaukee riots and violence that followed a police shooting of an armed man this weekend show the need for a true Christian transformation in life and society, the city\u2019s archbishop commented Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI firmly believe that the loss of a strong faith that builds character and creates change is currently missing from our current, secular equation,\u201d Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee said Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaith in Jesus Christ has not changed. However, the commitment to live that faith has become dormant. It\u2019s time to awaken our confidence, together, in Jesus Christ and the Gospel that presents us with the only true transformation which changes hearts as well as minds.\u201d<\/p>\n

His words come after a fatal police shooting triggered both peaceful protests and violent riots, and apparently led to another shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was painful to watch,\u201d Archbishop Listecki said. \u201cMembers of a neighborhood, who depend upon police protection, were fighting the police and burning businesses, which the community depends upon, as well as looting these businesses, which showed individuals not protesting, but stealing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anger and hurt that accompanies any action certainly is understandable, but violence is never justified as a response,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A deadly police shooting Aug. 13 triggered riots that night. Six businesses were burned, seventeen people were arrested, and four officers were hurt from flying concrete and glass.<\/p>\n

Sunday protests included a confrontation between police and protestors. About 150 people blocked a Milwaukee intersection near the scene where a black police officer shot and killed a black man who allegedly turned towards an officer with a gun in his hand.<\/p>\n

Some protestors threw bottles and rocks at about two dozen police officers in riot gear. Four sheriff\u2019s deputies were injured.<\/p>\n

An 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured after 11 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

The police shooting took place Saturday after a traffic stop due to alleged suspicious behavior. The car\u2019s driver, 23-year-old Sylville K. Smith, fled the scene with a gun in his hand. He ran a few dozen feet then turned towards the officer, police chief Edward Flynn said.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said a still image from the police officer\u2019s body camera footage clearly showed a gun in Smith\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

The mayor asked people to remember Smith\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cA young man lost his life yesterday afternoon,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd no matter what the circumstances are, his family has to be hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Archbishop Listecki reflected on the unrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtest is a right of every American, but burning, shooting at legitimate authority and stealing are not,\u201d he said, characterizing these as \u201cself-inflicted wounds\u201d on the rioters\u2019 community.<\/p>\n

He encouraged efforts to build the family, the economy, and a low-crime society to defuse the situation.<\/p>\n

The archbishop also prayed for peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe entrust our prayers to support the families and police authorities who have been caught in this conflict, as well as pray for peace in our neighborhoods and communities in Milwaukee and throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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