Youngstown Diocese releases statement condemning Ursuline graduates remarks at Trump rally
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is the latest organization to speak out against comments made from a Mahoning County during a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
The diocese has released a statement on Tony Hinchcliffe's speech at the rally, which included racist remarks against Palestinians, the Jewish community and the Black community.
In the statement, the diocese condemns Hinchcliffe's statement, saying there is no "there is no room in the Church of Christ, nor the world, for hatred of ones’ brothers and sisters, or for any malice to be held in one’s heart against them."
The full statement can be read below:
"The Diocese of Youngstown and Ursuline High School do not espouse the views of Mr. Tony Hinchcliffe and do not promote him or his ventures. There is no room in the Church of Christ, nor the world, for hatred of ones’ brothers and sisters, or for any malice to be held in one’s heart against them. Lastly, the Diocese of Youngstown and Ursuline High School reject his use of comedy as a means to attack the human dignity of others, especially the poor and vulnerable among us." -Dennis Biviano, Diocese of Youngstown Public Relations and Media Specialist
On Monday, the Mahoning County Democratic Party released their own statement on Hinchcliffe, calling his speech "disgusting."
The Mahoning County Democratic Party's full statement can be read
here.
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