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To: Wuli
On Sunday January 10, 2010, Benedict “called on Italians to respect the rights of immigrants”; while failing to make any distinction between legal and illegal immigrants, and any difference in THEIR moral duties...He condemned violence against the “immigrants”...

It looks like the media coverage of the Pope's remarks were certainly skewed to be sympathetic to the illegals, but a little thoughtful digging shows that in addition to the limited quote you cite, in that very same speech he also said, "An immigrant is a human being, different in where they came from, in their culture and tradition, but a person to respect who has rights and responsibilities." Moreover, he didn't condemn "violence against the 'immigrants'," so much as he condemned violence, period. "Violence must never, for anyone, be the way to resolve differences."

You may disagree with the sentiment, as I do, but I don't see how those words in any way, absolve the violence of the illegals.

31 posted on 10/28/2010 1:56:43 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Joe 6-pack

As I said to another FreePer in a similar thread:

“When the Roman Catholic Pope issues a call for ILLEGAL immigrants to honor their moral duty to respect the laws of the countries they have gained illegal entry to, AND GO HOME, he will have then, and only then stopped speaking out of both sides of his mouth on ‘immigration’. I won’t hold my breath.”


32 posted on 10/28/2010 2:43:54 PM PDT by Wuli
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