Posted on 09/11/2013 10:28:39 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
IN AMERICA Roman Catholic ears are ringing from sermons supporting immigration reform. On September 8th, just before politicians returned to Congress after their summer break, several Catholic bishops spoke in favour of a bill passed by the Senate in June. The legislation would provide a bridge to citizenship for the 11m people currently residing in America without legal authorisation to do so (and also proposes $46 billion for border security measures). It followed on from vigils in August in support of reform of immigration policies (pictured). Prospects for the passage of any sort of immigration reform in the current legislative session are fading quickly, while the chances of the Senate bill passing the House of Representatives are currently low. But the Roman Catholic church is increasing pressure from the pulpit. Why is the church interested in changing immigration policies?
This is not the first time that Catholics in America have tried to help those there illegally. Seven years ago the church launched the “Justice for Immigrants” campaign after legislation was passed in December 2005 to impose sanctions upon anyone assisting undocumented immigrants. But as they explain on their website, Catholic bishops support neither illegal immigration nor an "amnesty" to pardon those who reside without proper authorisation. Instead the church prefers a softer approach based on prayers and catechisms, alongside more direct methods of reaching politicians through letters and template e-postcards. It seems to want to ensure that foreign nationals of “good character” can earn a legitimate status, families can be together and needy workers are given a chance to gain employment legally.
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More butts in the pews, more $$$$ in the collection baskets.
“More butts in the pews, more $$$$ in the collection baskets.”
Exactly right. It is that simple.
Ping for later
Simple. Because the Roman Catholic Church is the predominant religion in all those Spanish-speaking countries whose citizens are breaching our Southern border.
The liberal social-justice Marxist wing of the Roman church has been responsible for much of South America’s political upheaval for decades.
“For the LOVE of MONEY is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
Very perverse thinking by The Economist since they vote for Obama with a huge majority.
Because they are running low on “contributers” .
Because the USCCB and by extension the US catholic hierarchy is a leftist organization. I think it's leftist because priests and bishops never had to work for a living and fundamentally don't understand the process that wealth is earned not distributed. Things that place a burden on the working taxpayers like illegal immigration just don't register with them. The just think og the good that unlimited immigration and the concomitant welfare can do for the "poor" and totaly miss out on the other side of the coin that someone else has to pay for it.
See this thread:
Poll: illegal alien homilies at Mass today? [CATHOLIC CAUCUS]
Based upon the results of that poll, I tend to think that there were just enough homilies given to validate this reporting by the media.
The church operates from an ecclesiastical not a political perspective....one would hope.
They also probably think that by getting more registered voters into the Church they can influence public policy.
Sadly this has never worked. Witness the thousands of Mass attending Catholics here in Pittsburgh who nevertheless regularly vote for Pro Abortion Democrats because “my union told me to”.
The Church is very naïve if they think they can convince newly minted Hispanic citizens to cast their votes in line with Catholic values.
Good question. Big problem !
Big festering huge problem.
However, this most definitely NOT the Roman Catholic Church, though they’d better get on this!
This is the USCCB, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, who represent the Roman Catholic Church and they are ignoring the Catechism in this case, which does NOT condone illegal behavior, prohibits interference in politics and denounces sacrifice of country in favor of preserving the host country for further ability to offer charitable services, not to deplete it
A very few liberal Bishops does not the Catholic Church make.
There ya go.
From the article:
One possible reason why the Catholic church is keen to cultivate Hispanic migrants could be that, if some of the immigrants are more socially conservative, their voices could become louder on topics such as contraception and abortion, over which the church has clashed with the Obama administration.
Actually their voices and votes(legalization,citizenship) would become louder in their giving their vote and assent to
the Party of Death,Sex and Diversity.
More butts in the pews, more $$$$ in the collection baskets.
Sí! Mucho más dinero de los criadores alto!
Most Hispanics are Catholic. But not all religions pushing the illegal invasion of America are Catholic. Quakers, Episcopalians, Methodists, ELCA, etc, are all pushing this crap.
Its like western civilization is committing mass suicide before our very eyes. At least they aren’t Muslims - SO FAR.
Why is the Roman Catholic Church supporting immigration reform?
one word - money
Maybe those bishops need to read their Bibles.
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