Posted on 09/08/2013 7:34:05 AM PDT by markomalley
Today was supposed to be the big day for parishes around the country to push their parishioners to support amnesty for undocumented workers undocumented aliens illegal immigrants illegal aliens foreign invaders.
In preparation for that (I couldn't choose to go to my local TLM parish, as I was scheduled to read today), I had myself all armed with applicable Church Teaching, US law, statistics, and logic...in preparation for getting into an argument after Mass.
Happily, all that preparation was for nought: not a single mention of amnesty anywhere during the Mass (neither tha homily nor the often-politicized prayer of the faithful).
When I think about it, I guess, in light of what is happening in Syria right now, it shouldn't be all that surprising that they would find it incredibly tone-deaf to discuss amnesty this Sunday...but, still, tone-deafness is something that AMCHURCH™ is known for...
So I'm curious how many of my fellow Catholics were plagued with a screed about supporting amnesty (and you're nothing but a xenophobic, racist, nativist, know-nothing if you don't support it blindly)? Or how many heard a teaching about today's readings...
Thanks.
Nothing at my parish, actually very good homily on carrying your cross. Also good point was made on the cost of discipleship. Jesus doesn’t like wishy washy cafeteria Christians. Your either all in or all out.
Nothing said at my liberal, progressive, change the church, parish.
I notice that the Justice for Immigrants campaign is supposed to run 2 months starting Sept 8. So it would seem there are plenty of Sundays left for a bite at the apple.
http://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-161.cfm
The homily at my parish yesterday was about the readings, no immigration issues mentioned at all.
There have been short notices in the bulletin about supporting immigration reform. Which irks me no end, since my idea of "Immigration Reform" is "Enforce the damn law."
And I have no partcular animus against he illegals per se. My animus is against the U.S. government (Democratic and Republican administrations going back decades),which perversely rewards massive fraud and corruption, suborns perjury, backs what amounts to massive identity theft, enriches coyotes, smuggler gangs and narcotraficantes, and receives from me, and from all, the contempt it so richly deserves.
Nothing at our Sunday Mass, either, although during the prayers of the faithful there WAS mention of Syria and the Middle East. Nothing whatsoever to do with amnesty.
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