Hours before he was about to breathe, the late Pope Francis met with Vice President J.D. Vance. The two exchanged conventional pleasures, and then the 88-year-old saint did not protect themselves from the less subtle digging of those opposed to the Trump administration and massive migration.
In an address by Urbi ET Orbi yesterday, Pope Francis reminded listeners of “how much lighter emptying is sometimes stirred up towards vulnerable, marginalized immigrants.”
However, the Pope's expression of concern about “light empt” about “immigration” was rather mild compared to what he had said about immigration before. And while many of them had nothing to do with Catholic teaching, they instead sympathized with saying that other bishops were a mass invasion of the West with the goal of destroying civilization.
Indeed, Pope Francis's statements on immigration and immigration, and the American Catholic bishops strongly suggest that open borders are the only public policy in a country that is plagued by invasion.
That's wrong.
Before his remarks on Sunday, the latest shot in the Trump administration was shown in most left-handed letters of the Pope to the US Catholic Bishop.
I have closely followed the major crisis taking place in the United States with the launch of a massive deportation programme.
A properly formed conscience fails to make critical judgments and cannot express inconsistency in measures that implicitly or explicitly identify the illegal status of some criminal immigrants. At the same time, we need to recognize our right to protect our country and keep our communities safe from people who committed violent or serious crimes before or before they arrive. However, deporting people who have left their land due to extreme poverty, anxiety, exploitation, persecution, or severe deterioration of the environment undermines the dignity of many men and women, as well as all families, placing them in a certain state of vulnerability and vulnerability.
This is not a minor issue. The authentic rule of law is accurately verified by the dignified treatment that all people deserve, especially the poorest and most marginalized. The true common interest is promoted when society and government, as I have declared many times, promote the rights of all people with creativity and strict respect. This does not hinder the development of policies that regulate an orderly legal transition. However, this development cannot occur through the privileges of some people and the victimization of others. What is built on power rather than truth about equal dignity of all humans will begin and end badly.
Last year, on August 28, 2024, the Pope went further.
“That has to be made clear,” he said, “There are people who fight off immigrants systematically and in any way, to fight off immigrants. And this is a serious crime when done with consciousness and responsibility.”
Many Catholic bishops think about it in much the same way. The American immigration law “divides families,” the bishop once said. He celebrated another blessed holy mass at the Southwest border, and communion was distributed to communication through the border wall. Incidentally, the same bishops refuse to withhold communion from pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers.
Catholic teachings
Some of the Blackletter Catholic teachings say neither the Pope nor the Bishop has included anything about deportation and other harsh immigration policies being “severe crimes.”
The official catechism of the church and the bishop himself have always been aware of the rights of the nation to rule the border. Pope Francis paid lip service to the principle in a letter to the bishop, but he did not emphasize it. And he never discussed the “serious crime” of risking their lives by dragging them into dangerous travel routes. He also did not discuss the crime of lying to public agencies under oath or lying to illegally enlist in public benefits, a form of theft. Instead, the Pope and American bishops have spoken out against President Donald Trump's immigration policy.
Bishops recently called “cleaning generalizations” about Trump's illegal aliens “fraud to God,” but the Pope responded that “this way of thinking and acting is unacceptable.”
“A more prosperous country is mandated to welcome foreigners, as long as they can, for safety and livelihoods he cannot find in his country of origin,” says Catechism (emphasis added). It continues:
Public agencies must ensure that the natural rights to be placed under the protection of those who receive their guests are respected.
Political authorities may exercise the rights of immigrants subject to various judicial terms, particularly in regard to immigration obligations to adoptive countries, for the common good they are responsible for. Immigrants are obligated to thank and respect the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, and to follow their laws and to help carry the burden on their citizens.
For them, the bishops of the United States stated it:
While individuals have the right to move in search of a safe and humane life, there is no country that accepts everyone who wants to resettle there. This principle makes the church realize that most immigrants should not ultimately celebrate. Usually, people don't leave the safety of their land and culture just to seek adventure in new places or to strengthen their standard of living. Instead, they are desperate and they move because there is no opportunity for a safe and secure living on their own land. Immigrants and refugees endure many difficulties and often lengthen the homes they have left behind. As Americans, we should cherish and celebrate the contributions of immigration and their culture. But we need to strive to ensure that people do not have to leave their land.
As the world seems unlikely to end poverty, war and misery, developed countries continue to experience pressure from many people who want to resettle their lands. Catholic social education is realistic. People have the right to move, but they are not obligated to accept so many migrants that their social and economic life is at risk. (An emphasis has been added throughout.)
Some people recognize the truth
Some Catholic bishops recognize the truth. In January, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington Parish, Virginia, said:
Rather than supporting open border policies, Catholic teaching emphasizes a common-sense approach in which the obligation to care for strangers is practiced in harmony with the obligation to care for the state.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider called what was happening in Europe an invasion.
We are witnessing an invasion. They are not refugees. This is the mass Islamization of Europe. This is a powerful political agenda of the world to destroy Europe culturally and religiously, and ultimately in Europe, with the help of a large Islamic population.
“People who use the Bible to justify mass immigration are fascinated,” Cardinal Robert Sarah approved.
In December, the Vatican cracked down on people illegally entering the city. A $25,000 fine and a maximum of four years in prison are penalties.
