Posted on 11/14/2006 7:07:15 PM PST by Robert Drobot
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A senior Vatican cardinal on Tuesday condemned the building of walls between countries to keep out immigrants and said Washington's plan to build a fence on the U.S.-Mexican border was part of an "inhuman program".
Cardinal Renato Martino made his comments at a news conference presenting Pope Benedict's message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in which the Pope called for more laws to help immigrants integrate.
"Speaking of borders, I must unfortunately say that in a world that greeted the fall of the Berlin Wall with joy, new walls are being built between neighborhood and neighborhood, city and city, nation and nation," said Martino, head of the Vatican's Council for Justice and Peace.
President Bush signed legislation last month approving the construction of a 700-mile (1,100-km) fence -- a move that angered Mexico's government.
Bush defends the fence as necessary to tighten control of the border to keep criminals and terrorists out.
Thousands of poor Mexicans risk their lives each year sneaking across the 2,000-mile (3,200-km) border to seek jobs.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Cardinal Martino.
Precisely!
I know that Martino is a pinko who certainly doesn't represent the real viewpoint of both Pope Benedict and John Paul or most of the Vatican. However, I'm afraid that there are people who think that he does.
Yes. And unfortunately, half of them are Catholics.
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If they want to come here why don't they let us take over their government? Can't they figure out that something works here that doesn't there? Mexico is ramped with corruption. If they would clean that up there would be plenty for their people but their leaders probably don't care or are desperately afraid of lesser elements. Mexico is a country rich with natural resources and possibilities. I am sure what they need first is what we need too, a gospel revival.
Everyone knows Martino is a a leftist and America-hater. The MSM misleads people when it says "The Vatican" which implies it's an official statement on morals by the pope, but it can be any Vatical official just spouting his own personal views.
Then Pope BXVI should come out and refute Martino's statements, and/or state his own opinion on the building of the wall on the U.S. Southern Border. It's a bit of a cop out to say the Vatican doesn't believe the same as Martino when it doesn't come out with a statement of its own, or a refutation of what Martino said.
With all due respect to Cardinal Martino, and I say this as a Catholic. Last time I was in Rome, I noticed there were walls all around the Vatican to separate it from Italy.
It's inhuman, I tell you!
Martino is an anti-American socialist...
Gee, this automatically qualifies him to be the next Pope.
Good Lord!
Bad Cardinal~
The Cardinal is unhinged.
Happy to report that Cardinal Renato Martino has been awarded POMPOUS HYPOCRITICAL FRAUD OF THE MONTH
by the outstanding and hysterical blog
http://www.guymouthingoff.blogspot.com/
Fascinating stuff about Cardinal Martino's rather odd relationship with a floral shop in Ottawa!
What's THAT all about?
Exactly.
Look, as you know... Reuters isn't a good source for even lining the birdcage. This is a liberal cardinal that doesn't know when to shut up... kinda like the stray old nuns for choice (why do they care and why haven't they left). Papa Bene will receive another email from me on the mouth on the cardinal.
My position has been...
Why aren't the cardinals, bishops and priests speaking out more against those in power re: Mexico, for the rights of the people? Why is it okay for them to be treated like slaves here? What about how it affects our taxpayers, law enforcement, prisons, economy, social services, health, hospitals, in-state tuition, education costs, bilingual documents costs, fraudalent documents felonies, gang crime and it being against the law in the first place?
There are people being persecuted all over the world who'd I rather see being helped here... Why is it when their neighbor (us), who's responsible for most of their GDP regardless of all the natural resources there, with taking care of most of their people here and sending them aid),... see us attacked on our soil, and make NO attempt to stop those who come across our border from there? If they don't care about others coming in who could attack here, why should we care about illegal Mexicans being able to come here? Hello? it's illegal.
Do you know how many friends I have that are waiting to become citizens or have family members who for years have waited to come here the legal way? They have spent thousands and are held back because they haven't even processed the amnesty from Reagan yet years ago... What makes them think they can do this on top of it? The system is screwed up enough as it is.
For people to come here illegal, and march in our streets with allegiance to other countries (I know, go back there if you love it so much), when they should be in their countries protesting for rights so they don't have to leave... is ridiculous and more than ballsy. The businesses are even worse, they order up folks like a bag of fries to do their cheap labor... and sometimes don't pay them. It doesn't work either way.
And here we are talking about min. wage increase and amnesty at the same time... are they smoking rope? Where's the money coming from? Us, that's who.
Since we're shadowing the depopulation mark due to 43 million abortions since 1973 (some of those would've been taxpayers by now and in the workforce), we have migration. Look at Europe, those who have the kids, rule the world. Now everyone here is too selfish and can't commit to having children... cramps their style. Go look at the World Mapping site and graph up births, deaths and migration... you'll see what i'm talking about.
I hope the troops have jobs when they come back, half the teenagers don't start learning the early ethics of work and responsibility through first jobs because there aren't many at all... even when it comes to summer youth jobs here in NYC, not good.
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