Southern California Catholics Encouraged to Support Immigration Reform

The L.A. Times (here) ran a story Roman Catholic leaders in Orange and Los Angeles counties marked Ash Wednesday — the start of a season of repentance and reflection — with a plea to Catholics and others to commit themselves to immigration reform.  Recall that LA Archbishop Roger Mahony publicly objected to the punitive nature of the Sensenbrenner Bill, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 2005.  It is uncertain to me whether religious leaders as a general matter will lend moral authority to immigration reform.

KJ