America's 'melting pot' culture was on display last night.
Some Catholics in Massachusetts gathered to honor Our Lady of Fatima; it was her feast day. They held candles, walked behind a statue of her, and recited prayers.
At the final ceremony, a priest asked people to recite the 'Hail Mary' in their native languages. Groups of people stepped toward a microphone. They recited the prayer in Aramaic, Chinese, Gaelic, Indonesian, three languages from India, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and a few other languages.
Only one word was uttered the same way. That word was 'amen.'
Critics describe religion as divisive. Yet last night, a religious observance joined together people of different stripes.
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