Buying
pardons has precedent. In medieval Europe, a pardoner raised church funds by
selling pardons. It’s one of the main causes of the Reformation that divided
the aforementioned Europe. We may forgive, but only God forgives all. Julian Borger
reports, “Trump has also been reported to be exploring the possibility of
issuing pardons to family members and other associates found to have broken the
law, including even pardoning himself, a stretch of executive prerogative into
uncharted territory.” (Guardian, 5 August) Trump would play God. He is
explaining to us how he has forgiven himself every day of his life, unreformed.
No comments:
Post a Comment