Motives of a Madman
The AP:
Rebutting claims that his anti-government views were shaped by racism, his family or involvement in the extreme fundamentalist Christian Identity movement, Rudolph called himself a Roman Catholic at war over abortion.
"Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified ... in an attempt to stop it," he wrote, "whether these agents of the government are armed or otherwise they are legitimate targets in the war to end this holocaust."
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He denied any allegiance to the racist, anti-Semitic, anti-gay Christian Identity movement, saying he attended an Identity church for about six months in the early 1980s only because the father of a woman he was dating went there.
"I was born a Catholic, and with forgiveness I hope to die one," he wrote.
Has anyone seen any official Church commentary on this? I'd hope that RC leaders would make a statement condemning these actions done in their name. If anyone knows of anything, send me a note.
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