It doesn't sanitize it - that's the problem. Using the Bible to justify stealing is NOT a good tactic. And that's what the bishops are doing.
It's also what "Natural Law" is doing. It's not impressive - it's offensive.
Glad you agree. I’m beyond fed up with border-jumping criminals and their apologists attempting to silence opposition to their crimes by shoving scripture in my face. Mexicans are Catholics, they should clean up the land God gave them and make it work.
We serve Caesar best by serving God first. We honor our nation best by living our Catholic faith honestly and vigorously, and bringing it without apology into the public square and its debates. We're citizens of heaven first. But just as God so loved the world that he sent his only son, so the glory and irony of the Christian life is this: The more faithfully we love God, the more truly we serve the world. - Archbishop Charles Chaput