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"migrants are some of the world's most vulnerable people"

These people were vulnerable before they even thought about migrating, and if the Catholic Church is so concerned about their plight they should be working to improve their lives in their country of origin.
1 posted on 01/11/2008 7:27:45 PM PST by backtothestreets
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Ping to you.


32 posted on 01/11/2008 8:26:41 PM PST by ConservativeMind
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The Catholic Church should lose it's tax-exempt status for these actions.

Then we'd see just how much of their motivation is based in principal.

46 posted on 01/11/2008 8:58:18 PM PST by Mariner
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I can’t believe that people here are actually believing this about the Catholic Church.

Misleading article.

Come on folks — Reuters???????


48 posted on 01/11/2008 8:59:55 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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btt


49 posted on 01/11/2008 9:00:25 PM PST by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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Jesus told us to feed the poor. He also told us to render unto Caesar.... It is admirable to feed the poor. It is despicable to break the law in doing so! Shame on the catholic hierarchy!


53 posted on 01/11/2008 9:01:58 PM PST by Doctor Don
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To: backtothestreets; Clemenza; Coleus; firebrand

Catholicism and Christianity in general = Communism with a God. All organized religions are collectivist enterprises No different than communist or socialist parties.


59 posted on 01/11/2008 9:06:15 PM PST by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: backtothestreets; stephenjohnbanker; PeterFinn; Constitution Day; kittymyrib; seowulf

I am so disappointed in how my fellow freepers quickly fell into a liberal trap to split the religious Protestants and Catholics.

The liberal press say the Catholic Church helps illegal and it gets Protestants to get mad at the Church. Then Catholics get defensive and fight with the Protestants.

Let’s see a few things:
a. They are in Mexico, only providing food, not false papers
b. The Vatican certificate is nothing special. A women’s auxiliary at a Church could get one.
c. There are a few liberal Catholics, even ones that are priests or the occasional bishop. But there are liberal Protestants... Episcopals with openly gay bishop, Methodists with a lesbian minister, various non denominational Protestants who have bilked money from their followers. Many supporters of the amnesty were Protestants.

Let’s not be pots and kettles, trying to pretend who is holier than thou.

Remember that religious Protestants and Catholics want the same thing. Don’t let liberal socialist agnostics break that up.


65 posted on 01/11/2008 9:10:51 PM PST by Barney Gumble (A liberal is someone too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel - Robert Frost)
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"Migration is a human right and migrants are some of the world's most vulnerable people. It is the church's obligation to help them," said the Rev. Francisco Pellizzari, an Italian-Argentine missionary who runs the Nazareth migrant shelter in Nuevo Laredo.

Since when did the U.S. need missionaries? Send him back to wherever he's from.

94 posted on 01/12/2008 2:34:30 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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If they break the law, arrest them. And sue them for abetting trespass.


104 posted on 01/12/2008 8:13:27 AM PST by Mamzelle
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So do the Methodists, Episcopalians, and QUAKERS, among others. BUt the actions of the organizations and some of their leaders do NOT reflect the opinions of many, if not all, of their adherents. Except for QUAKERS (Society of “Friends”)

Considering the actions of QUAKERS during the Revolution, its surprising they weren’t all kicked out with the Tories.


105 posted on 01/12/2008 1:22:53 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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*BTTT*

This hit the fan on O’Reilly and Cavuto yesterday.

I also hear that the Pope is expected to address the need for compassion on illegal immigration. Perfect timing for nationwide raids, if someone were looking to stir up sympathy for the cause of illegal aliens. And just in time for May 1st.

Catholic Church runs shelters in Mexico that assist in illegal immigration
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007384.html

US bishops ask ICE to assist families, communities after immigration
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=11806

and WTH?

83. The Gospel mandate to “welcome the stranger” requires Catholics to care for and stand with immigrants, both documented and undocumented, including immigrant children. Comprehensive reform is urgently necessary to fix a broken immigration system and should include a temporary work program with worker protections and a path to permanent residency; family reunification policies; a broad and fair legalization program; access to legal protections, including due process and essential public programs; refuge for those fleeing persecution and exploitation; and policies to address the root causes of migration. The right and responsibility of nations to control their borders and to maintain the rule of law should be recognized.

http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/002578.html


107 posted on 04/17/2008 2:39:56 AM PDT by Kimberly GG
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