The Catholic Church does not vote, but millions of individual Catholics do. We voting Catholics have every bit as much franchise as any other collection of individuals. Get over it and get used to it because the Catholic Church will become even more politically engaged as we go forward.
Slavery was once constitutional and abortion still is. Mainstream Protestantism and Catholicism came down on opposite sides of both of those issues. 150 years ago there were similar animosities against the Irish immigrants and 100 years ago against the southern and eastern Europeans. Again, mainstream Protestantism and Catholicism came down on opposite sides of that argument. Which side do you think is right?
Endorsing, advocating and lobbying are not illegal. Neither is demanding that the protections embedded in out constitution be applied to all persons within our borders. Strip away those protections because someone entered the country illegally and you endorse the murder, robbery, rape, and exploitation illegal immigrants. That is hardly a Christian attitude.
What about the murder, robbery, rape, and exploitation done BY the illegals?
So, are you in favor of amnesty for illegals? Is that the official Catholic church position? Or are Catholics doing it in violation of official church doctrine?
If the Catholic church thinks that helping the downtrodden is a good thing, then THEY should do it themselves and pay for it themselves and not encourage others to break the law of the land.
You know, render unto Ceasar???
Opposing illegal immigration is not the same as supporting abortion and slavery. There are avenues for immigrants to enter this country legally. Let them do it that way. If the Catholic church or Catholics themselves, want to help someone enter the country legally by sponsoring them, fine, do it that way. Do it LEGALLY.
Do not treasonously advocate for breaking the law.