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.