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My pastor was inspired by the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita to advocate for immigrants from the pulpit today. Muy bueno. I was inspired myself, as follows: Dear Father _____________, I just got a genius idea --- in terms of Catholic Social Justice --- to crack down on the crime of human trafficking. It would also curb the influx of narcotraficantes and their wares (which kill 60,000+ people every year in the US alone), and keep out the organized crime groups bringing in stolen goods and tons of contraband firearms. And here it is. Are you ready? Legal immigration. Here's...

Saint Josephine Bakhita Giuseppina Margherita Fortunata Josephine was a twin, child of an African family of property. When she was kidnapped into slavery, Sudan wasn't a country. She saw one of her group of fellow slaves severely beaten and abandoned to die. She suffered great cruelty from Turkish owners and was viciously, ritually scarred all over her back. She became the nanny of the daughter of Italian owners. While her mistress returned to Africa, she was left with the baby girl at a convent in Italy where she became Catholic. When her mistress returned to take her and the...