[sinkspur]

The church stance on immigration is anti-American and unpopular with the parishioners. I would like the church to disclose where their money is supporting. If they knew that their offering were supporting illegal immigrants the money would dry up.

The Church is not supporting illegal immigrants, except where they need the basics to live.

Anyway, most Catholics know that some money goes to illegal immigrants and don't object.

Your money goes to an organization that stands in direct opposition to the Church.

[garbageseeker]

This is the theology behind this Policy Paper. It the theology called "Liberation Theology" It is a quasi-Marxist Theology.

In essence, liberation theology explores the relationship between Christian theology (usually Roman Catholic) and political activism, particularly in areas of social justice, poverty, and human rights. The main methodological innovation of liberation theology is to do theology (i.e. speak of God) from the viewpoint of the economically poor and oppressed of the human community. According to Jon Sobrino, S.J., the poor are a privileged channel of God's grace. According to Phillip Berryman, liberation theology is "an interpretation of Christian faith through the poor's suffering, their struggle and hope, and a critique of society and the Catholic faith and Christianity through the eyes of the poor." Liberation theology focuses on Jesus as not only Savior but also as Liberator. Emphasis is placed on those parts of the Bible where Jesus' mission is described in terms of liberation, and as a bringer of justice. This is interpreted as a call to arms to carry out this mission of justice -- literally by some. A number of liberation theologians, though not all, also add certain Marxist concepts such as the doctrine of perpetual class struggle. Liberation theology also emphasizes individual self-actualization as part of God’s divine purpose for humankind. In other words, we are given life so that we may pursue it to its full potential. Obstacles, or oppressions, put in our path must therefore be resisted and abolished.