“A nation’s political life, like Christianity itself, is meant for everyone, and everyone has a duty to contribute to it.”
If the “everyone” includes the illegal immigrant, the statement is profoundly flawed.
The illegal immigrant can’t even be here legally, much less vote.
Any religious ‘leader’ saying otherwise is probably infected with that form of collectivism (communism) known as Liberation Theology.
No wonder the Catholic Church is in such serious problems.
The LibTheo chappies forgot that “DON’T STEAL” is a commandment, and they deny their communism is theft.
Don't listen to the liberal press or the traditional anti-Catholics, the Catholic Church is doing just fine.
Maybe your problem is with the constitution and not the Catholic Church. The 14th states:
"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Note that this amendment differentiates between citizens and persons. Surely you are not going to declare illegal immigrants untermensch are you?