“We are naturally suspicious of anything alien to our experience, normally because we have little or no knowledge about it. Suspicion based on ignorance begets fear which manifests itself in hostility and hatred. Efforts to remove or destroy the hated object can quickly turn to violence.”
In a recent commentary, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell, Bishop of Dallas (TX), reflected on the relationship between ignorance and hatred.
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Bishop Kevin Farrell: Ignorance and hatred are very close friends (6 JUN 12)
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