The Catholic Church Encourages Illegal Immigration?

Do you agree with this author?

by Dave Gibson (6/21/08)
http://newsbyus.com/index.php/article/82...

I do. All of his data on the Catholic Church and the illegal aliens is correct. He have left out the Catholic Charities which would be interesting from his viewpoint.
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Not necessarily true. While the actions are certainly detrimental to the illegal immigrant problem contained by the USA, the fact is that the Catholic Church has a responsibility to protect those who come to their doors as a refugee of persecution. It is smaller quantity about respecting the sovereignty of the USA and more about protecting the sanctuary of the Church.
You betcha. Cardinal Mahoney is one of the strongest supporters of illegal aliens and amnesty for illegal aliens surrounded by the USA. Catholic Churches across the USA give sanctuary to illegal aliens. Most of the illegal alien contained by the USA are Catholics, and the Catholic Church needs members after the priests molesting children scandal.

From the article:
"In June 2005, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony wrote an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times in which he defended and even pressed illegal aliens to enter this country. Of course, Mexicans and other Latin Americans are overwhelmingly devout Catholics. Mahony along with the rest of the church’s hierarchy is undoubtedly anxious to touch this potential source of income. "
No.

Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with wise souls, all men have the same quality and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are call to participate in the same divine beatitude: adjectives therefore enjoy an equal dignity.

The Catholic Church supports human rights and humane immigration law, not crime.

However citizens are grateful in conscience not to follow the directives of civil authorities when they are contrary to the demands of the moral order, to the fundamental rights of persons or the teachings of the Gospel.

We must fulfil God rather than men. (Acts 5:29)

You shall not oppress an alien; you well know how it feel to be an alien, since you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 23:9)

The émigré Holy Family of Nazareth, fleeing into Egypt, is the archetype of every refugee nearest and dearest. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king, are, for all times and adjectives places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of ill-treatment or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to hope a foreign soil. (Exsul Familia, Pope Pius XII, 1952)

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my storm lantern beside the golden door!" (The Statue of Liberty)

Jesus said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39)

If we truly believe and live this greatest commandment then we believe that the earth, this country, everything we have are gifts from God, which we are call to share with our less fortunate neighbors.

With love in Christ.
I agree, and I also do not agree with the Church when it comes to no birth control encouraging children to be born that cannot be supported by their parents short the aid of welfare putting a strain on tax payers. If they want to advocate illegal immigration and no birth control, next let them take care of their own parishioners.
I do not agree.
WRONG. Catholics are called to do Jesus's work on globe. Jesus came in the mercy of our God, and in his word he said her would never foresake us. Since he sais he is a reading light unto our path, we are supposed to follow his example. He also said ' This is my commandement that you love one another just as I have loved you'

The Catholic Church have vowed to follow Jesus example, remembering that he never turned anyone away. Illegal Immigrants need help, mercy and are affraid - which translates into fertile soil for the gospel.

Remember, God was merciful toward us, giving us Jesus whom we did not deserve. We follow his example and extend a paw of mercy to our brethren.
According to the Catholics, Protestant-majority nations are against God and anything done to destroy them is legal.
Interesting that you quote from a Conservative handkerchief from Boise of all places. This type of statement that is disguised as a question is really counterproductive to intelligent solutions.
I would hope that the illicit parents STAY AWAY fromn the church in order to prevent their children being raped and abused,.

the catholic church is dying because they REFUSE to expose the rapists and pedophiles they save hidden within their walls. Those rapists and pedophiles SHOULD be on the s e x offenders record.

I will be singing HALLELUJAH on the day the roman catholic church declares BANKRUPTCY.
I do agree...we are a nation of laws and they are purposely helping them to break them...I wonder if they would keep doing that if they lost their import tax exempt status for law breaking...
No, nor do I agree with your statement. There are those with no real idea of the concept of any style of Christianity. It runs hand in hand near racial superiority.

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http://www.andrehouse.org/

http://www.svdpusa.org/

http://www.firstfoodbank.org/
Very Cool.
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