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To: SoConPubbie
Is Father Charlie (Father Charlie??!!) an official spokesman of the Catholic Church?

No.

He’ just a misguided soul with an opinion in the matter regarding illegal immigration, one that's different from my priest's homily (sermon) last week, who preached that aliens not following another country's rules and laws regarding immigration are behaving sinfully—yet, both are not dictates of the Catholic Church but rather one priest's opinion.

Although my priest's opinion I think is nearer to the truth. I'd challenge any nation on Earth who let's in more immigrants—legally—than the USA. None come even close. Yet the foreign press is going to berate our country over wanting to—but not actually—deporting illegal aliens?

Catholics are not suddenly teaching people to disobey the law. Following the rule of law is required in order to be a Christian. Sure, we all have a moral imperative to disobey immoral laws, but how is our immigration law so ethically onerous, especially since we're letting in legal immigrants annually by the MILLIONS?

Why isn't it wrong to not wait your turn? Do those here illegally not know they're line jumping over others? Do they think those others patiently waiting are saps?

14 posted on 07/13/2010 8:08:48 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!
Catholics are not suddenly teaching people to disobey the law. Following the rule of law is required in order to be a Christian. Sure, we all have a moral imperative to disobey immoral laws, but how is our immigration law so ethically onerous, especially since we're letting in legal immigrants annually by the MILLIONS?

Sorry, but Charlie is not an isolated case. Many of the leaders of the Catholic Church have stated publicly many of the same sentiments.

Many of those articles have been posted on FreeRepublic.
17 posted on 07/13/2010 8:17:56 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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