[I Buried My Guns]

I am not Catholic, and thus do not have a dog in the liturgical fight. My concern is that this new guy will be a proponent of yet more mass illegal (Mexican) immigration into our country. You know, on "compassionate" grounds.

This is my sole beef with Roman Catholicism: They want me to roll over and allow my country to devolve into a 3rd world ghetto republic, for humanitarian reasons.

I stand against that concept.

[NYer]

I am not Catholic, and thus do not have a dog in the liturgical fight. My concern is that this new guy will be a proponent of yet more mass illegal (Mexican) immigration into our country. You know, on "compassionate" grounds.

What is your understanding of the Catholic Church's position on immigration? What are your sources?

[Salvation]

There are answers to your question on the other links that I just posted. Also sockmonkey can give you more details.

[sockmonkey]

My concern is that this new guy will be a proponent of yet more mass illegal (Mexican) immigration into our country.

Gomez, though not widely quoted on this part of his immigration stance, always supports government's laws on immigration be followed to maintain order. Yes, he does say that there should be compassion for families who are affected by deportations when not all family members are legal, but he fully supports the rights of the Government to enact and enforce immigration law

I am RC, and he is my Archbishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He also is very public in his stance on issues such as Terry Schiavo's murder, Catholic Politicians who support abortion, and gay marriage.