The following comes from a November 30 San Diego Union Tribune article by Kate Morrissey:
American leadership in the Catholic church laid low during the presidential election but San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy is now making clear that if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on campaign promises of mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants, the church is prepared to take “massive action.”
“During the past months the specter of a massive deportation campaign aimed at ripping more than 10 million undocumented immigrants from their lives and families has realistically emerged as potential federal policy,” McElroy said.
There are an estimated 81 million self-identified Roman Catholics in the U.S., about 25 percent of the population. McElroy said mass deportations could remove more than 10 percent of parishioners from U.S. churches.
When asked how to calm the fears of unauthorized immigrants, McElroy said, “I have fear, too. I think that’s one of the problems. As we speak with the undocumented community, we can’t give a false sense of serenity. Our only hope is to say we’re going to stand together.”
McElroy would not say whether churches would act as sanctuaries, but said it would have to be considered.
“The church can never acquiesce in or cooperate with such a grave evil in our society,” McElroy said.
“All of the steps in the Civil Rights campaign will have to be enlisted if we’re facing a true massive deportation that tears apart families,” he said, referring to priests and nuns who joined activists in acts of civil disobedience. “I hope we won’t get back to those days. If that’s the decision, we’re going to have to entertain those modes of operation.”
Bishop McElroy calls for ‘widespread opposition’ to massive deportations
Churches acting as sanctuaries would have to be considered, he says
I say nonsense.
No Bishop McElroy, the widespread opposition is to you and your leftist political ideas. Did you not understand that the Trump vote was a complete repudiation of your immigration fantasy? Your charge is to lead souls to heaven. Teach and proclaim Jesus Christ crucified, speak endlessly about The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist., do your job man!
there many folks who are against keeping young immigrants, public schools in the usaare free real estate taxes keep rising teachers want a good salary we just are unable to afford to educate all the kids from haf the world
looks like some threads on the seamless garment get extra stress…..when was the last time this bishop called for civil disobedience for the very lives of the preborn?
But what of the “mass deportation” of Catholic Faith and Morals within the Church as facilitated by gagging faithful priests and using one’s authority to ban priests from posting Catholic Faith and Morals in their own parish bulletins?
This man is causing problems within his own Diocese. What in the world is he doing to his flock ?
He revealed it right there in one word: “fear.”
Christians do not fear.
Grave evil? The only thing to fear is the loss of eternal life. This kind of fear mongering is very transparent to the faithful. This is not concern for the salvation of souls. This is concern for the salvation of future government funding and future progressive voters. You need $$ and votes to further ungodly agendas. Holy Communion for adulterers now with “clear consciences” was the smoke screen needed to introduce the real prized *crown of thorns*, namely recognizing GLBT as regular “families” Bit by bit, chipping away Church teaching. All being done under the crafty guise of mercy! God in his Mercy, heard our nation’s prayers! Hillary WAS DEFEATED! The Blessed Mother, promised, St. Dominic that “The Rosary shall be a…
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The Blessed Mother, promised, St. Dominic that “The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.”
Catholic Charities helped Ohio State Muslim jihadist migrate to U.S.
Robert Spencer•November 30, 2016
https://drrichswier.com/2016/11/30/catholic-charities-helped-osu-muslim-slaughterer-migrate-to-u-s/
The Money Trail: Why Catholic Bishops Are Silent on Hillary
Elizabeth Yore
https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/2746-the-money-trail-why-catholic-bishops-are-silent-on-hillary
This man –yes, please read this, Excellency — should be out with his feckless fellow bishops to provide “widespread opposition” to abortion, to fornication, and to homosexual sex and marriage and adoption, rather than spending time organizing something of questionable value, and that is far outside his expected reach as a “shepherd.”
Stop giving this man a dime, people. Give, instead, to Traditional Catholic orders, those that truly live their lives as if they care about Christ and His Church. Render unto Caesar, Bishop McElroy, and render unto God those things for which you have been entrusted.
I believe the Trump Administration will go after the bad guys — the drug cartel, sex trafficers, child molesters, identity thieves and so forth who are here illegally. Why should American citizens have to imprison and support other countries’ problems; we have enough of our own. Then, hopefully, they will secure the borders so they cannot get back into this country.
Hey Bishop McElroy, News Flash!!!. Ilegal immigrants are law-breakers.
But Democrats and liberal clergy like that, means votes and money. Always follow the money.
What massive deportations is the Bishop talking about ?
Deportations of convicted Criminals (rapists, murderers, thieves, drug dealers, etc – who are also breaking Federal immigration laws?
I suggest the Bishop read the “Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition” of 1997 which contains the Doctrine of the Faith, # 2241 which requires ALL immigrants to OBEY the LAW.
The United States already deports undocumented people found guilty of criminal offenses, usually after they serve their prison time.
but they keep coming back, and we should not have to house and feed them in the first place.
And many of the children from Central or South America were not brought over here by their parents. They were brought by strangers, and many were molested along the way. There is no evidence these children will be any better off over here under the present administration. Open borders makes it easier to ship victims and molesters back and forth, back and forth, without any real justice for the victims. Especially since it is well known that Planned Parenthood does not report statutory rape. They just get rid of the evidence quickly, and the rapists go free, and good Catholics just keep paying and paying.
feed and house them when imprisoned that is.
That’s a valid point of debate, in my view, Anne T., but I don’t think Trump has really offered anything substantially different than Obama in this regard. The difference is really in tone. Obama has tried to encourage immigrants to take a positive path and appeals to their highest angels, while Trump threatens them and calls them rapists and drug dealers. There is a REAL fear among people who were brought here as children, who have worked hard to succeed in their education, who are now participating fruitfully in the economy and paying taxes and are abiding by laws, that they will be hunted, and if found, deported.
It is always dangerous for people to go to any country illegally. It is not safe for the person doing it nor for the citizens of that country. It puts one in limbo knowingly. I was furious when I found out our government with the bishops are using our taxes and donations to bring Muslims over here when it is the Christians who are being persecuted by ISIS. Many of the Muslims in Europe now want Shariah Law. That is incompatible with Judeo Christian Law. We do not cut off hands and feet for theft as is still being done in Saudi Arabia. Marrying a nine/ten year old as Mohammed did is considered pedophilia under our law. It is still being done in Muslim countries.
And just what “higher angels” does President Obama appeal to when he ignores laws protecting unborn children who survive abortion or endorses so-called same-sex marriages, which helps destroy traditional families, and so on and so forth? I will tell they are not the Godly kind of “higher angels”.
Anne, coming across the border as a refugee isn’t illegal. Many of the people who fled across our southern border were refugees from persecution at the hands of drug lords, transiting through Mexico from central and south america. Being a refugee is protected under US and International Law. As for Mexicans, more of them departed or were deported from the US than entered during the Obama years. And I don’t think a child who is brought here by their parents have committed any crimes by obeying their parents. Yet they are being punished as though they had been adults with free agency.
I suggest the Bishop read the “Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition” of 1997 which contains the Doctrine of the Faith, # 2241 which requires ALL immigrants to OBEY the LAW.
This includes Immigration laws.
You who call yourself YFC fool know one.
The Editors of CCD have truncated Anne T’s comment at 3:55 PM, which had contained ad hominem attackas against me. I posted two responses, and instead of posting my responses, – 48 hours later – edited her response to make it seem she was less viscious in her remarks.
It seems to me that when editors edit comments, they should be up front and honest, and tell us that they edited a comment to take out ad hominem attacks against other posters.
The editors make an assumption, perhaps false, that there is no record of the illegal attacks they had already published. At least they could be honest to tell us when they edit previously published comments.
I only spoke the truth. Anyone who encourages so-called same-sex marriage, including you who call yourself YFC, is encouraging young people in bad or decadent behavior, which will eventually destroy their bodies. Single people have a right to have whomever they please over their healthcare or leave their property to whomever they choose, but they dc not have a right to “marriage”. If the editors choose not to post this, it is still the truth.
No, AnneT, you wrote calumny and you wrote libelous things. You accused me of illegal things in public, which are false accusations and you should know better. Certainly the editors ultimately saw the problem with your post, otherwise they wouldn’t have edited it. Do you really have to be told that you can’t make up lies about people and publish them?
Follow the MONEY –
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) during FY16, received Federal Grants totaling a whopping $91,132,305.00 – – – – – of US taxpayer dollars.
This link includes the breakdown of the money the Catholic Church received in FY2016. US taxpayers have become their cash cow for their social work with NON-CITIZENS.
https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/2746-the-money-trail-why-catholic-bishops-are-silent-on-Hillary
Foster Father Joseph and Blessed Mother Mary, even though pregnant with baby Jesus, were legally compelled to go — and did go — to their hometown to register for the census in humble obedience of lawful authority……………………….and just look what happened in sleepy Bethlehem!!!
Evidently this Bishop would have convinced them to refuse to go; to defy the lawful authorities, and instead to go hide out in the parish donut hall.
Sigh.
It’s hard to accept but it is the truth…..follow the money. The USCCB (bishops group) is on the receiving end for BIG money (see Pete 12/2 above) from the federal government & off the backs of the American tax payer. It goes into their ‘charities’ never to be seen again by most US citizens as it is primarily used for refugee/illegal immigrants. In other words, McElroy doesn’t want to upset the re-distribution of the flow of cash. Don’t we all wonder if all this $$ is distributed? Maybe some of it supports certain bishop’s lifestyles? Why else would they be so attached to it then if it weren’t a slush fund of sorts? Audits anyone? AND remember that the Catholic Bishops don’t even treat there own retired priests that well…
Continued………Pathetic.
Sadly our bishops are hired change agents for global agendas. Bishops use these BIG US grants to STEAL/LURE the citizens of other countries to America VS helping the other countries help their own people in place. All in the name of charity but not really doing these folks any favors. Would it not be wiser & cheaper to send missionaries/funds to help these folks where they live? And wouldn’t their churches, families, friends and countries be happier and better off in the long run? Bad politics but it pays well.
From the Pew, please maintain you healthy skepticism. However, my experience, having served on the Board of a Catholic Charities, is that the money is mostly from competitive bids between many NGO’s who want to do certain work. The money never goes to the Bishop, it goes to the agency that is doing the work. For example, there may be a grant available to teach immigrants to speak English. If Catholic Charities wins the grant, they start teaching ESL programs, which require extensive reporting on progress and managment of the funds. Its true that the USCCB gets millions of dollars from the government, but they are not gifts, they are grants with specific outcomes expected. We have to accept the fact that many of the immigrants are…
Bob One, it still is not right. Read my reply to the one who calls himself YFC. It needs to stop for those over here illegally, and we need to stop bringing in people who prefer Shariah Law, and that is most Muslims.
Shariah Law and Judeo Christian Law are like oil and water, They do not mix, and as long as a people admire the so-called prophet Mohammed, they will have an excuse for pedophilia.
If only he’d show this kind of zeal–or even interest–in saving the lives of unborn children.
The emperor has no clothes, or in this case, a see-through miter.