The Political Catholic

Robert E. Lee, Really? On Saturday August 12, 2017, groups of white supremacist, neo-Nazis and the KKK converged on Charlottesville VA to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee a confederate general who had taken up arms against the United States during the civil war.   They were loud and belligerent and they clashed with counter-protesters.   Sadly a young woman lost her life standing up against hate that day.   We will forever honor Heather Heyer’s sacrifice on that tragic day.   Since then the debate has raged about these statues that stand in many places in the south honoring a group of men who actively fought against the United States of America. Calls that they be left alone or relocated have rung out on both sides. I even got pulled into the discussion by a white friend of mine who didn’t understand all the fuss over these statues and during the conversation I realized that I had also fallen for the diversion.   The bottom line is th...