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Pope Francis Calls On U.S. To Welcome Illegal Immigrants
Breitbart ^ | 16 Jul 2014, | by ROBERT WILDE

Posted on 07/16/2014 6:33:46 AM PDT by Resettozero

In his message to the “Mexico/Holy See Colloquium on Migration and Development,” Pope Francis characterized the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that have crossed the U.S. southern border as a product of globalization, suggesting that the phenomenon is happening worldwide.

Francis proclaimed, “Despite the large influx of migrants present in all continents and in almost all countries, migration is still seen as an emergency, or as a circumstantial and sporadic fact, while instead it has now become a hallmark of our society and a challenge.”

Emmer McCarthy for Vatican Radio said Francis expressed his concern for “the tens of thousands of children who migrate alone, unaccompanied, to escape poverty and violence.” He further sympathized, saying that “this is a category of migrants… who cross the border with the United States under extreme conditions and in pursuit of a hope that in most cases turns out to be vain." The Pope added that the amount of those willing to take the dangerous journey “are increasing day by day."

The Argentinean pontiff claims that the illegal immigrants are “forced to emigrate, suffer, and often, die tragically; many of their rights are violated, they are obliged to separate from their families and, unfortunately, continue to be the subject of racist and xenophobic attitudes.”

Finally, the Pope called for everyone to have a new outlook toward “migrants and refugees” and that we should discard previous conceptions of “defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalization.” Moreover, the world should transform itself from a “throwaway culture” to a culture "capable of building a better, more just and fraternal world."

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To: GOPJ

Excellent lecture. He could also point out that the $2-a-day people of the world that he spoke about can’t afford to pay $5000 to a coyote. The only option that the $2 people have to immigrate here is to literally SELL THEMSELVES INTO CHATTEL SLAVERY. Do our liberal church friends really want to endorse that?


121 posted on 07/16/2014 6:40:29 PM PDT by denydenydeny ("World History is not full of good governments, or of good voters either "--P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: jsanders2001

I wish every person in Washington could hear him... it’s puts the issue in perspective...


122 posted on 07/16/2014 7:44:02 PM PDT by GOPJ (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize-Voltaire)
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To: Dead Corpse

You’re right - ‘sharing’ won’t work...


123 posted on 07/16/2014 7:49:45 PM PDT by GOPJ (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize-Voltaire)
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To: ansel12

You can not put all Catholics in one bucket like that. Good bye.


124 posted on 07/16/2014 7:53:17 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Don’t pretend that I did, try to be honest. “The members of the Pope’s church denomination voted for Obama.”, of course means the majority, and you know that.


125 posted on 07/16/2014 7:57:29 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
Send them to Vatican City!

Maybe Frances can sell some of his lace and silk outfits and give the money to the poor. Those little silk shoes should bring in a pretty penny. And gold is up to $1300 an ounce these days, enough to cover 4 days caring for one immigrant.

126 posted on 07/16/2014 7:58:01 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: denydenydeny
...the $2 people have to immigrate here is to literally SELL THEMSELVES INTO CHATTEL SLAVERY.Do our liberal church friends really want to endorse that?

I would hope NOT... Somehow liberals have got to get past wanting to 'look good' and move on to "being good"...

127 posted on 07/16/2014 8:00:25 PM PDT by GOPJ (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize-Voltaire)
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To: jsanders2001

Excellent video.


128 posted on 07/16/2014 8:05:31 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Fantasywriter

Did you watch that video?


129 posted on 07/16/2014 8:07:38 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: ansel12

**majority**

That’s not what you said. Please speak the truth.


130 posted on 07/16/2014 8:46:53 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Don’t be a troll, or an idiot, this is a political site, we know what it means when we say a group or in this case a church denomination votes a particular way, it means the majority of their vote went that way.

This foreigner leads a church denomination that voted for Obama, and now he tells us the Catholic view on this assault on our borders, from his Catholic nations.


131 posted on 07/16/2014 9:12:06 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: Salvation

I was busy reading Matthew 23.


132 posted on 07/16/2014 10:10:39 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: GOPJ

No, actaully. It won’t. You don’t increase the world’s supply of pie by taking all of our pie away.

You teach other people the recipe and give them no choice but to make their own damn pies.


133 posted on 07/17/2014 3:42:37 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Tri nornar eg bir. Binde til rota...)
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To: Dead Corpse
You don’t increase the world’s supply of pie by taking all of our pie away. You teach other people the recipe and give them no choice but to make their own damn pies.

I totally agree...

134 posted on 07/17/2014 6:29:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize-Voltaire)
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To: lastchance
Tea, it’s whats for thinking caps.

Tea? What's your brand?
135 posted on 07/17/2014 9:15:32 AM PDT by Resettozero
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