Bishops on Immigration

The U.S. Catholic church is lending not only its voice to the cause of immigrant rights, but also its formidable 50-state organizational infrastructure.

Among the most prominent voices was that of Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who spoke April 10 at the massive pro-immigrant rally held between the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument. “We are a nation of immigrants,” McCarrick told the largely Hispanic crowd. “Let us not now turn inward after all these centuries.”

Bishops throughout the country, in an overwhelming show of unity on a difficult public issue, offered similar sentiments to the millions of pro-immigrant protesters who gathered in more than 100 U.S. cities April 8-10. The bishops and the crowds urged support for “comprehensive immigration legislation,” and they opposed a House-passed measure deemed punitive by immigrant activists and church leaders.

From the National Catholic Reporter click on: Bishops united on immigration

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