[Alex Murphy]

The last time Samuel ever walked through the door of a church is when he walked out of one just after receiving the sacrament of confirmation. Daniel served as an altar boy and attends Mass every Sunday, every holy day and often on other days as well....

....Daniel is habitually honest. In keeping with his religious faith, he would never knowingly break a law unless it was plainly an unjust law -- such as one that required him to discriminate against somebody because of their race or to pay for an abortion. Daniel -- also because of his fundamental beliefs -- consciously discovered as an adult what he instinctively knew as a child: He was a conservative, who embraced work and family along with his faith. Samuel was not particularly concerned with any of these things.

Note the subtle propaganda here. The political conservative and "unjust law" immigration champion is the Catholic parishioner.

Calif. Church, political leaders fast for immigration reform
Catholic Bishops Push for Immigration Bill
Bishops to the Left of Senate Dems on Immigration
Defeat of DREAM Act only a temporary setback, says Archbishop Gomez
USCCB campaign urges parishes to pray, preach on behalf of DREAM Act
USCCB backs Alabama bishops’ efforts to reverse immigration law [Archbishop Gomez statement]

[trisham]

What’s wrong with being religious?

[Mrs. Don-o]

In this parable, they're both Catholic parishioners. I don't doubt the author wrote it that way for fairness, to factor out any prejudices stemming from differing religions.

Jesus, however, did it entirely t'other way around when He told the tale where the Good Guy was, most unrealistically, the statistically improbable Samaritan.

You know the one I'm talkin' about?