Police officers wash feet of Afro-American religious leaders in US

In the United States, police have washed feet of black religious pastors. Photo: strana.ua

In the United States, police have washed feet of black religious pastors. Photo: strana.ua

On June 7, 2020, in the US city of Cary, during a prayer walk aimed at ending racism, police officers washed the feet of African-American religious leaders of the Legacy Center Church. It is reported by the US News publication.

During the action, the police from the cities of Apex and Cary washed the feet of pastors James and Faith Wokoma of the Legacy Center Church in Cary.

According to the publication, Cary’s mayor Lori Bush tweeted a photo of the event and called it “a poignant moment”.

On May 25, 2020, African American George Floyd from Minneapolis died after a white officer jammed his knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd's death was followed by a wave of mass protests throughout the United States, and later peaceful demonstrations escalated into clashes with law enforcement agencies and riots. Protesters set fire to the “Presidential Church” in Washington and desecrated St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral in New York. To pacify the protests, local authorities imposed curfews and involved the National Guard in many cities of America.

As reported by the UOJ, earlier the MP appealed to Epiphany with a demand to canonize Floyd.

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