Immigration Sources

[ndeparis88]

What are the teachings of the Church on Immigration. Where can someone find sorces outside the Church Fathers and Papal Encyclicals?

 

[raaucoin]

Go to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops web site.

 

[TRH1292]

In a thread last week, somebody posted these as starters:

See CCC 2241 and CCC 2433. Also see paragraph 62 of Caritas In Veritate and paragraph 101 of Pacem In Terris

 

[markomalley]

Go to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops web site.

The USCCB, unless the issuance in question has received a Recognito from the Holy See, does not have the right to make authoritative teaching statements (unless the statement, as published, has the unanimous approval in plenary session of all bishops who are members of the conference. Reference Pope St John Paul II, Motu Proprio Apostolos Suos.Art. 1. – In order that the doctrinal declarations of the Conference of Bishops referred to in No. 22 of the present Letter may constitute authentic magisterium and be published in the name of the Conference itself, they must be unanimously approved by the Bishops who are members, or receive the recognitio of the Apostolic See if approved in plenary assembly by at least two thirds of the Bishops belonging to the Conference and having a deliberative vote.

Art. 2. – No body of the Episcopal Conference, outside of the plenary assembly, has the power to carry out acts of authentic magisterium. The Episcopal Conference cannot grant such power to its Commissions or other bodies set up by it.
There have been any number of statements published by the USCCB that have been, in one way or another, at variance with the Magisterium of the Church. (For example, the document Economic Justice for All)