(LifeSiteNews) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has yet to issue a statement about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, whose death has sparked a renewal of faith in Jesus Christ and a devotion to truth-telling and common sense among tens of millions across the nation.
The Lepanto Institute was the first to point out the USCCB’s silence concerning the assassination of Kirk in light of their quickness to comment on the death of George Floyd in 2020.
“The USCCB posted this 4 days after the death of career criminal George Floyd. It’s now been 4 days since the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk and the USCCB is silent,” Lepanto wrote on Sunday. “Disgusting!
The @USCCB posted this 4 days after the death of career criminal George Floyd. It’s now been 4 days since the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk and the USCCB is silent.
Disgusting! pic.twitter.com/jWzflntCG9
— Lepanto Institute (@LepantoInst) September 14, 2025
In fact, the USCCB published not one but two statements concerning Floyd during the immediate aftermath of his death.
LifeSiteNews has reached out to the USCCB in order to understand the bishops’ conference’s rationale for its reticence on the matter of Kirk’s assassination. As of publication time, there was no response.
When died, seven bishop chairmen of committees within the USCCB issued a joint statement about Floyd’s death and the violent protests that followed, sowing racial discord and wreaking havoc and destruction in U.S. cities.
In contrast to the Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests, Kirk’s murder has given rise to peaceful prayer and worship gatherings in cities, on college and university campuses, and at sporting events.
“We are broken-hearted, sickened, and outraged to watch another video of an African American man being killed before our very eyes,” the seven USCCB committee chairmen wrote. “What’s more astounding is that this is happening within mere weeks of several other such occurrences.”
Similarly, Kirk’s murder came on the heels of the gruesome, random execution of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska while she was riding on public transport in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kirk’s death also followed the recent mass shooting incident at Annunciation Catholic Parish in Minneapolis, where two innocent children were killed.
Despite the eerily similar one-two-three punch, crickets from the USCCB.
Two days after Floyd’s death, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and then-president of the USCCB issued a statement.
“The killing of George Floyd was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice. How is it possible that in America, a black man’s life can be taken from him while calls for help are not answered, and his killing is recorded as it happens?” Gomez asked.
Why hasn’t there been a statement issued by current USCCB president, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, decrying Kirk’s “senseless and brutal” killing as “a sin that cries out to heaven for justice”?
Why hasn’t the USCCB asked, “How is it possible that in America, a commentator and evangelist whose words were offensive solely to leftists can be taken away from him as his killing is recorded as it happens”?
To their credit, within 24 hours of Kirk’s murder, three U.S. bishops took it upon themselves to issue clear statements condemning the assassin’s actions and offering prayers for Kirk’s loved ones and for healing of our nation: Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota and founder of Word on Fire Ministries; Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia; and Bishop Timothy C. Senior of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Bishop Barron described Kirk as a “kind of apostle of civil discourse, but above all, as a man who loved Jesus Christ.”
“What we see unfolding in our nation is a vicious pattern of hatreds rooted in the rejection of God, of the dignity of the human person, and the sanctity of the family,” Bishop Burbidge observed. “We can eradicate these ills only through a firm reliance on God, through a deeper devotion to Christ and the Gospel, through a sincere love for persons reflected in law, and through a renewed commitment to justice and public order.”
“While his commitment to his beliefs and perspectives were very strong, Charlie welcomed the opportunity to promote respectful debate,” Bishop Senior wrote. “His shocking murder is a moment that once again amplifies the urgent need in our society for peace, empathy, and respect — especially for those with whom we may disagree. No belief, no opinion, no political difference should ever lead to such heinous acts of violence.”
