Where is the Catholic outrage over recent American immigration policies?

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The Catholic bishops (generally) are.

What about lay Catholic and news organizations?
 
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The entire brouhaha about separating families is about a policy which isn’t new. You can’t send children into prison with their parents who violated immigration law.

This isn’t really new or recent at all.
 
A percentage of the Catholics on CAF are so blinded by hyper partisanship that they cannot delineate the difference between Christian values and political platforms.

We need to pray for the recession of the scourge of hyper partisanship on CAF and in the Catholic Church worldwide.

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It doesn’t matter to me how new it is. Now that it’s back in the light, we as Christians should fight for justice.
 
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t, we as Christians should fight for justice.
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If it doesn’t matter to you how new the policy is, why did you refer to “recent” American immigration policies in your subject line? Instead, you should be asking what should be done to correct the mistakes of the past.

And BTW, President Trump wants comprehensive immigration reform including the wall, eliminating the immigration lottery, etc., and reforming this will be part of it.
 
Ah, so in other words, your replies are mostly based in a defense of Trump…

I’m not making this a partisan issue.
 
I checked National Catholic Register. I see a lot of abortion articles on the homepage (as there should be!). But nothing on the immigration crisis – except an article relating to the bishop calling for canonical penalties.

Shame…

Important to note that there are several Catholic organizations/news that call attention to it (like America Magazine).
 
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Same sex marriage ravaged across the land, and in country to country, destroying families in its path and I heard from 2 Bishops. Same sex marriage is intrinsically evil. Immigration is talked about alot, and in some instances one can differ on how certain policies are implemented as long as serious human rights arent violated.
 
Augustinian said:
The entire brouhaha about separating families is about a policy which isn’t new. You can’t send children into prison with their parents who violated immigration law.

This isn’t really new or recent at all.
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Let’s be clear. The POLICY is new which is why it was rolled out with fanfare by the AG.

The consent decree (not law) is not new. It was issued (by the 9th circuit court of appeals) in 1997.

Previous Presidental administrations have chosen to limit the enforcement of it BECAUSE OF the moral issue of separating children from their parents for long periods of time and the expense of housing families.
 
Not at all, I just think that we need to work together with President Trump to get comprehensive immigration reform passed, and this long standing problem with the Children of Illegals resolved.

This can’t be resolved without legislation and a lot of cooperation from both sides. America is not going to, and cannot keep, children in prison with their parents.
 
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Same sex marriage
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The church should speak out for marriage.

But same-sex marriage is hardly the cause of the breakdown of marriage. At least, it didn’t start it. And after all, same-sex marriages are, well, same-sex couples. Not exactly the cause of the breakdown of heterosexual couples…

Off topic, though
 
These people are not violating the law. These poor people who have been persucuted in ther countries are trying to make a good life for themselves. Where is the compassion. They are here not as illegal immigrants but asking for aslyum to come into our country.
I have lived on one of the countries some of these people are from. The means in which they live in their counries are deplorable.
 
PoliticoIAm said:
They are here not as illegal immigrants but asking for aslyum to come into our country.
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Well, some are as you say, and some aren’t. Some people get caught sneaking into America(a crime), and then claim asylum.

If they claim asylum, they are held until their hearing and are necessarily separated from their children. They can’t have their children with them while sitting in the penitentiary awaiting adjudication.

Some of the people coming in with children are actually MS13 and other gang associates, and they need vetted.
 
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Fighting for justice is obeying the law!
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What do you see as “justice”? Open borders? Firing the nation’s border and customs agents as everyone will be able to come in and stay?

Or do you think some people should be excluded? If so, whom?
 
Augustinian said:
The entire brouhaha about separating families is about a policy which isn’t new. You can’t send children into prison with their parents who violated immigration law.

This isn’t really new or recent at all.
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Pretty much this.

It’s a terrible situation, but it’s one that the parents have created. I pity the child, but the parent is still responsible for their actions. I don’t believe the government is wrong when they incarcerate an American felon and separated then their children, so I don’t see why I should be outraged that the same thing is happening to non-American felons.
 
OK, so would you be fine if your parents were seeking asylum, whether directly or indirectly, and instead had to be taken away from them?

Or what if you had a child and were seeking a better life for your child. Would you just say “Welp, that’s the law.” And gladly let your child be taken away from you?
 
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