President Trump
Donald TrumpTrump calls for an end to “religious persecution worldwide” on the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket’s death. The interview with Michael Cohen raises questions after he mentions friends from prison ‘Tony Meatballs and Big Minty’ Ocasio-Cortez against Democrats and Republicans who opposed $ 1,000 direct payments MORE released a proclamation on Monday, marking the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, an English archbishop and saint killed by the knights of King Henry II in 1170.
“Before the Magna Carta was written, before the right to the free exercise of religion was enshrined as America’s first freedom in our glorious Constitution, Thomas gave his life so that, as he said, ‘the Church attains freedom and peace ‘, ”Trump wrote in a statement.
In his proclamation, Trump made a call to “end religious persecution worldwide.”
According BBCBecket was an archbishop born around 1120 who frequently came into conflict with Henry over the rights and independence of the Catholic Church. His life and murder were the subject of numerous artistic works, including famous pieces by Alfred Tennyson and Jean Anouilh.
“Thomas Becket’s martyrdom changed the course of history,” said Trump’s statement. “This eventually brought several constitutional limitations to the state’s power over the Church across the West. In England, Becket’s murder led to the declaration of the Magna Carta 45 years after: ‘[T]The English church will be free and its rights intact and its freedoms intact. ‘”
At the end of his proclamation, the president wrote: “A society without religion cannot prosper. A nation without faith cannot resist – because justice, goodness and peace cannot prevail without the grace of God. “