I live in California and guess what? I have a sis-in-law that is a Parish Coordinator for a local Catholic church and a cousin that does maintenace for them.
Mass runs round the clock and is mostly done in Spanish. They have fit as many masses as possible into ach day. They are always full and overflowing.
On the other side. They have installed bars on every door and window of the parish. The office is locked all the time and you can only get in via buzzer. The people that run the youth groups etc. have unbreakable rules. The children are not allowed out of their sight and are "escorted" to the bathroom even.
The cousin that does maintenace has been there about 10 yrs. He says this is the nastiest he has ever seen it. Dirty diapers underneath the pews after service, etc. They have a crew that cleans between each service because of all the trash.
The head priest is proud as can be of their huge congregation and boasts about the number of christenings each year. Last year they did 1300 if I recall correctly. I asked sis-in-law how many were to illegal aliens and she said probably around 75% at least.
Welcome to the third world.
I'm speechless! Do they take up a collection at these Masses? Probably not! Those that have nothing to contribute might remove what is in the basket.
They're there and they're Christian. I'm Irish American (several generations - from the group that built the Boston-Maine line) and WASPS hated us and said the Irish could never be Americans. For one thing, they were too "dirty."
You have probably forgotten that the first Mass in the US was said in Latin by Spanish priests at St. Augustine, Florida in 1565 - long before any Prots or English speakers arrived.
Hispanics will make fine citizens if (a) Anglos stop attacking them and (b) FReepers help to peel the Demonrat party off their backs.