Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic World Report
Friday, February 19, 2021
I will confess that one of the biggest laughs I’ve had in the last several months was occasioned by a recent article in The New York Times by Norimitsu Onishi. In this lengthy piece, the author tells us that the current political and cultural leadership in France, very much including President Emmanuel Macron, is alarmed at the rise of “American-style woke ideology,” which is effectively undermining French society and fomenting violence.
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“Wokeism” in France
Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic World Report
Friday, February 19, 2021