Thursday, January 30, 2025

U.S. Catholic Bishops Set Down Markers on Deportation - National Catholic Reporter By Michael Sean Winters

                                                        Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich
 

U.S. Catholic Bishops Set Down Markers on Deportation - National Catholic Reporter

By Michael Sean Winters

The leaders of the U.S. hierarchy do not throw punches. But they are setting down some markers.

President Donald Trump came out swinging on the issue of immigration.

"First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border," Trump said in his inaugural address. "All illegal entry will immediately be halted. And we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."

Trump promised to reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy. He pledged to send troops to our southern border "to repel the disastrous invasion of our country."

BUT the leaders of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy - showing firmness usually reserved for opposing  abortion - responded:

"While we wish the new administration success in promoting the common good, the reports being circulated of planned mass deportations targeting the Chicago area are not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply," said Cardinal Blase Cupich in a statement issued during a visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. "We are proud of our legacy of immigration that continues in our day to renew the city we love. This is a moment to be honest about who we are."

Cupich acknowledged that governments have the responsibility to defend their borders, but strongly affirmed, "we also are committed to defending the rights of all people, and protecting their human dignity."

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