Head of US Catholic bishops says deportations are causing 'fear and uncertainty'

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Source: Politico

12/21/2025 03:25 PM EST


Archbishop Paul Coakley, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, warned that the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign is instilling “fear in a rather widespread manner” across the U.S. on Sunday.

Coakley, the archbishop of Oklahoma City, urged the Trump administration to “be generous in welcoming immigrants” while underlining, “We certainly have a right and a duty to respect borders of our nation.”

“This is kind of a fundamental principle in Catholic social teaching regarding immigration and migrations: People have a right to remain in their homeland, but they also ought to be allowed to migrate when conditions in their homeland are unsafe and necessitate moving to a place where they can find peace and security,” he said in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” with host Margaret Brennan.

Coakley — who was elected to a three-year term leading the conference last month — has frequently aligned with the church’s socially conservative faction, but he has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown along with other leaders in the church. On the heels of Trump’s inauguration in January, Coakley issued a statement reiterating his view that “the majority of undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma are upstanding members of our communities and churches, not violent criminals.”

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Will the 5 RW Catholic + 1 RW former Catholic SCOTUS loons listen?

[usonian]

1. Duhhh. That's EXACTLY what the government's pogrom is designed to do.

Archbishop Coakley just confirmed (pun unintended) their effectiveness.

I would like to see condemnation, and excommunications for this extreme anti-Christian (inhuman, in fact) behavior.

Especially those CINO's in black robes who effectively sanction it.

Ogres and demons.

[NotHardly]

2. WWJD? Action honey, not words.

Your Jesus at the temple of the as an example you ought to remember and emulate.
Mealy mouth shite helps nothing and no one. ACTION honey real action.

[llmart]

3. The Catholic church had been losing people for quite some time, especially in the U.S and Latin America.

They chose the last pope, Francis from South America hoping to boost their numbers. He was considered liberal in his views. After his death the church needed for this to continue so they chose an even more liberal pope Leo. This Archbishop has probably been instructed to denounce this administration before they start losing more members from the Hispanic community.

This is just my opinion from a non-Catholic's perception. I think the Catholic church has a history of not practicing what they preach.

[ananda]

4. The rightwing bishops need to go!

I want to see them replaced now.