Honest, direct confrontation is a true expression of compassion…The illusion of power must be unmasked, idolatry must be undone, oppression and exploitation must be fought, and all who participate in these evils must be confronted. This is compassion.

– Donald P. McNeill et al.
from “Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life”

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