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Pope Francis Calls On U.S. To Welcome Illegal Immigrants
Breitbart ^ | 16 Jul 2014, | by ROBERT WILDE

Posted on 07/16/2014 6:33:46 AM PDT by Resettozero

In his message to the “Mexico/Holy See Colloquium on Migration and Development,” Pope Francis characterized the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that have crossed the U.S. southern border as a product of globalization, suggesting that the phenomenon is happening worldwide.

Francis proclaimed, “Despite the large influx of migrants present in all continents and in almost all countries, migration is still seen as an emergency, or as a circumstantial and sporadic fact, while instead it has now become a hallmark of our society and a challenge.”

Emmer McCarthy for Vatican Radio said Francis expressed his concern for “the tens of thousands of children who migrate alone, unaccompanied, to escape poverty and violence.” He further sympathized, saying that “this is a category of migrants… who cross the border with the United States under extreme conditions and in pursuit of a hope that in most cases turns out to be vain." The Pope added that the amount of those willing to take the dangerous journey “are increasing day by day."

The Argentinean pontiff claims that the illegal immigrants are “forced to emigrate, suffer, and often, die tragically; many of their rights are violated, they are obliged to separate from their families and, unfortunately, continue to be the subject of racist and xenophobic attitudes.”

Finally, the Pope called for everyone to have a new outlook toward “migrants and refugees” and that we should discard previous conceptions of “defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalization.” Moreover, the world should transform itself from a “throwaway culture” to a culture "capable of building a better, more just and fraternal world."

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To: Resettozero

Sorry, I ran out of compassion 10 million illegal aliens ago.


41 posted on 07/16/2014 7:07:09 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Da Coyote
And we call upon Rome to welcome them.

That's what I was going to say, except after seeing the show last week about the *ahem* pedophiles and gays in the upper echelon of the Vatican, we'd be sending the kids to who knows what.

That being said: other countries, the UN and any other big mouth organization/politician needs to walk the talk and pay for the mess out of their OWN funds, not ours. Maybe a certain clown needs to give up a few vacations.

42 posted on 07/16/2014 7:07:59 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Resettozero
Large farm groups want cheap labor.

Pope Francis would like to be known internationally for his deep humility and love for children.

Hotels want 'slavery-lite - illegals thankful for a job... and frightened of being deported.

Pedophiles want young children to torture and rape.

Liberal elites want to feel smug in their superiority of 'racially correct' thinking. ( And secretly wish for gratitude and appreciation.

Lowlife ‘parents’ in South America want citizenship - willing to have their children die for it.

And Obama wants chaos and strife - to bring down the country.

And us? We sense evil... we're moving toward the sound guns ... we see fires in the streets.

43 posted on 07/16/2014 7:08:56 AM PDT by GOPJ (A ship once out of port is hard to capture:know this now before it is too late. - Solon)
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To: Resettozero

Dear Pope Francis:

No.


44 posted on 07/16/2014 7:11:20 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Salvation
Spare me. One cannot be charitable with someone else's money. The U.S. is already the most charitable nation on Earth.

Get off your own butt, Frank, and care for these kids yourself with some of the Vatican's vast wealth. No foot washing photo ops, please.

45 posted on 07/16/2014 7:11:31 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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46 posted on 07/16/2014 7:11:35 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: GOPJ

Useful summary. Thanks.


47 posted on 07/16/2014 7:12:08 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Just trying to build up the numbers in the pews.


48 posted on 07/16/2014 7:13:05 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: P-Marlowe

My point exactly.


49 posted on 07/16/2014 7:18:21 AM PDT by SkyDancer (When the government is above the law, it's called fascism.)
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To: Salvation

Just WOW! The vitriol! But it’s what I have come to expect. :)Fiat voluntas Dei.


50 posted on 07/16/2014 7:23:23 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)
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To: Resettozero

Should we have compassion for refugees and the poor? Yes.

Should we accept a set of government policies that encourage third world immigrants to come here without any controls — disease, crime, etc.— and then force the taxpayer to pay for it all? No.


51 posted on 07/16/2014 7:23:52 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Salvation

There is a word for preaching at others to do what you’re not doing yourself. That word is ‘hypocrisy’. The hypocrites of Jesus’ day were the Pharisees, & He was singularly hard on them.


52 posted on 07/16/2014 7:25:03 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: freeangel
Look, I am a practicing Catholic who is being driven nuts by this Pope. I think Pope Francis’s admonishments to the US regarding the illegals at the border are onanistic cant, but I have to take issue with your assertion that Pope Francis is interested in keeping the “RCC wealth intact”. Would that this Pope and various bishops WERE a tad more self-interested (by “self” here, I mean the Church)! No, you can bet that these remarks, while meaningless and infuriating, are sincerely about the people at the border. If these remarks could benefit the Catholic Church in any way, you can bet the Pope wouldn't utter them.
53 posted on 07/16/2014 7:25:05 AM PDT by utahagen
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To: Salvation
Jesus did NOT go to the seat of Government and tell them to TAKE the wealth of the State to do ‘good’.

He did NOT go to the money changers and ask them to set up an IRS type system so money could efficiently be taken from people (against their will) and distributed according to a collective's idea of 'charity'. That IS NOT THE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE.

Jesus was talking about salvation - YOUR salvation.

About YOU growing spiritually. About things YOU should do...NOT things you should FORCE others to do.

The scripture's beauty has NOTHING to do with setting up a bureaucracy to force citizens to ‘do good’.

54 posted on 07/16/2014 7:25:08 AM PDT by GOPJ (A ship once out of port is hard to capture:know this now before it is too late. - Solon)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I agree with your analysis, you opinionated blowhard.


55 posted on 07/16/2014 7:29:40 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Pope - easy for you to say. You have a lifetime job. You haven’t been pushed out of the workforce by a socialist government. You don’t have to worry about rising prices and confiscatory taxes.


56 posted on 07/16/2014 7:29:51 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Salvation

Notice that in the article no where does the Pope claim the U.S. must welcome illegal immigrants (implying that the U.S. must stop enforcing her laws and allow anyone to remain here) as the title states?

This is a humanitarian crisis and the Christian response to this should be as the Pope says. That does not mean suspending whatever legal actions are normally taken against illegal immigrants. Charity can act within the law and without taking part in injustice.


57 posted on 07/16/2014 7:30:17 AM PDT by lastchance (People)
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To: P-Marlowe
Would the Vatican welcome a few thousand of these people if we put them on a plane?

We've got something large enough? Gotta see a pic of that!
58 posted on 07/16/2014 7:31:33 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: defconw

Sadly much of the Catholic church, “mainline” protestants among others... long ago fired Jesus Christ and hired Karl Marx. :(No better example than the “liberation theology” of the Latin American Catholic church). This has resulted in permanent poverty in countries rich in natural resources, climate, flora and fauna. Countries were the people should be prosperous... but when the “church” declares prosperity to be “sinful” it cannot flourish. Jesus did admonish His followers to freely give of their bounty, but nowhere did He authorize any person or entity to come take(aka: steal) it! Good purposes or not.


59 posted on 07/16/2014 7:31:54 AM PDT by FiddlePig
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To: Salvation
According to Scripture, yes, he thinks before he says things like this ...
Is that all you can do is post pre-assembled scripture? Have you ever had an original thought/reply on FR?
60 posted on 07/16/2014 7:35:19 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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