[Coleus]

and here come millions of devout Spanish speaking Catholics pouring over the border. Of course the church wants them coddled and cared for. They can hear the jingle of coins hitting that collection plate on Sunday morning. >>

you are so naive it's funny. First, not all of them are devout--far from it. Many belong to gangs and commit crimes against each other including: rape, robbery and murder. most of these immigrants have no or very little money, they either put change in the basket or a dollar bill folded up so small you can barely see it. They are a liability to the RCC just like they are to hospitals and schools. Those who receive the sacraments often do not pay for baptisms, marriages and funerals. Most do NOT send their kids to Catholic Schools and if they do the tuition is reduced or waived. Catholic Schools in the Hispanic Inner Cities all across America are closing for lack of enrollment. Read the papers and the FR.

Wake up already

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Our diocese subsidizes at least five of the churches in heavily Hispanic neighborhoods,this amounts to just about all of the parishes that have a large number of Mexicans. The Bishop uses money from his annual diocesan collection and which has given to him by parishioners from wealthier parishes.

Furthermore,many of the wealthier parishes have kind of adopted Hispanic parishes and give money and assistance to them on a regular basis. We also have the Saint Vincent DePaul Societies in every city which help to feed,clothe,shelter and provide medical assistance to the poor,that includes many Hispanics as well as those of other ethnicities and races. There are other Catholic organizations that help all of the poor. The Knights of Columbus give financial aid,scholarships and a lot of gifts at Christmas.

Statements made about wanting them up here to enrich collections are so absurd it is almost embarrassing to read the totally uninformed,silly opinions of Freepers,who to this point I had thought were generally fairly bright.