Arch­bish­op Ja­son Gor­don is urg­ing cit­i­zens to re­ject the racism and neg­a­tiv­i­ty that is sur­fac­ing ahead of the gen­er­al elec­tion.

Speak­ing at the re­quiem mass for Pope Fran­cis, who passed away on East­er Mon­day, the arch­bish­op warned that such di­vi­sive­ness would have dis­ap­point­ed the late pon­tiff.

The ser­vice at the Cathe­dral of the Im­mac­u­late Con­cep­tion yes­ter­day was at­tend­ed by Pres­i­dent Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo, Prime Min­is­ter Stu­art Young, UNC Deputy Po­lit­i­cal Leader Jear­lean John, as well as for­mer Pres­i­dent An­tho­ny Car­mona, am­bas­sadors, and oth­er dig­ni­taries.