It's also a violation of the Catholic Catechism, telling them to obey the law of the Land. should that particular churches tax exempt status be removed? Would that be a violation of their 1st Amendment rights? Should the Pope be contacted about it?
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2007-05-08 23:57:16 · 4 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well the Pope was in the HJ..but I would have to go with him on this one.If Church in Kaliofonia wants them then they should pay for them.
2007-05-09 00:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by dr strangelove 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am most certainly NOT a fan of Cardinal Mahony, but I think you are being unfair. He is not for illegal immigration, he is for compassion and corporal works of mercy as outlined in Matthew 25:35-45.
2007-05-09 00:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
your country was founded on illegal immigration, more illegal immigration should not come as a shock. perhaps the cardinal and pope have a difference of opinion.
2007-05-09 00:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by Dentist_ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.
The Catholic Church supports human rights and humane immigration law, not crime.
You shall not oppress an alien; you well know how it feels 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 family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, living in exile in Egypt to escape the fury of an evil king, are, for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, alien and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of persecution or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to seek 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 lamp beside the golden door!" (The Statue of Liberty)
The earth, this country, everything we have are gifts from God, which we are called to share with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
With love in Christ.
2007-05-09 17:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋