Posted on 12/30/2017 2:31:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents.
The final Mass at All Saints Church will be celebrated Sunday on Detroit’s southwest side. The congregation of 300 families will be encouraged to attend St. Gabriel, a nearby church. […]
[The pastor at St. Gabriel, the Rev. Marc] Gawronski said there has been an increase in raids and enforcement by federal immigration agents in the community.
Immigration agents have an “informal agreement that they have affirmed that they will not go into churches and not hassle people going to church,” he said. Nonetheless, “people are even nervous about being able to get up in the morning and go to church.”
Only three people attended a Spanish Mass on a recent Wednesday night, the Free Press reported. …
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Or maybe too many have self deported to keep the doors open.
Maybe Catholics should stop encouraging illegal behavior.
I bet they are afraid of being followed home after mass.
Good. Should jail those who sheltered them.
Goes into the MAGA/winning folder in my file cabinet.
Legal Hispanics have nothing to worry about, I presume, unless they participate in harboring illegals.
“Only three people attended a Spanish Mass on a recent Wednesday night”
Yeah that’s enough to sustain a church.
ICE, over here ^
As Billy Bob Clinton is so fond of saying ‘You better get some ICE for that.’
Gee, maybe gang members and criminals don’t attend church?
Just a guess.
It is closing after 100 years because the democRATS destroyed Detroit.
They have been importing foreigners to steal our country from US. They desperately do not want US to be able to restore the rule of law and reverse the demographic changes they have instituted through non-enforcement of laws and borders.
They brought 30 million people here to change the country against the will of the citizens and they do not want us sending them home.
Lets see... if they are legal citizens and residents, no problem. If not, yes, they should fear going anywhere. Self-deport, go home. Shame that Catholic church promotes illegal behavior, gives protection to illegal aliens, undermines the U.S., and then tries to even shame us for wanting respect for our country.
Mass in spanish, huh? How about English? Perhaps they wouldn’t have to close.
And the Baptists, Protestants, Lutherans, etc., etc. etc.
Excellent! TY President Trump! Being afraid of ICE raids and hiding in the shadows is exactly how it should be. (Right before being deported). And since the Catholics love illegals so much, let them all live in the Vatican. ‘Catholic Charities’ Have been getting rich off the taxpayers and been encouraging the destruction of this country for far too long.
And the Baptists, Protestants, Lutherans, etc., etc. etc.
Don't see many obvious illegals at the local Presbyterian (PCA or "reform") churches. I have family who attend one or the other.
Many, many churches are involved with refugee resettlement and other "assistance" and are paid accordingly by the feds. The profit is huge. The USCCB and some Lutheran synods especially play this game.
Just browsing the link, looks like some portion of PCA is involved to an extent as well.
Never should have changed it from Latin.
I’ve been saying for years—the troubles in this country(and the rest of the world) started with Vatican II.
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