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Vatican official prods US on immigration reform
Catholic Culture ^ | June 03, 2010

Posted on 06/03/2010 6:49:19 AM PDT by Alex Murphy

In a lengthy address delivered in Washington on June 2, Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò, president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, discussed various facets of migration to the United States, including immigration, human trafficking, and displacement induced by climate change.

Speaking to the Regional Consultation of the American Bishops' Conferences on Migration, Archbishop Vegliò said that “I follow with more than usual interest and admiration the courageous advocacy efforts of the USA Church for the regularization of the approximately 12 million undocumented migrants. Their existence will thus be recognized. However, should this also not be linked with a immigration reform which takes into account the demands of the labour market, and especially the continuing need for low-skilled workers?”

“One also has to realize that not workers will arrive, but human persons, with all its consequences, like living with their families,” he continued. “In order to achieve this, the necessary political will is required to address humanely undocumented migration.”

In his conclusion, Archbishop Vegliò stated:

What is most fundamental is the courage not to turn away from the eyes of the poor but to allow them to break our heart and shatter our world. To let them share with us how their children fear and suffer from acts of violence, how it feels to live together for years in a crowded refugee camp under a plastic sheet without hope for a decent life, how it hurts to be dehumanized and not to be seen as a human being, but as a number or a ‘vulnerable’. What is necessary to offer them perspective for the future? In concrete ways the Church in many countries is trying to answer this. Your efforts and activities are illustrations of this.


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: aliens; freformed; immigration; vatican
[Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò] said that “I follow with more than usual interest and admiration the courageous advocacy efforts of the USA Church for the regularization of the approximately 12 million undocumented migrants. Their existence will thus be recognized. However, should this also not be linked with a immigration reform which takes into account the demands of the labour market, and especially the continuing need for low-skilled workers?”

“One also has to realize that not workers will arrive, but human persons, with all its consequences, like living with their families,” he continued. “In order to achieve this, the necessary political will is required to address humanely undocumented migration.”

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Catholic bishop calls for new thinking on illegal immigration

1 posted on 06/03/2010 6:49:19 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: Alex Murphy

They should be recognized as criminals and treated as such.


2 posted on 06/03/2010 6:52:17 AM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: Ingtar

I agree.
These Archbishops are definitely getting out of hand.


3 posted on 06/03/2010 7:01:36 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Alex Murphy
which takes into account the demands of the labour market

What labor market?
4 posted on 06/03/2010 7:02:29 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Ingtar
As a Colombian Knight and lifelong Catholic, this is deeply troubling. The Church is, and HAS, every right to fend for the poor and the downtrodden. Where was the outcry when our economy tanked in ‘08 and the illegal flow slowed to a trickle? The Church takes a stance here with which I disagree completely. Lets just get to the point, shall we? Mexicans and Arabs can, and do, have similar appearances. There is NOTHING racist or xenophobic implied in that comment. It is a very easily observed FACT! Does anyone know how many terrorist operators have literally “waltzed” into our country? The answer here is NO! The Church needs to focus on nurturing the spiritual needs of their congregations and stay out of the policies of the government. Unless vicious, atrocious human rights violations are occuring, of course. Hells bells people... these illegals are not even being ARRESTED! They are not the victims of ANYTHING except the failed state of Mexico and her various Central American neighbors.
5 posted on 06/03/2010 7:35:52 AM PDT by 19kofcagnra70
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To: Alex Murphy

They’re right and we should follow their example by modeling our immigration laws after that of the Vatican.


6 posted on 06/03/2010 9:11:05 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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Ping!


7 posted on 06/03/2010 11:20:22 AM PDT by HiJinx (~ SEIU Supports the Slave Trade ~)
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To: Alex Murphy

the catholic church is a criminal organization!


8 posted on 06/03/2010 11:22:09 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: Ingtar
They should be recognized as criminals and treated as such.

As well as the Catholic bishop who is attempting to aid and abet these criminals...Throw him in jail...

9 posted on 06/03/2010 4:23:11 PM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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