So, what do you think he should say, then? You don’t like what he said; can you explain why. I think it is an improvement over what we have heard from USCCB before. I’m not trying to be an expert on doctrine, but I don’t believe church leaders need to proclaim government policy. They need to lead the church, i.e., the people in their spiritual life.
I see his statement as valuable in that it clarifies the Church having respect for U.S. law and conveying that to the parishioners, saying it is in line with church belief that you respect the law also.
What he says is a far, far cry from Mahony calling the enacters and supporters of SB1070, “nazis.” That’s all I’m saying. I’m just a humble human giving my opinion, so please back off of aiming your tirade at me personally. Thank you.
The good bishop should stick to teaching the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church, and not spend his time trumpheting his own interpretation of social justice, which many justifiably consider a variant of socialism.
At a time when gay marriage has become accepted, abortion remains prevalent, young Catholics are uninformed and even misinformed about the precepts of their faith, and Catholic universities (with a few exceptions)run away from Church morality (e.g. Georgetown shrouding AMDG at Obama’s bidding), it would seem to me that Bishop Kikanas has more than enough on his plate.
Give me Bishops Olmstead, Chaput, Cardinal Dolan, any time.
We obviously profoundly disagree. God Bless our disagreement.