Posted on 03/28/2006 2:18:36 PM PST by razorbak
The Roman Catholic Church, dozens of grass-roots coalitions and Spanish-language radio disc jockeys have helped fuel protests nationwide against congressional efforts to tackle illegal immigration....
The Catholic Church has played a key role in opposing legislation to restrict immigration and rallying protesters....
"As we've been able to reach more and more people, they're waking up to the ills of the proposals made to date and seeing the need to be vocal about the kinds of reforms that would be more acceptable," said Mark D. Franken, executive director of migration and refugee services for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops....
The bishops conference in May began "Justice for Immigrants," a campaign focused on activating a network of grass-roots movements against punitive immigration-reform legislation....
Mr. Franken said all the nation's 197 Catholic dioceses are in some way backing the campaign, with more than 70 being particularly active. Disseminating pamphlets and networking, community-level groups tied to the campaign are operating "in churches and everywhere they can gain access," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.washingtontimes.com ...
How is Mahoney advocating breaking the law.
What he said he would resist is any provision such as the one contained in the House bill, passed in December, which said that priests and those in ministry who deal with Hispanics would have to ask for "papers." They would also risk jail if they ministered to someone who was unable to produce those papers.
Thankfully, that draconian provision has already been voted down by the Senate and will not be included in any bill coming out of that body.
And, it will likely not be part of any final bill.
Mahony flat out said here
that he would instruct his priests to defy legislation — if approved by Congress — that would require churches and other social organizations to ask immigrants for the legal documentation.
That means breaking the law should it pass.
The House bill already passed. Whether it survives the Senate...and what we saw yesterday, I will agree with you...I doubt it will.
that he would instruct his priests to defy legislation — if approved by Congress — that would require churches and other social organizations to ask immigrants for the legal documentation.
I don't know any priest, deacon or layman in ministry who would not defy that legislation.
It is not in the job description of clerics to be in law enforcement.
That was a ridiculous provision, and it is to the good that it is gone.
I agree, it is not their job to enforce law.
But they are obliged, as citizens, to follow the laws of the land (per what the Catechism states), and that means the current laws that are on the books.
Night night, Sink.
A law that interferes with the ability of ministers to actually minister is a law that ought to be ignored.
The Senate Judiciary Committee recognized that right away and voted, unanimously, to eliminate the provision.
While the Catholic bishops sell property bought and paid for by the laity in order to pay for pedophile priests' law suits, they are undermining the social strata by pushing illegal aliens into the work force of this country. Maybe they think they will have more money in the Sunday collection. Thinking Catholics have ignored the collection plates.
The Late Sixties tainted the Church as well as the citizen, almost like some noxious ether.
I haven't heard a priest preach since the late Sixties, and I'd love to be assured that 3% of them believe in private property, the rule of law, and the right to bear arms...
I'm a thinking Catholic and I give as much as I possibly can every month to the Church.
I thank you for posting that excerpt from the catechism. I WILL quote that to Mahoney-Baloney tomorrow when I fax him.
Yes! I forgot about this. That was great how John Paul II sent a message regarding the vatican not tolerating Liberation Theology. Now my memory alludes me here, but didn't Razinger also have a hand in this somehow (that got him his old nickname Rotweiller?) God Bless Benedict. I trust he will take this one on as God leads him and in its own time.
Can you believe this comparison of Mexican and U.S. immigration laws?
http://www.directory.com.mx/immigration
Talk about a racist legal system...
Aren't you good! Don't know where you're from, but the Boston Archdiocese is in a mess. "Cardinal" Law aided and abetted the pedophiles and should be cooling his butt in jail instead of Rome. "Cardinal" O'Malley sells church property out from under the laity who worked and paid for it. I don't give at Mass, instead I send checks to various charities who need it more than the big shots in their fine dresses, robes and mitres.
Between pervert priests and this immigration nonsense, my church is making me very angry. They still, however, get it right on pro-life.
Shouldn't the IRS be fining the RCC for political involvement? They watch Baptists churches like hawks, revoking tax-exempt status for passing out voter guides. If the RCC is up to its ears in politics, it should have its tax exempt status taken away. Fair is fair. No church is above the law.
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