Believe it or not, I suspect its Rome that is pushing for it.
The Cathedrals which stand unused have bankrupted the Catholic Church.
It didn’t even click till I visited Spain and Portugal. You saw all the riches taken from the new world used to adorn their Cathedrals.
Eventually it crushed Portugal 1000 years ago and it still suffers from it. It has finally caught up with Spain.
Travel up and down the CA coast looking at the Missions. The same thing is starting to happen in CA.
FWIW, I think it's safe to say that Rome certainly isn't pushing against it.
Vatican official steps down after stirring debate on French immigration policy
Curia archbishop addresses illegal immigration [solutions "other than" sanctions, border closures]
Vatican official prods US on immigration reform
US Catholic Latino leaders meet with Vatican officials, discuss ‘Hispanic reality’
Pope Benedict urges bishops to work for recognition of immigrant rights
When I go to Church on Sundays , I RARELY hear about abortion.
I NEVER hear about contraception, self sterilization, invitro fertilization, euthanasia , same sex marriage, transgendered issues.
I never hear about so many fundamental moral issues.
To include how nearly all humanitarian, environmental and charitable organizations are immoral in that they are anti-humanist. Most nearly all of them support the culture of death so prevalent in our society. Try giving to any organization that is intended to find a cure for a disease and you will find support for the embryonic stem cell research industry....
http://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Despair-Environmentalists-Pseudo-Scientists-Antihumanism/dp/1594034761/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
Getting back on track:
Unfortunately, if its not talked about in the homily then many “Catholics” just dont know that its wrong. Frequently they hear through the mainstream media in a 30 second appearance by Fr. Joe Liberal that all of these things are either okay or they just muddy the issue. These kind of priests are mostly the only kind booked to be on the major networks news programs.
The Catholic Church no longer catchechizes its people. But yet it wants to tell us how to vote on purely ‘pet’ issues during the homily. The illegal immigration issue being one where one could vote to give away the candy store(as the C.C. advocates) or not. No intrinsic evils involved. A Catholic is free to hold and vote his opinion in either direction on this issue.
But more importantly, we need Catholics who speak their minds modeled upon a saint who is known for speaking his mind. Of course there were many of them during early Christianity in the Roman Empire, they died martyrs.
St George would be one, St George uniquely spoke his mind directly to the Emperor Diocletian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George