by Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP
December 13, 2013

Some people say that we should not be praising Mandela because he was a communist. He was, and then he grew out of it with the changing times and his own time in prison. To me, the communist thing is a cover for white prejudice against people of color. Some people simply do not think all people are equal. But they don’t want to sound like Neanderthals in public. It is the same reason some people will never vote for a woman for president. They will talk about qualifications, but it is really about prejudice.  Christians have a history of saying how they are better than Jews. They hide behind theology, and the Bible, but it is prejudice.