CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lent is underway and it’s a solemn time in the church calendar. Columnist Mary C. Curtis is connecting the observance of Lent to the crisis in Ukraine.
Some world leaders can take the time during Lent to do deep thinking of their own.
Internationally, Curtis says President Putin needs to give up the delusions he’s stated in justifying the use of troops in Ukraine. During a press conference, he denied that troops were even there.
Back in the states, politicians on both ends of the political spectrum can also use the 40 days and 40 nights to soul search. Recently, there’s been more selfishness and a love of in-fighting and they seem to disagree just because they don’t want to agree with the other side.
