That young man, that young man — on the cross, Our Savior said: “Father, forgive them for the know not what they do.” That man — that young man — I forgive him

I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it was what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer, we know, from the Gospel, is love, and always love. Love for our enemies, and love for those who persecute us.

She was followed by President Donald Trump, who delivered the final eulogy of the evening.