On Valentine's Day and always, “Love is the central theme in our ...

Love is a central theme in our Christian faith,” he says. “I would even go further: love is the central theme in our Christian faith.”

He notes that Valentines Day is an opportunity to show our love for others: a message that  seems simple and yet often very painful and complicated for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. 

“To talk about it is still a taboo—when it happens in families, at churches, in schools, in sports, in other places in society,” he said. “The truth must be on the table to even open a door for a healing process to begin.”

He urges people to stand by the victims of sexual violence. “Spread love, choose kindness—let’s embrace this motto and act upon it,” he concludes. 

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Celebrate love: share Thursdays in Black Valentine’s Day messages (News release, 12 February 2024)