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USCCB campaign urges parishes to pray, preach on behalf of DREAM Act
Catholic Culture ^ | August 19, 2011

Posted on 09/05/2011 3:24:17 PM PDT by Alex Murphy

The Justice for Immigrants campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging priests across the nation to “incorporate petitions, prayers and homilies” into Sunday Masses on September 25 in support of passage of the DREAM Act. The bill, first introduced in 2001, would provide a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants.

The Justice for Immigrants campaign has also issued an invitation to “plan a vigil or public event between Sept. 18 - Oct. 9 in support of our DREAM students and youth” and offers a “sample agenda and elements of a powerful event” to assist in planning.


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The Justice for Immigrants campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging priests across the nation to “incorporate petitions, prayers and homilies” into Sunday Masses on September 25 in support of passage of the DREAM Act.
1 posted on 09/05/2011 3:24:22 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: All
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2 posted on 09/05/2011 3:25:25 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed: he's hated on seven continents)
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Still no “petitions, prayers and homilies” to force the governments of the sewers in Central and South America to stop driving their citizens into America though, huh?


3 posted on 09/05/2011 3:32:53 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Spreading fear isn't working for the 'RATS anymore so they've resorted to using threats.)
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To: Alex Murphy

Anybody know how many illegals live in the Vatican? I assume they’re all fed, educated, given medical care, and a path to Vatican citizenship, right?


4 posted on 09/05/2011 3:38:00 PM PDT by guppas
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To: Alex Murphy

Seems to me that Catholics desperately want more Catholics despite the fact that the passage of this will further incentivize illegal immigration. We graduate over 50,000 illegals from American high schools every year. The DREAM Act is the wrong way to “handle” a problem everyone’s ignoring.


5 posted on 09/05/2011 3:38:24 PM PDT by Winstons Julia (when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
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If they want more Catholics, how about encouraging a vigil, homily, or event to support the pro-life cause?

Opposition to the dream act is being treated worse than being in favor of abortion.

6 posted on 09/05/2011 3:49:11 PM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the constitution"-Obama official)
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Instead of getting serious about and DIScouraging illegal immigration, we are actually considering incentivizing it. It’s insanity. And the Catholics are pandering to a ROTTEN idea just because they want more Catholics.


7 posted on 09/05/2011 3:53:28 PM PDT by Winstons Julia (when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
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To: Alex Murphy

I’m Catholic and they wonder why I quit going to church.


8 posted on 09/05/2011 3:55:35 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( Marksmanship and YOUR heritage http://www.appleseedinfo.org)
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Yeah, I pray for the DREAM Act, that it fails and that all the crimaliens go home and demand from their nations what they demand from ours!


9 posted on 09/05/2011 3:59:55 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Duval Patrick is a coward. Explain yourself on The O'Reilly Factor, you creep!)
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To: Alex Murphy

No “petitions, prayers and homilies” in support of Christians being butchered by Muslims across the globe? Bastard cowards. Strip the 501(c) exempt status from every one of them.


10 posted on 09/05/2011 4:18:41 PM PDT by montag813
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I just saw a National Geographic special (`Gangland’) on Fresno’s experience with unregulated “immigration.” It was on the `Bulldogs,’ a vicious gang of disgruntled foreign guests and their children.
The Catholic church should spend less time meddling in the issue of illegal aliens and more in a constructive manner in an area where they have some experience: pedophilia.


11 posted on 09/05/2011 4:50:19 PM PDT by tumblindice (It's the Donner-Reed show!)
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To: Alex Murphy

Another shining example of why the USCCB should stop meddling in politics and just do their jobs.


12 posted on 09/05/2011 4:59:41 PM PDT by Pat4ever (NO MORE!)
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To: ebshumidors

You are welcome to come back any time. Unless social justice is based on Christ, it isn’t social justice.

This is faulty reporting and headlining.

God loves all people equally.

I’ll see if I can find that quote.


13 posted on 09/05/2011 5:18:57 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Alex Murphy; ebshumidors
How would Jesus treat these people?

“Catholic social ministry begins and ends with Jesus Christ,” he said. “If it doesn’t, it isn’t Catholic.”

Archbishop Chaput


14 posted on 09/05/2011 5:21:10 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Aren’t we all immigrants?

Remember “Catholics need not apply.”

“Irish need not apply.”

“Germans need not apply.”

“Vietnamese need not apply.”


15 posted on 09/05/2011 5:24:15 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Alex Murphy

thank you for the links!


16 posted on 09/05/2011 5:37:47 PM PDT by redhead
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To: ebshumidors

If you quit going to Church you are not a Catholic. You are a lapsed Catholic who is no longer in a state of grace and that act has eternal consequences.


17 posted on 09/05/2011 5:53:50 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: guppas

This has nothing to do with the Vatican. It’s a prudential statement made by the navel gazing buffoons at the USCCB. A fact like that never crossed that BB mind of yours though, did it?


18 posted on 09/05/2011 5:58:21 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: Alex Murphy
And all this time I thought St. Paul told us to love our neighbors!!!!!!

Rom 13:8-10

Brothers and sisters:
Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery;
you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, "
and whatever other commandment there may be,
are summed up in this saying, namely,
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Love does no evil to the neighbor;
hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

19 posted on 09/05/2011 6:12:00 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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And all this time I thought Jesus told us "Love one another as I have loved you."

Are you saying NOT to do that?

20 posted on 09/05/2011 6:13:15 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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