Posted on 05/03/2013 5:08:19 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
Just days after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by climbing a wall, a Chicago priest says what he did was wrong and urged parishioners in his Southwest Side church to apologize if they had done the same.
"And by recognizing you did something wrong, you can't keep it doing it," said the Rev. Gary Graf of St. Gall Roman Catholic Church in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood. "I'm begging the people to take a different tactic."
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Graf paid for the trip but took about $3,000 from a church collection to pay coyotes, or people who smuggle others into the U.S. for a fee.
He spent three days in a home with 27 people waiting for smugglers to take him to the U.S. before abandoning his plan. Graf said he then hitched a ride and walked hours through the desert until he came to the border.
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Outside of the Southwest Side church, many parishioners showed their support for Graf. Many said they did not know the pastor scaled the border wall until a few days ago.
"We're so happy he did that for us," said Jacqueline Portero, 31, as she stood next to her 10-year-old daughter. "He just wanted to experience what the people experienced. He wanted to show the people he's there for them."
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Pontifical Swiss Guards have the greatest uniforms of any!
Suppose you were sneaking over the border and encountered someone in one of those uniforms.
Actually, Vatican Guards are very well-trained. Very well-trained! Vigorously trained - being a Swiss guard is not for babies. Actually, Vatican Guards are very well-trained. Very well-trained!
Maybe like that Congressman who was suppodely hiking the Appalacian Mountains when in fact he was spending time with his mistress.
Something like that.
I mean think about it... How did that conversation go?
“Hi, I’m an american here in Mexico and I want to hire a ‘coyote’ to smuggle me back to the USA”
“Um... why?”
“So I can tell everyone in my parish how bad it is... I can pay him...”
“How much money you got, gringo?”
“$3000 - is that enough?”
“Um....yeah you’re in luck.. it costs exactly $3000. Come right this way my cousin George does the best smuggling in all of Meh-hee-co”
“ok, here’s your money”
??????????
I am thinking the $3k went to hookers and booze.
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