- After the shooting in
Uvalde , Texas, Archbishop García-Siller began giving sermons about gun control. - He has argued that reforming gun laws is no different than the
Catholic church 's stance on abortion.
Following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left $4, San Antonio's Archbishop García-Siller began giving sermons, conducting interviews, and hosting events centered around gun control.
"You cannot reconcile guns with life," García-Siller, who has presided over funerals of the Uvalde victims and offered spiritual counsel to the shooter's mother, $4.
Known for his progressive stance on social issues like immigration, the Archbishop's voice joined a $4 of faith leaders who have raised concerns over gun violence nationwide.
García-Siller, who leads the Archdiocese of San Antonio, has argued that demanding gun law reform is similar to the
"We have to!" García-Siller told a group of reporters shortly after the shooting, $4. "We're supposed to promote life, the life of people."
The Archbishop believes the nation must reform existing gun laws, limit access to weapons designed to maximize carnage and address a growing culture of violence in order to minimize $4 across the country.
"We have made guns an idol in this country," García-Siller $4. "I believe with my whole heart that gun control has to take place in a more radical way."