“In reality, I’m Catholic” …
(CNS News.com) — Wednesday night’s memorial service for the shooting victims in Tucson did not open with a prayer from a Jewish rabbi, a Protestant minister or a Catholic priest–it began with a Native American “blessing” that left many puzzled about what it meant and why it was performed. The prayer, which did not use the word “God” and did not make the traditional request for God’s comfort for the bereaved that many might have expected, did mention the Creator and called for “honoring” the Seven Directions, including “Father Sky” and “Mother Earth”–and remembering our “fellow creatures” who “crawl on the earth” and “slither on the earth.”
The blessing was presented by Dr. Carlos Gonzales, an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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In an interview Thursday with CNSNews.com, Gonzales explained the meaning behind what he was doing in the blessing.
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