tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post1271837543066795197..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: HOMILY: Immigration is a Catholic IssueFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-52906235717623615672013-05-02T20:30:42.515-04:002013-05-02T20:30:42.515-04:00http://www.churchmilitant.tv/daily/?today=2013-05-...http://www.churchmilitant.tv/daily/?today=2013-05-02Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-862111410591861462013-04-28T08:55:38.224-04:002013-04-28T08:55:38.224-04:00Below are some articles that will give you some lo...Below are some articles that will give you some logical info regarding the other side of the argument. Please come up with some answers to refute all the various ways it ends up costing our country. We've had amnesty before and it didn't work. If the Catholic Church wants to welcome the stranger, take billions in gov't money and call it 'charity', promote universal healthcare with abortion neutral language and no mandate for them(even though we're screwed by it), and have the majority of the bishops stay silent on the real societal problems of morality in this country, you can kiss my tithe good bye since you already get it in my taxes. Thanks!<br /><br />http://www.nationalreview.com/article/346535/near-suicidal-immigration-policies<br /><br />http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/psr/apr13.html<br /><br />http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/346323/illegal-immigration-%E2%80%98slavery%E2%80%99Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-31406007039704204732013-04-23T17:31:04.651-04:002013-04-23T17:31:04.651-04:00Thanks for the reply. I too agree that DC has expa...Thanks for the reply. I too agree that DC has expanded the list...<br /><br />I was able to visit Ellis Island last year and the year experience was very moving. The audio tour included stories from actual immigrants who remembered their journey to America which really brought the island to life for me. <br /><br />I know the US should have legal immigration that is open and fair, but I see a growing entitlement system as the main obstacle to that (we are going bankrupt and robbing people of their ambition and dignity at the same time). Like the application of the death penalty, I suppose immigration policy is an issue about which a faithful Catholic is free to respectfully disagree with his Bishop (within limits of course). <br /><br />All people, no matter their status should be treated with dignity, but living here in the south I've seen the consequences of "sanctuary city" policies. I would like to argue that ignoring current immigration laws and procedures tends to hurt the good guys and reward the bad. <br /><br />Keep up the good work, Father! I'm do glad I have a new blog to read.<br /><br />Thanks, <br /><br />JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856289427599543802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-45467320099075092262013-04-23T17:18:47.572-04:002013-04-23T17:18:47.572-04:00Jeff,
Great questions.
1) ABSOLUTELY Abortion is...Jeff,<br /><br />Great questions.<br /><br />1) ABSOLUTELY Abortion is intrinsically evil, whereas how we deal with immigration may or may not be so. I've said it over and over again on this blog - there is a hierarchy of values. At the top is abortion, euthanasia, religious liberty, marriage, etc. Immigration is not at the top of the list, but it is wrong to not fight for something just because it isn't INTRINSICALLY evil. This is especially the case when our specific bishop has asked us to make a push on this issue.<br /><br />2) The Church's teaching on "subsidiarity" says that things should be left to states that can be handled by states. In my opinion, one of the few things that you would want a federal government for is to actually have a comprehensive and consistent immigration policy.<br /><br />I see a need for a federal government to do three things<br />1) the military<br />2) immigration<br />3) interstates<br /><br />Certainly the folks in D.C. have managed to expand greatly upon my list!!Father John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-32806049146761671182013-04-23T13:53:43.168-04:002013-04-23T13:53:43.168-04:00Great blog, Father. Thanks for being a solid voice...Great blog, Father. Thanks for being a solid voice for the Church's teachings. <br /><br />Here's my question: shouldn't a state have the right to set it's own immigration policy? As long as we are not torturing or importing people against their will - how does our immigration policy threaten human dignity?<br /><br />I don't think it is fair to compare abortion and immigration. This country's abortion policy threatens human dignity far more than this country's immigration policy. <br /><br />I would be fine with free and open immigration if we did not have a welfare system which is bankrupting our state. The Church and her members should be the ones to take care of the poor, not the state. <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />Jeff Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856289427599543802noreply@blogger.com