Covington, Ky., Jan 25, 2019 / 15:54 pm
Bishop Roger Foys of Covington issued an apology Friday for a Jan. 19 diocesan statement that condemned the actions of some Covington Catholic High School students, following a widely publicized incident after last week's March for Life in Washington, DC.
"We apologize to anyone who has been offended in any way by either of our statements which were made with good will based on the information we had," said Bishop Foys in the letter, which was addressed to the parents of Covington Catholic students.
"We should not have allowed ourselves to be bullied and pressured into making a statement prematurely, and we take full responsibility for it."
Foys also singled out Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann, the student at the center of the controversy. A video emerged Jan. 19 of Sandmann standing in close proximity to Native American activist Nathan Phillips, who was, at the time, chanting and playing a ceremonial drum.