Posted on 08/01/2014 9:47:00 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Some Catholic bishops have recently suggested that granting amnesty to illegal immigrant children from Central America is consistent with “pro-life” Catholic teachings.
As reported in National Catholic Register, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh said that providing for the needs of the young illegal immigrants is one facet of a truly pro-life philosophy.
“The Catholic Church responds to humanitarian crises here at home and all across the world because we are pro-life,” Zubik said in a statement on July 19th. “Being pro-life requires we protect and care for vulnerable persons from conception to natural death.”
“Whether they are traveling because of poverty, or violence, or with the hope of reuniting with relatives on the other side of the border,” the bishop continued, “followers of Jesus are called to protect these children and help them because they are very vulnerable and defenseless against any abuse or misfortune.”
“At the same time we respect the rule of law and the right of nations to have secure borders,” Zubik said, adding that “respect” refers to the necessity of the international community to determine why people are fleeing their homelands in the first place.
Similarly, Fr. James Melnick, writing at Catholic Stand, states that the recent words of Bishop Anthony Taylor of the Diocese of Little Rock indicate that pro-life issues and immigration are the top concerns of many dioceses in the South.
“When we talk about social doctrine of immigration, we talk about the right to work and the dignity of the human family,” Melnick wrote.
He points to a recent statement by Taylor who observes that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has found that 58 percent of the illegal women and children immigrants coming across the U.S. border from Mexico qualify as refugees fleeing persecution....
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So where does legalized theft from taxpayers stand in the biblical view?
Amnesty for illegal immigrants is a political question none of the bishops’ business. As such, no Catholic is bound to support their opinion on the matter.
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Hey Zubick, (padre) Put them up in your rectory first. Talk to me about it in a month.
The substitute priest last Sunday said we should listen to Rachel Maddow. Guess who saved $10?
Do these guys want to undermine the true “Prolife” coalition? They are doing a good job of it. Next will be that increasing Welfare and Food Stamp payments is “Prolife.”
All religious leaders need to butt out of immigration, it is not your business.
Wow. You have to be kidding. Ugh!
This is coming from a Catholic who is a regular, eliminate the tax exemptions for the Church and earmark the money to take of illegals. The Catholic Church is I believe the largest landowner in the US and all the land is tax free. If the Bishops want to take care of illegals make them pay.
“Catholic Bishops Say Amnesty for Illegal Immigrant Children Is ‘Pro-Life’”
Oh, shut up.
Hmm. Why don’t I feel sympathetic toward these law breakers??
More Lawlessness from the Roman "church" !
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
Catholic bishops are hoping for lots of Young Boys
Nancy Pelosi will be up with this...
Why would the Catholic denomination want all these Catholic refugees fleeing Catholic countries, to move permanently to a non-Catholic country?
- Sending them back home is not nearly the same thing as killing them.
- Their physical needs ARE being met during the time that they are here (though from reports their medical needs have been fumbled badly)
- The ultimate compassionate Christian thing would be to send them back and reunite them with their parents.
They’ve been “fumbling” my health care since I got out of the Army in 1983 and I still can’t dental care. Excuse me if I don’t weep for them.
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