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In a recent letter to the 近距离内射合集, Father Vincent Ch谩vez presents himself as a peacemaker responding to hostility over the proposed mosque in Albuquerque鈥檚 North Valley.

He speaks of dignity, respect, prayer and peace. Those are important Christian principles. But the controversy surrounding Saint Therese Parish did not begin with the mosque, and it should not be reduced to the suggestion that those who disagree with Father Ch谩vez are motivated by hatred.

For the past several years, he has used the Saint Therese marquee to publish messages many people have viewed as provocative, divisive and, at times, personally directed. The mosque controversy did not create those concerns. It brought greater attention to a pattern that was already developing.

A church marquee should point people toward Christ, invite people to worship and offer hope. It should not become a platform for personal challenges, public disputes or political confrontation.

Reporter Jason McNabb from KOAT-TV asked Ch谩vez why he placed Katrina Griego鈥檚 name on the marquee. Ch谩vez responded,

Griego confronted church officials, and her boyfriend was arrested after he allegedly pulled a gun on Ch谩vez.

Ch谩vez鈥檚 statement deserves careful consideration. When a pastor places a citizen鈥檚 name on a church marquee because he wants her to know he can 鈥渃hallenge her,鈥� the public has every right to ask whether the action was pastoral or provocative. Was the purpose to encourage peace, or was it intended to elicit a reaction?

McNabb then asked, 鈥淚n hindsight, do you regret putting her name on the marquee?鈥�

Ch谩vez answered, 鈥淵eah. (the) events most likely would not have happened.鈥�

That is a significant acknowledgment. Those are Father Ch谩vez鈥檚 own words. He recognized that placing Griego鈥檚 name on the marquee contributed to the circumstances surrounding the events.

Yet instead of offering an apology or accepting responsibility for his role in escalating the conflict, Father Ch谩vez continues writing letters and giving interviews that frame the controversy almost entirely around the mosque, hatred and the intolerance of others.

That does not heal division. It creates more of it.

Peacemaking requires more than asking others to examine their hearts. It means acknowledging when our own words were confrontational, when our actions contributed to conflict and when someone else deserves an apology.

Disagreement is not automatically hatred. People may have sincere concerns about religious ideology, public safety, immigration, national sovereignty and the future of their communities. Christians are called to love their neighbors, but biblical love does not require silence or the abandonment of discernment. Scripture also calls believers to speak truth, test what is good, expose darkness and remain watchful.

Father Ch谩vez quoted, 鈥淏lessed are the peacemakers.鈥� I agree. But a peacemaker does not merely call for peace after conflict erupts. A peacemaker considers whether his own words and actions helped create the division.

The issue is not whether Father Ch谩vez can write a moving letter about love. The issue is whether his conduct reflects the peace he now invokes.

Peace without truth is not genuine peace. Compassion without accountability is not genuine love. When a pastor challenges people, places their names on a church marquee and later acknowledges that the resulting events most likely would not have happened otherwise, the community has every right to ask: peacemaker or provocateur?

I am expecting to see my name or references to my letter on the marquee soon.

Corrine Rios is a Christian who lives in Rio Rancho.

Editor鈥檚 note: This column has been updated.