The Institute of the Sisters of Mercy responded to alleged comments by President Trump labeling countries such as Haiti, El Salvador, and nations in Africa with an expletive. The statement reads in part:
We are deeply concerned for how decisions made by this Administration continue to foster a racist and isolated society. Our faith and the guiding principles of our country call us to the opposite. We will continue to actively work against this sentiment in our advocacy, our ministries, our accompaniment and in our forming of young women in Mercy, and we look forward to the day when our country’s leadership will reflect that as well.
The full statement is available
online.