Posted on 02/21/2017 6:34:37 PM PST by marshmallow
Stating that “I am not against refugees, since I was one myself,” a Chaldean Catholic bishop who ministers in California defended President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
Bishop Bawai Soro, who came to the United States as a refugee from Iraq in 1973, wrote in a San Diego newspaper column that “the events of Sept. 11, 2001, illustrated how radical Islamic terrorism is the clear and present danger facing America.”
“Mr. Trump has no one to apologize to for his immigration doctrine for the simple reason that coming to America is not a right but a privilege, a privilege that is earned by waiting in line for however long it may take to reach America,” he continued.
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Thank-you for your support of travel ban.
I wonder what % of US Catholics have ever heard of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Freegards
at least he can speak the truth since, unlike USCB, he doesn’t get a $200 million US grant for resettlement.
Right, I know that and you know that. But what % of US Catholics know that?
Freegards
That’s why I posted the chart — for their education.
We know Chaldeans. The Deacon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Orangevale reports that parishioners have seen their relatives’ blood licked off the street by dogs. However, before giving open ended support to someone who voices with seeming authority what we all know to be true, first investigate that authority. http://www.assyriatimes.com/assyrian/news/the-assyrian-church-of-the-east-vs-bishop-bawai-soro/3164
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