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US cardinal urges voters to confront 'evil' at midterms

Original: "We need to not avert our eyes but to 'recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name.' And we need to seek to

Cardinal Robert McElroy, a senior American Catholic figure, has called on voters not to look away from what he describes as 'the evil that is being carried out in our name.' He urged citizens to press their political representatives to change course or vote them out, noting that the upcoming midterm elections offer a chance within five weeks to replace many of them.

Why now: His remarks come weeks before the US midterm elections, framing the vote as a moral choice.

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• "We need to not avert our eyes but to 'recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name.' And we need to seek to convert our political representatives or replace them. In five weeks, we can replace a lot of them." Cardinal McElroy # midterms # election # elections # usa · skykiss@sfba.social · 5

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