If you truly interpret all that as excusing violence on anybody's part, then I'm afraid you aren't capable of rational discussion. I suspect you really understand that the author said no such thing but won't bring yourself to admit it.

Any serious discussion of the cancerous state of political discourse in this country (and in the world) has to begin with acknowledging that it is exacerbated from both the right and the left. Bishop Barron is an intelligent person and should know better than to dig in on blaming the Left only. It's fair to call him on that.

It's also fair to hold the President of the United States to a higher standard of public discourse and oratorical dignity than the average citizen. What's troubling about Trump is that he has no interest in living up to those standards and, in fact, seems determined to drag them down as far as possible.