Footnotes
- Cf. H.Res.594-Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries. 119th Congress (2025-2026). House of Representatives Jul. 17, 2025. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/594/text
- “North Valley mosque proposal faces community opposition,” by Jason McNabb. In KOAT Albuquerque. https://www.koat.com/article/north-valley-mosque-proposal-faces-community-opposition/71540504
- Statement Supporting Our Muslim Neighbors’ Right to Worship. (all quotations of the statement from this source)https://archdiosf.org/documents/2026/7/260727_STATEMENT_SupportingMuslimNeighbors.pdf
- Victoria Cardiel, Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed, Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed. https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/africa/christian-persecution-in-nigeria-1200-churches-destroyed-annually-hundreds-killed
- Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates, A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/travels/2019/outside/documents/papa-francesco_20190204_documento-fratellanza-umana.html.
- Pius XII, “Ci Riesce,” https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/ci-riesce-8948
- “Archbishop Wester: The church must draw closer to L.G.B.T.Q. people,” by John C. Wester, Jun. 2, 2026. America Magazine. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/06/02/archbishop-wester-lgbtq-catholic-church/
- Intersectionality is a framework that explains how a person’s overlapping social identities (such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability) combine to create unique forms of discrimination or privilege. Class struggle claims that history is a constant fight between the oppressed and the oppressors.






