We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.
From Roger Mahony
It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest.
We're not at a point in time to be taking chances with children and young people in the church. The Holy Father himself said... there is no room in the priesthood or religious life for someone who has abused a child. I think he's right.
The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation's economic health into question.
Our country stands at a critical point in its history. Our heritage as a nation of immigrants is at stake.
Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.
I think that together the church has learned a lot, and as we know from our own oversight board, the involvement of our wonderful lay leaders has been a real grace.
We're seeing a much larger ministry here for the general community. Not just Catholics, but others are calling us too. They're not looking for lawyers or suing their grandfathers, but counseling and healing.
The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States.
Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.
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