You’re the scapegoat saint,
Blamed for the evil of others;
Why do people seek to erase
You from history’s chalkboard?
Why do they desire to smash
Your honorable reputation?
Why do they wish to cancel out
Your love for Native Americans?
In this precarious culture war,
The Franciscan Way must lead:
Love must conquer all hatred,
Pardon must heal all injuries,
Faith must replace all doubt,
Hope must cast out all despair,
When Light scatters the darkness,
It is then that freedom rings.