Now
watch the next flood of anti-Serra complaints from those who claim he
was a cruel taskmaster who enslaved the natives and took their
culture from them.
They
will trot out the same old, trite - and untrue - complaints without
explaining why thousands of natives flocked to the missions and even
begged the friars to establish missions near them. Or why they stayed
without chains or other restrains.
If
BL Father Serra was so cruel, why did thousands walk hundreds of
miles - something they had never done before in their history - to
pass the grave of their beloved father when he died.
Having
studied Father Serra's life, I sincerely hope Pope Francis will not
change his mind about this. Saint Junipero should be celebrated all
over California - and the world.
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