Posted on 10/18/2021 7:34:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
ROME — The president of the European Catholic Bishops’ Conferences (COMECE), Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, has rejected European Commission warnings that illegal immigration is being used to “destabilise Europe,” calling instead for the facilitation of migration into the continent.
In Sunday’s press release, Cardinal Hollerich expressed his concern about the situation of migrants and asylum seekers, insisting that their “human dignity and fundamental rights must be respected.”
“Their right to seek asylum must be protected and states must respect the principle of non-deportation of people in danger back to their country of origin,” the Jesuit cardinal said.
Hollerich was writing in response to an October 7 joint letter by leaders of the European Commission calling for the adaptation of existing legal frameworks so as “to adequately address attempts of instrumentalisation of illegal migration for political purposes and other hybrid threats.”
Citing the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the letter declared that “the EU is facing a hybrid attack, its aim is to destabilise Europe, but this can never be tolerated.”
The letter also called for reinforcement of the European Union’s external borders and the establishment of mechanisms to counter the abuse of immigration to the continent.
“To ensure the integrity and normal functioning of the Schengen area, all our external borders must be protected with maximum level of security,” it stated. “At the same time, our migration and asylum policy must be abuse-resistant.”
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Are these guys likely candidates to be the future Cardinals to elect future Popes, like the current one?
I have a question that a man of the Cardinal’s caliber might be able to answer. Most of these refugees come from places pretty far from Europe. Is there no hospitable territory between where they came from and Europe (or North America, for that matter) where these people might find a home to their liking, maybe something more in line with their own cultures?
In Sunday’s press release, Cardinal Hollerich expressed his concern about the situation of migrants and asylum seekers, insisting that their “human dignity and fundamental rights must be respected.”
He’s right. We should respect their dignity and give them a box lunch at minimal charge for their trip back to wherever the came from.
Ship them to Vatican City.
Charles Martel weeps at you cowards. The muslims are burning your cathedrals and raping your women. The islamic conquest is not a threat. It is happening.
Asylum is one thing.
Invasion is another and some pretend there is no difference.
It is a scandal that a prelate speaks as a Leftist, Socialist rather than a Catholic.
All people have a right to emigrate. They do not however have a right to immigrate into wherever they fancy. All people have a duty to respect the laws of a receiving country.
The prelate needs to read the Catechism and the historical teachings of the Catholic Church.
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