Overview
- Digital editor John Grosso published an op-ed accusing J.D. Vance of choosing partisan messaging over a pastoral response after the Minneapolis killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by an ICE agent.
- The piece criticizes Vance for not calling for peace, unity, and empathy, contrasting his comments with a bishops' statement and what it describes as a Catholic, pro-life approach.
- Coverage notes Vance previously characterized Pretti as an "assassin," a claim highlighted by left-leaning outlets reporting on the op-ed.
- Grosso frames the episode as part of a pattern, citing his earlier column this month condemning Vance's justification of the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
- Reports on the op-ed do not include new investigative details or a direct response from Vance, focusing instead on the moral critique within U.S. Catholic discourse.