You seem to know my heart, but let me clarify my actions:I’ve noticed this too and I agree with you that in most cases it’s really just meant as a subtle putdown that wasn’t given much thought. I mentioned the same thing earlier in the year in another thread:
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But we must act with compassion and love regardless of the political consequencesWhen all arguments have been made, the end result will still be, that those who are supported so strongly by the American bishops will become strong voting bloc for those most opposed to Catholic teaching.
cheap labor ,cheap votes.Dick Morris put it best: Republicans want Hispanics here to work, Democrats want them here to vote. Give them work, but make ALL immigrants go through legalization channels to become full citizens.
I don’t believe that the Bishops think in terms of political strategy, but in terms of human rights and Catholic ethics.When all arguments have been made, the end result will still be, that those who are supported so strongly by the American bishops will become strong voting bloc for those most opposed to Catholic teaching.
So uprooting families from their homes and sending them back to countries some have not seen since they were children is compassion?The Bishops Conference from what I read does say we don’t need to compel free citizenship if it would basically alter the whole demographics of the US.
So I would believe the Bishops are saying we don’t need to do this “regardless of political consequences”. Not sure if rewarding illegal acts are acting out of compassion in the overall big picture.
excellent!!!and no different, broadly, than what many of us individual catholics have suggested, except that the terms we suggest have included much more specificity and reflect much more contemporary updates than assumptions the bishops typically put out. Some of us take the trouble to study material from many sources as to what to implement and how best to implement it, in keeping with the above principles. it is not the job of the us bishops (and they do know it; they are not confused) to create national policy, let alone issue orders to legislators and individual catholics as to what specifically to implement and what to lobby for.
What is “demographics”?The Bishops Conference from what I read does say we don’t need to compel free citizenship if it would basically alter the whole demographics of the US.
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No, who said that??So uprooting families from their homes and sending them back to countries some have not seen since they were children is compassion?
My ancestors learned English. Do you think some people are more entitled than others?? Is that compassion??So uprooting families from their homes and sending them back to countries some have not seen since they were children is compassion?
The Church has no stand on whether individuals should or should not learn the dominant language of the country they dwell in.My ancestors learned English. Do you think some people are more entitled than others?? Is that compassion??
Those who are born in the U.S. to “illegals” are LEGAL. Therein lies the problem with using the term illegal instead of undocumented. Just saying.Immigration reform should not aid those here illegally.
This is true. Bishops now allow Masses to be said in many vernaculars.The Church has no stand on whether individuals should or should not learn the dominant language of the country they dwell in.
Indeed, the Vatican has no concern for what some call “American Culture” whatever that is.This is true. Bishops now allow Masses to said in many vernaculars.
And we might as well get used to it. The U.S. has become bilingual in the eyes of the Vatican.
Actually, some argue that the mother and her child are subject to the jurisdiction of the mother’s own native country.Those who are born in the U.S. to “illegals” are LEGAL. Therein lies the problem with using the term illegal instead of undocumented. Just saying.
That might be true, but that does not mean that we as Americans should have no concern for our traditions, language and culture. We are definitely justified to be concerned about the effects of continued unfettered, massive illegal immigration on our country - particularly on our infrastructure, education system, etc.Indeed, the Vatican has no concern for what some call “American Culture” whatever that is.
They, and the Pope sees the US as a mass of souls to be saved. They are concerned with the best way to do that.
Secular things like language, food, celebrations, traditions, customs, are irrelevant to them.
Countless numbers of immigrants have some to this country without knowing the language. And since the US has never had an official language, it’s not possible to require immigrants to know any specific language.Bravo! Well-Said. Fair is Fair.
**The path to citizenship should include knowing the language **and standing in line as has been proposed by some.
It is known, advertisements for Food Stamps for coming to the US were run on Mexican Novelas (Soap Operas) in that country. Such Christian goodwill.