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Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2015 \/ 04:10 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The ongoing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is that every human life is sacred and must be protected from injustice, said leading U.S. bishops on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

\tAt a Jan. 17 Mass honoring the legacy of Dr. King, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., said that the civil rights leader \u201cquietly, forcefully, without violence and always faithful to the Gospel, simply reminded this society, this culture, this nation, that we are all one in the Spirit, we are all sisters and brothers because we are all children of the same God.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIf one is treated unjustly, we are all affected,\u201d the cardinal added.<\/p>\n

\tHis comments came during the homily of a Mass at Holy Comforter\/St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. The parish is a combination of the historically African-American St. Cyprian parish and nearby Holy Comforter parish. The two merged in 1966.<\/p>\n

\tThe theme of the Mass was King\u2019s quote that \u201cInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tEvery person has a duty to fight injustice, Cardinal Wuerl insisted, which can take many forms including the present evils of racism, abortion, and religious persecution.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn a democracy, every citizen must accept some responsibility for the direction of the country. Especially as people of faith, we need to bring our moral values and vision to the market place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIf we look at families and neighborhoods across our land, if we look at our schools and workplaces, if we look at our courtrooms and prisons, if we look at our streets and see people again marching with signs saying \u2018black lives matter,\u2019 then we see that, while we have made great progress, we still have a ways to go yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal also pointed to the upcoming 2015 March for Life as an example of citizens fighting the injustice of abortion, and called attention to religious persecution both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIf we look across our nation and see people of faith being pressured to act against their religion or look to the Middle East and Nigeria and elsewhere in the world and see people maimed, kidnapped and killed by groups like ISIS and Boko Haram, then we see that we as a people have not yet come to the Promised Land. There is still a distance to travel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tThe president of the U.S. Bishops\u2019 Conference, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, also called for the protection of every human being in his message for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cEvery human life has profound dignity, rooted in our creation in the image of God. We are one family. Our communities will only reflect this dignity if we first turn to prayer to guide our actions toward ending years of isolation, disregard and conflict between neighbors,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\tBoth the cardinal and archbishop stressed that effective action can only be taken with prayer.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThat which seems impossible can only be brought about through God and his powerful intervention in our hearts,\u201d Archbishop Kurtz stated.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAt the heart of our participation is our faith in Christ, his Gospel, his call to human solidarity and above all his love,\u201d stressed Cardinal Wuerl.
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