[LibreOuMort]

Perhaps you should ask the Roman Church where they were when these suffering people became refugees?

[vladimir998]

Hey Libre,

Read:

http://www.usccb.org/mrs/hmongrefugees.shtml

http://www.gbdioc.org/pg/RISHmong2004.tpl

http://www.catholiccharitiesla.org/releases/HmongRefugeesAug04.html

And closer to 1975: "The idea of helping the Hmong started at Our Lady of the Angels, the only Catholic Church in Marion, which brought a family to the area in 1976. Nobody said a word then because the resettlement was done quietly."

http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF0901/Sherman/Sherman.html

http://www.usccb.org/mrs/pcmr/ethnicities/hmong.shtml

[Kolokotronis]

The Hmong are brave and wonderful people. They suffered terribly, and continue to do so, because of their support for us during the Indo China war and their continuing devotion to the Lao Royal Family. I suppose its possible that these Hmong were Roman Catholics before they came here but I doubt it. Its likely they became Catholics after a fashion because Catholic Charities was so active in resettling them here in the States. I must say I wonder myself why they would leave the Roman Church for Episcopalianism. They are a very, very tribal and conservative group of people and frankly have had a tough time of it here in America, at least the older ones. One told me once that being here was like going to another planet. I doubt more than three or four in this group of converts have ever heard of that man Robinson over in NH or the trouble he has caused.