Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles has called for mercy and an end to deportations as he led religious leaders in an interfaith prayer service for peace and unity following the US election.
He said that, with the election result, children “are afraid” and “men and women are worried and anxious, thinking about where they can run and hide. This is happening tonight, in America.
“The answer is not angry words or violence in the streets. It never solves anything. It only inflames it more. We need to be people of peace, people of compassion. Love not hate. Mercy not revenge,” he said.
