US Catholic Bishops: We'll fight for Dreamers

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 09/05/17 12:56 PM EDT

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Tuesday pledged to advocate for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.

The president, vice president and chairmen of the USCCB released a statement Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration's decision to end the Obama-era program allowing young people who came to the country illegally as children to live here free from fear of deportation. The statement calls the cancelation of the program "reprehensible."

"It causes unnecessary fear for DACA youth and their families," the USCCB said. DACA recipients came into the U.S. as minors and many know America as their only home, the statement said. "The Catholic Church has long watched with pride and admiration as DACA youth live out their daily lives with hope and a determination to flourish and contribute to society: continuing to work and provide for their families, continuing to serve in the military, and continuing to receive an education," it said.

"Now, after months of anxiety and fear about their futures, these brave young people face deportation. This decision is unacceptable and does not reflect who we are as Americans."



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[beachbum bob]

1. peeling away some more cathlotic support from conservatives would be great

2018 has major issues that resonator in states that now the democrats can win in

[olegramps]

5. The Catholic Church I knew, that was solidly pro-labor, lost its way decades ago.

[rurallib]

7. pro-labor, pro-immigrant

seemed like much of the Catholic church back then (50s and before) was one generation removed from some 'old country.' Most of the kids I went to parochial school with had parents who were laborers.

Thanks to unions, most made decent pay. And the unions had support of the parishes.

[nycbos]

2. So the Bishops care about something besides fetuses?

This is surprisingly good news.

[sandensea]

8. This must be Pope Francis' influence.

Immigration - particularly of the downtrodden - has been an important issue to him for many years.

[Hortensis]

9. It'd require the pope's approval, right? Even if recommended by the bishops.

I'm not Catholic, so I was really surprised when I learned the decision to move pederasts and other sexual predator priests to parish duties in the four quarters area in the southwest (instead of to sorting papers in lonely corners of cathedral basements) was approved from the Vatican. We don't have centralized authoritarian government here in the U.S., so I just sort of assumed local hierarchies were sort of like...state governors and legislatures. Not.

I really admire Frances. He'd never approve desert villages as remote enough that no one would hear the sobs.

[sandensea]

10. That's probably about right.

Ratzo was known to have taken a very much hands-on approach (no pun intended) to the task of hiding pedophile clergy. He was as well, as you know, the de facto pope during John Paul's last five years of life.

The pedophile priest crisis, btw, was said to have influenced Francis' own election (as well as his near-election in '05). Argentina had very few cases of child molestation by clergy while he was archbishop, and he was thus one of the few top-tier archbishops not to have been significantly marred by the scandal.

Priests just need to get good and laid, if you ask me.

[Hortensis]

11. I didn't know that,actually. Still very ignorant about the church.

Just cheered when the our government acted and the church lost at least some of its firewall and lawless autonomy here. Not surprised about Frances, though. I actually had the TV on all through his visit here. I found him tremendously inspiring and thought he'd remind people of what goodness and morality were.

[awesomerwb1]

3. Ok, put your money where your mouth is

and tell your congregations to vote for more Christian and humane candidates.

If you watch EWTN (my roommate does) I only know it's not Faux because the "reporters" aren't as attractive.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Great post,

you nailed it from the get go. Funny how Rome loves their money yet will not protect their patrons.

[Willie Pep]

6. The Catholic hierarchy is pretty liberal on certain issues.

Those issues are immigration, labor unions, the death penalty and social welfare. Catholic websites and news channels like EWTN really don't reflect the hierarchy very well. They tend to be way more right-wing and usually downplay the issues where the Church leans left.