One proved method of Romanizing states and countries without conversions as the primary source, is through massive immigration. This method of course is greatly assisted by and somewhat dependent upon said religion being carried on more by tradition than conversions. That is a membership which people are simply born into rather than born again into. Thus the children of all members are members as well by birth. It is helpful of course for this type of religion to represent all attempts at birth control as sin, since said religion is dependent upon new borns to replenish the ranks. There have been several massive immigrations of Roman Catholics to this nation since its inception, and this is still going on. All of course encouraged and even facilitated by the Roman Catholic church. The following article is just more of the latest concerning the south.
http://wwrn.org/articles/45906/ (http://wwrn.org/articles/45906/)
A method that Islam embraces as well.
: Jaime Sat May 28, 2016 - 20:19:44
A method that Islam embraces as well.
Yes, just imagine what will happen when they fully embrace each other. Rome has established the hate crimes bill through her puppet politicians, and Islam keeps murdering and rioting whenever anyone speaks truthfully about their prophet. Soon it will be considered a hate crime to speak the truth about Islam and Rome. It used to e illegal to speak ill of Rome, she used to kill those who did, but she lost this power. Now she has a puppet religion and people to help reestablish the removal of freedom of speech, for our own protection of course. God's people will soon lose the right to speak the truth about false religions, because it might cause someone else to become violent, and the blame will be placed upon them for telling the truth. This will of course benefit the largest religions such as Roman Catholicism and Islam more than the many other smaller religions.
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion-2/ (http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion-2/)
http://www.pccmonroe.org/Ecumenism/romanizingamerica.htm (http://www.pccmonroe.org/Ecumenism/romanizingamerica.htm)
http://barbwire.com/2015/11/24/catholic-church-paid-millions-dollars-facilitate-immigrant-invasion-u-s/ (http://barbwire.com/2015/11/24/catholic-church-paid-millions-dollars-facilitate-immigrant-invasion-u-s/)
http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/how-the-vatican-influences-us-policy/ (http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/how-the-vatican-influences-us-policy/)
http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc0302/article_228.shtml (http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc0302/article_228.shtml)
http://www.independentsentinel.com/us-conference-of-bishops-call-for-more-obama-style-immigration/ (http://www.independentsentinel.com/us-conference-of-bishops-call-for-more-obama-style-immigration/)
http://www.christianpost.com/news/senior-catholic-official-praises-immigrants-for-reviving-christianity-in-the-uk-141473/ (http://www.christianpost.com/news/senior-catholic-official-praises-immigrants-for-reviving-christianity-in-the-uk-141473/)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/02/illegal_immigration_and_the_catholic_addiction_to_the_democratic_party.html (http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/02/illegal_immigration_and_the_catholic_addiction_to_the_democratic_party.html)
http://canadafreepress.com/article/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion1 (http://canadafreepress.com/article/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion1)
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/25268/why-is-catholic-church-enabling-aiding-islamic-immigration/ (http://www.debbieschlussel.com/25268/why-is-catholic-church-enabling-aiding-islamic-immigration/)
http://www.dw.com/en/polish-influx-changing-the-face-of-uk-catholic-church/a-6005169 (http://www.dw.com/en/polish-influx-changing-the-face-of-uk-catholic-church/a-6005169)
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-catholic-bishops-and-immigration-reform (http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-catholic-bishops-and-immigration-reform)
https://www.ihatethemedia.com/nancy-pelosi-illegal-immigration-catholic (https://www.ihatethemedia.com/nancy-pelosi-illegal-immigration-catholic)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/06/14/catholic-charities-flooded-with-young-illegal-latino-immigrants/ (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/06/14/catholic-charities-flooded-with-young-illegal-latino-immigrants/)
http://rense.com/general76/relg.htm (http://rense.com/general76/relg.htm)
http://www.alipac.us/f12/catholic-charities-caper%3B-alms-illegal-aliens-3195/ (http://www.alipac.us/f12/catholic-charities-caper%3B-alms-illegal-aliens-3195/)
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-reform-and-catholic-church/ (http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-reform-and-catholic-church/)
http://www.thebibleistheotherside.org/newsitem14.htm (http://www.thebibleistheotherside.org/newsitem14.htm)
http://www.infowars.com/establishment-church-groups-aiding-illegal-immigrant-invasion-of-u-s/ (http://www.infowars.com/establishment-church-groups-aiding-illegal-immigrant-invasion-of-u-s/)
https://healtheland.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/why-the-catholic-church-supports-illegal-immigration-and-amnesty/ (https://healtheland.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/why-the-catholic-church-supports-illegal-immigration-and-amnesty/)
http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2008/uscatholicsandimmigration.aspx (http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2008/uscatholicsandimmigration.aspx)
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/CatholicChurch.html (http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/CatholicChurch.html)
http://www.uslawcenteronline.com/blog/2013/09/californian-immigrants-get-help-from-the-catholic-church.shtml (http://www.uslawcenteronline.com/blog/2013/09/californian-immigrants-get-help-from-the-catholic-church.shtml)
http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/catholic-charities-took-money-from-obama-to-help-illegal-aliens-21769/ (http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/catholic-charities-took-money-from-obama-to-help-illegal-aliens-21769/)
http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/amdempreface.html (http://www.mosquitonet.com/~prewett/amdempreface.html)
http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/free-book-american-democracy-and-the-vatican/ (http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/free-book-american-democracy-and-the-vatican/)
And THIS TOPIC is SDA theology/doctrine????
Same as the other. All part of the fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
The following page is an interesting article regarding the subject of this thread.
http://www.thesocialcontract.com/pdf/five-three/simcox.pdf (http://www.thesocialcontract.com/pdf/five-three/simcox.pdf)
Another site addressing the same issue.
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/CatholicChurch.html (http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/CatholicChurch.html)
If the Catholic Church somehow ceased to exist, were that possible, so would the SDA sect because they would have no angry platform any longer to rile up their membership and give them a "mission".
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
: Catholica Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:23:48
If the Catholic Church somehow ceased to exist, were that possible, so would the SDA sect because they would have no angry platform any longer to rile up their membership and give them a "mission".
You do realize don't you, that none of the articles provided on this thread, are from SDA sources? That being the case, we are certainly not the only one's making such observations. Apart from which, there is always the basic fact that, 2+2 does equal 4.
: Amo Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:44:57
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
In other words, I am correct.
The ones who "refuse to speak" on the subject appear to be not really SDA at all according to what you say: they don't speak because of "the power of Rome" apparently. Otherwise they would be speaking, I guess, if they were really doing the "SDA thing".
: Catholica Wed Jun 08, 2016 - 08:55:49
: Amo Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:44:57
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
In other words, I am correct.
The ones who "refuse to speak" on the subject appear to be not really SDA at all according to what you say: they don't speak because of "the power of Rome" apparently. Otherwise they would be speaking, I guess, if they were really doing the "SDA thing".
The SDA church is commissioned to give the Three Angel's Messages to this world. It is not possible to give said messages without addressing the power of Rome. She is right in the middle of all of the messages. The message will be given whether SDA's give it or not. If they won't give it, they will be replaced. Rome is not forcing anyone to remain silent at present, her deceptive intrigues are having their effect though. Apart from this, natural human apathy, indifference, and laziness are having their usual effect as well.
: Amo Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 11:46:19
: Catholica Wed Jun 08, 2016 - 08:55:49
: Amo Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:44:57
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
In other words, I am correct.
The ones who "refuse to speak" on the subject appear to be not really SDA at all according to what you say: they don't speak because of "the power of Rome" apparently. Otherwise they would be speaking, I guess, if they were really doing the "SDA thing".
The SDA church is commissioned to give the Three Angel's Messages to this world. It is not possible to give said messages without addressing the power of Rome. She is right in the middle of all of the messages. The message will be given whether SDA's give it or not. If they won't give it, they will be replaced. Rome is not forcing anyone to remain silent at present, her deceptive intrigues are having their effect though. Apart from this, natural human apathy, indifference, and laziness are having their usual effect as well.
Islam is commissioned to give the message of the "angel Gabriel" to the world, and the Mormons are commissioned to give the message of the "angel Moroni". Is there any coordination between Islam, SDA, and the Mormons?
: Catholica Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 11:48:47
: Amo Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 11:46:19
: Catholica Wed Jun 08, 2016 - 08:55:49
: Amo Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:44:57
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
In other words, I am correct.
The ones who "refuse to speak" on the subject appear to be not really SDA at all according to what you say: they don't speak because of "the power of Rome" apparently. Otherwise they would be speaking, I guess, if they were really doing the "SDA thing".
The SDA church is commissioned to give the Three Angel's Messages to this world. It is not possible to give said messages without addressing the power of Rome. She is right in the middle of all of the messages. The message will be given whether SDA's give it or not. If they won't give it, they will be replaced. Rome is not forcing anyone to remain silent at present, her deceptive intrigues are having their effect though. Apart from this, natural human apathy, indifference, and laziness are having their usual effect as well.
Islam is commissioned to give the message of the "angel Gabriel" to the world, and the Mormons are commissioned to give the message of the "angel Moroni". Is there any coordination between Islam, SDA, and the Mormons?
No. If you would like though, I can begin to show the coordination between Islam and Rome. Our commission is taken directly from scripture, as are the messages themselves. Can Islam or the Mormons produce the same.
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
: Amo Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 12:28:59
: Catholica Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 11:48:47
: Amo Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 11:46:19
: Catholica Wed Jun 08, 2016 - 08:55:49
: Amo Tue Jun 07, 2016 - 19:44:57
To the contrary, many SDA's, including pastors will no longer touch the subject. This trend will of course only increase as the power of Rome continues to do the same. Many believe it is better to not talk of the truth if it offends, it certainly is easier not to speak the truth when an increasing number of those around you do not believe it. Your scenario will never play out. Rome is here until the end, so are those who appose her. If or when either ends, so will this world. So say the prophets, so shall it be. This is why of course, the devil never wants either to end, when this world ends so does he.
In other words, I am correct.
The ones who "refuse to speak" on the subject appear to be not really SDA at all according to what you say: they don't speak because of "the power of Rome" apparently. Otherwise they would be speaking, I guess, if they were really doing the "SDA thing".
The SDA church is commissioned to give the Three Angel's Messages to this world. It is not possible to give said messages without addressing the power of Rome. She is right in the middle of all of the messages. The message will be given whether SDA's give it or not. If they won't give it, they will be replaced. Rome is not forcing anyone to remain silent at present, her deceptive intrigues are having their effect though. Apart from this, natural human apathy, indifference, and laziness are having their usual effect as well.
Islam is commissioned to give the message of the "angel Gabriel" to the world, and the Mormons are commissioned to give the message of the "angel Moroni". Is there any coordination between Islam, SDA, and the Mormons?
No. If you would like though, I can begin to show the coordination between Islam and Rome. Our commission is taken directly from scripture, as are the messages themselves. Can Islam or the Mormons produce the same.
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Why yes they can! And their scriptures aren't even only the ones that were "defined by Rome", unlike the SDA church.
Here is some evidence of the SDA church coordinating with the Mormons
https://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2014-04-29/adventist-leaders-host-mormon-leaders-highlighting-religious-freedom-commitment/ (https://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2014-04-29/adventist-leaders-host-mormon-leaders-highlighting-religious-freedom-commitment/)
And the eventual combination of the SDA church with Islam
http://ssnet.org/blog/brothers-adventist-muslim-connection-british-columbia-conference/ (http://ssnet.org/blog/brothers-adventist-muslim-connection-british-columbia-conference/)
: Catholica Fri Jun 10, 2016 - 12:37:01
Here is some evidence of the SDA church coordinating with the Mormons
https://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2014-04-29/adventist-leaders-host-mormon-leaders-highlighting-religious-freedom-commitment/ (https://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2014-04-29/adventist-leaders-host-mormon-leaders-highlighting-religious-freedom-commitment/)
And the eventual combination of the SDA church with Islam
http://ssnet.org/blog/brothers-adventist-muslim-connection-british-columbia-conference/ (http://ssnet.org/blog/brothers-adventist-muslim-connection-british-columbia-conference/)
SDA's should combine forces with people of all faiths promoting religious freedom, including Mormons or even Catholics for that matter. Many Catholics believe in the same. Yet their leadership does not believe in separation of church and state, and will not stay out of politics and the control and manipulation which results from this unholy relationship. There is no religious freedom without separation of church and state.
SDA's absolutely are not Muslims, and Muslims absolutely are not SDA's. This converted Muslim may view things however he wishes, it will not make it so. Nor is the man or article intending to state what you are at all. As the article itself clearly reveals. If the SDA church ever made an official statement to the effect that Islam and SDA's worship and serve the same God like the Catholic church has, I would immediately point out the error of the same. If the denomination would not retract such, I would leave it. We do not pray to the same God as Muslims, Nor do we pray to or venerate Mary as both Catholics and Muslims do.
http://www.catholic.com/blog/todd-aglialoro/christians-muslims-and-the-one-god (http://www.catholic.com/blog/todd-aglialoro/christians-muslims-and-the-one-god)
http://nationalreport.net/pope-francis-followers-koran-holy-bible/ (http://nationalreport.net/pope-francis-followers-koran-holy-bible/)
http://biblelight.net/newcat.htm (http://biblelight.net/newcat.htm)
http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-75.html (http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-75.html)
The following quote is from the book FACTS OF FAITH by Christian Edwardson, Southern Publishing Association 1942
A MESSAGE FOR OUR TIMES
205
We shall here refer to one other similar denial. In the Roman Catholic paper, Shepherd of the Valley, there appeared an article by the editor, in which he stated: "If Catholics ever attain, which they surely will, though at a distant day, the immense numerical majority in the United States, religious liberty, as at present understood, will be at an end." A Protestant lecturer, who made use of this quotation, was bitterly arraigned in a double-column front-page article in the Catholic Standard and Times for his false statements regarding Catholics; for, it pointed out, if he had finished the quotation with the words which followed, "so say our enemies," it would have reversed its meaning. The incident would have passed off at the expense of the Protestant lecturer, had not the Western Watchman of July 24, 1913, continued the quotation still further, declaring:
"The whole quotation should read: 'If Catholics ever attain, which they surely will, though at a distant day, the immense numerical majority in the United States, religious liberty, as at present understood, will be at an end. So say our enemies; so say we.' "- Quoted in "Protestant Magazine," October, 1913, p. 474. Why those who tried to deny their former statements should leave out the words, "so say we," is very evident. But what can we think of those who publicly deny facts to screen their church from unfavorable public opinions, unless they act from the motive that "the end justifies the means," and that "heretics" have no moral right to facts which they would misuse.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/05/01/immigration-as-instrument-of-social-engineering-and-political-control/ (http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/05/01/immigration-as-instrument-of-social-engineering-and-political-control/)
The following quote is from the site above, where the rest of the article may be viewed.
"Whosoever becomes prince of a city or State, more especially if his position be so insecure that he cannot resort to constitutional government either in the form of a republic or a monarchy, will find that the best way to preserve his princedom is to renew the whole institutions of that State; that is to say, to create new magistracies with new names, confer new powers, and employ new men, and like David when he became king, exalt the humble and depress the great, "filling the hungry with good things, and sending the rich empty away." Moreover, he must pull down existing towns and rebuild them, removing their inhabitants from one place to another; and, in short, leave nothing in the country as he found it; so that there shall be neither rank, nor condition, nor honor, nor wealth which its possessor can refer to any but to him. And he must take example from Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander, who by means such as these, from being a petty prince became monarch of all Greece; and of whom it was written that he shifted men from province to province as a shepherd moves his flocks from one pasture to another. These indeed are most cruel expedients, contrary not merely to every Christian, but to every civilized rule of conduct, and such as every man should shun, choosing rather to lead a private life than to be a king on terms so hurtful to mankind. But he who will not keep to the fair path of virtue, must to maintain himself enter this path of evil."— Machiavelli
Another site of interest pertaining to the same subject at hand.
http://www.europac.com/commentaries/immigration_political_and_economic_issue (http://www.europac.com/commentaries/immigration_political_and_economic_issue)
Thought I would try and transfer posts from Immigration over conversion thread 2 back to 1 and see if I can now post here.
Since apparently someone has succeeded in preventing me from posting on the original immigration over conversion thread, or there is some strange malfunction which prevents me from posting only on that thread, I started this one. Which is nothing more than a continuation of the original thread. Let's see what happens.
http://globaleconomicwarfare.com/2015/09/immigration-as-economic-warfare/ (http://globaleconomicwarfare.com/2015/09/immigration-as-economic-warfare/)
https://civilusdefendus.wordpress.com/civil-defense/4-stages-of-islamic-conquest/ (https://civilusdefendus.wordpress.com/civil-defense/4-stages-of-islamic-conquest/)
http://cis.org/node/380 (http://cis.org/node/380)
http://www.thevillagesteaparty.org/immigration-as-economic-warfare.html (http://www.thevillagesteaparty.org/immigration-as-economic-warfare.html)
Though the above is in relation to Islam with very possible and serious repercussions, it was done first, and continues to be done by the church of Rome to date. The alarm being sounded now about Islam could doubly benefit the designs of Rome, forcing those who fear an Islamic state, to prefer and choose a Catholic state instead. Which is pretty much the way our country is already headed. This is not to mention the added benefit of diversion away from the fact that the overwhelming majority of illegal immigrants entering the nation are still Roman Catholic. Who themselves belong to a religion which has political designs completely foreign to the designs of our founding fathers. Is it any wonder, that the Catholic church supports Muslim immigration, as shown on this thread?
Well, that worked for now. Here are other sites of interest addressing immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLZgh-ICwJq-sI5BipuSRUTFqmCMPqUgGY&v=ZnkSXosZhic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLZgh-ICwJq-sI5BipuSRUTFqmCMPqUgGY&v=ZnkSXosZhic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGs5VeIF4I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGs5VeIF4I)
http://canadafreepress.com/article/illegal-immigration-bio-warfare (http://canadafreepress.com/article/illegal-immigration-bio-warfare)
http://hispanicmuslims.com/articles/islamic_horizons.html (http://hispanicmuslims.com/articles/islamic_horizons.html)
Since Immigration over conversion 1 seems to be working now, I suppose I will delete #2 if possible. The following article is of interest regarding the changing face of our nation. It rightly addresses what is happening, without addressing why. That is, it does not address the fact that it is has all happened, and continues to happen by design. Those who have been running our nation, are guilty of asymmetrical warfare against the United States of America. Massive legal and illegal immigration are an intricate part of the same.
http://wwrn.org/articles/46170/ (http://wwrn.org/articles/46170/)
The following quote may be viewed with far more information at the following site - http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/how-the-vatican-influences-us-policy/ (http://churchandstate.org.uk/2012/03/how-the-vatican-influences-us-policy/)
The Major Difference Between the United States and Latin American Countries
The vast disparities between Latin America and the United States should not exist. Both were settled by Europeans at about the same time. Both are rich in resources. But where a democratic form of government grew out of the British experience, and among its North American possessions the principle of separation of church and state had been fostered, Latin America reflected the authoritarian Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the countries to the south. The nature of these settlements was particularly distinctive in regard to religion. Many in the North had come to seek religious freedom, which they guarded jealously, insisting on separation of church and state. In Latin America, the new land was explored for its wealth and for conversions to Catholicism. The modern Catholic Church adheres to this day to this prerogative, this close alliance of government and religion. It acts in this country as if it has a moral obligation to influence, in whatever way it can, issues that are at variance with Catholic priorities. The Catholic Church disregards the fundamental American concept of separation of church and state, claiming a "divine right" to do so. I am deeply concerned about this state of affairs as it concerns over population.
As a result of the Vatican's position and actions, our government is not dealing with the realities of overpopulation, including illegal immigration. Should the Vatican agenda be followed for even the next fifteen to twenty years, there will be no turning back for the U.S. The United States of North America will become a part of Latin America.
The following quote is from the internet site linked in my previous post as well. A lot of important info on this site, though most of it is history now, very revealing.
The third opportunity for government policy manipulation comes with the continued influx of illegal aliens. John Tanton, chairman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and leading thinker on illegal immigration, summarizes the findings of studies of the beneficiaries by saying that the only Americans who benefit are business interests that employ illegals at low wages.[26] That is all![27] In this country, 75 percent of Hispanics approve of illegal immigration control and of national identification cards.[28] This is the group that the Catholic hierarchy said opposed control. (Of course, the Church was only speaking "on behalf of" Hispanics all along.)
No one benefits except some often unscrupulous business interests and the Catholic hierarchy (90 percent of all illegal aliens are Catholic). No illegal immigration control organizations ever mention opposition by the hierarchy—another example of the power of censorship.
If illegal aliens were comprised of other religious groups, we probably would have little illegal immigration control problems in the United States. How does the Church justify this blatantly anti-American activity of creating a sanctuary in America for Catholic illegal aliens from Latin America?
Officially one-quarter of the people in the Catholic Church in the United States are Hispanic. However, according to Church spokesman the Reverend Raymond G. Schutte, a Benedictine, in reality almost 40 percent of our country's Catholics are Spanish-speaking, and their number will rise to 50 percent by 1990[29]—only six years from now—due mostly to illegal immigration. The justification:
The principle [of sanctuary]...a part of Catholic canon law, which states: "A church enjoys the right of asylum so that criminals who flee from it are not to be removed from it, except in the case of necessity, without the assent of the ordinary or the rector of the church." Thus, when Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland welcomed four families into a church in December, he said he was only obeying the law of his church.
In greeting the refugees on the day St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church became a public sanctuary, Archbishop Weakland said, "To many, the concept of sanctuary may seem to be one that Catholic tradition forgot since the Middle Ages. This is not true."
"Sanctuary is not really a way of avoiding justice," the archbishop added, "but a holy respite so that true justice can eventually be done."[30]
Obviously Archbishop Weakland defies American law, placing the law of the Vatican, a foreign power, above American law. Of course, he has a "divine right" to do so, because the Vatican has sovereignty over the United States in matters of faith and morals, as we discussed before, and, of course, morals include illegal immigration since it enhances the power of the Church.
The real meaning of the hierarchy's interests in illegal immigration can be gleaned from a recent monograph on illegal immigration and national security. No doubt the most important ever published on this subject, it was written by Dr. George Fauriol and produced by Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies:
The viability of the nation depends upon an informed electorate and the absence of deep cultural or lingual divisions among its people. Illegal immigration, to the extent that it fosters the establishment of communities of persons unable or unwilling to converse in English, can foster just such divisions. The problem of a large ethnic group repeatedly fueled by massive immigration—whether legal or illegal—detached from the main stream U.S. population by language and custom, "could affect the social stability of the nation," says William A. Henry, III. "The disruptive potential of bilingualism and biculturalism is worrisome: millions of voters cut off from the main sources of information, millions of potential draftees inculcated with dual ethnic loyalties, millions of would-be employees ill at ease in the language of their workmates."
According to a study prepared by the Twentieth Century Fund, bilingual education, on which the U.S. government spends nearly $200 million annually, does not assist in creating a better society, but just the opposite. "Anyone living in the United States who is unable to speak English cannot fully participate in our society, its culture, its politics," says the Fund's task force.[31]
Unfortunately, an end to illegal immigration, and the curtailment of legal immigration to reasonable levels, may be perceived in the future as a threat by the beneficiaries of this growing political clout. Illegal immigration, to the extent that it fuels an increasing number of insular ethnic groups, becomes a tool with which to persuade government policymakers to look favorably upon the demands of ethnic organizations, which could include the maintenance of open borders.
The political implications of such activities have not received the attention or critical examination they deserve. The obligations of the U.S. government, to the citizens of this country, should not be determined by the number of petitioners before the government. By including illegal immigrants in the census, the U.S. government legitimizes the use of illegal immigration itself as a political tool for the advancement of certain interests in American society, which are certainly not without significant implications for the future of American democracy. The political use of illegal aliens has included attempts by certain states, particularly California, to make major efforts to register illegal aliens to vote. During the Carter administration, the Justice Department informally ruled that it saw no legal reason why illegal aliens could not vote even in federal elections![32]
Fauriol never mentions the Catholic Church. Yet, he could not be more on target if he were aiming at the Catholic hierarchy. The Vatican is the chief "beneficiary of this growing political clout." It obviously seeks the "use of illegal immigration as a political tool for the advancement of its interest in American society" at the expense of American democracy.
The Vatican promotes social and ethnic political power blocs in this country to foster divisiveness within American society. Then it uses these ethnic power groups—such as Poles, Irish, Mexicans, and Salvadorans—to manipulate U.S. domestic and foreign policy. Though an enormous influx of immigrants is required, the strategy is simple: divide and conquer.
The articles containing the following quotes may be viewed at the links provided above said quotes.
http://www.rense.com/general75/inva.htm (http://www.rense.com/general75/inva.htm)
THE U.S. VS MEXICO
On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican even though most lived in this country. They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match. The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever had in this profession."
Civilizations die by suicide, not murder, says Patrick Buchanan, and liberalism is the ideology of Western suicide. Its ideas, pursued to their logical end, will prove fatal. And none of those ideas is as certain to bring our civilization to an unhappy end as the proposition that America's borders must be open to any and all comers, legal and illegal. In "State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America," Buchanan explains why the very life of our nation is at stake in the immigration debate. If immigration and border controls aren't reintroduced, it will be the end of America as we know it — and soon.
http://www.conservativebookclub.com/book/state-of-emergency-the-third-world-invasion-and-conquest-of-america (http://www.conservativebookclub.com/book/state-of-emergency-the-third-world-invasion-and-conquest-of-america)
Buchanan explains why the massive influx of illegal immigrants into America is nothing less than an invasion — and yet the Bush White House and GOP-controlled Congress appear disinclined to do anything about it. He details how our current policy of "open borders" and nearly unrestricted immigration have brought a stream of criminals and thugs into our nation — for the benefit only of an entrenched political establishment that couldn't care less about the good of the American people. He explodes myth after myth about illegal immigration — including President Bush's notorious statement that illegal aliens "do jobs Americans won't do" and the idea that foreigners somehow have a natural right to come to America.
http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-movement-mexicos-plan-for-the-american-southwest/ (http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-movement-mexicos-plan-for-the-american-southwest/)
At its core, the claim of the Reconquista ("Reconquest") movement is that the United States stole large sections of the southwestern United States from Mexico in the 1800s. Mexicans and other Hispanics making these claims seek to reconquer this territory by taking the land away from the United States and returning it to Mexico. The goal of the Reconquista is to "reconquer" these "lost" or "stolen" territories for "La Raza"—the race indigenous to Mexico.
How will the Reconquista be accomplished? Today, millions of Mexican illegal immigrants are pouring into the United States. None of these illegal aliens are checked in any way. They live in the United States while swearing their allegiance to Mexico. By their sheer presence and numbers, those in the Reconquista movement believe that a time will come when they can take political control of local communities where Hispanics are the majority. The ultimate dream of the Reconquista movement is that political control can be gained in one or more southwestern states. Reconquista activists plan that the states controlled by Mexican immigrants would secede from the United States and join Mexico, much as the southern states seceded during the American Civil War and formed the Confederacy.
http://takimag.com/article/the_real_reconquistamass_immigration_and_american_sovereignty#axzz4Gf2iD1BT (http://takimag.com/article/the_real_reconquistamass_immigration_and_american_sovereignty#axzz4Gf2iD1BT)
The boasts by Mexican nationalists about "reconquista" used to sound comical to most American ears, little more than banana-republic bravado. Americans who took this reconquista rhetoric seriously were breezily dismissed as cranks or alarmists, "black helicopter" people imagining world events controlled by the Trilateral Commission or, worse, by the Elders of Zion.
But as Mexican immigration—most of it illegal—has continued at levels unprecedented in history and as illegal aliens have massed in the streets issuing demands to the American people, concern over reconquista has entered the mainstream. Ron Maxwell, for instance, acclaimed film director of "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals," wrote in an open letter to President Bush in the Washington Times in 2006 that "It may already be too late to avoid a future annexation of the Southwest by Mexico or the evolution of a Mexican-dominated satellite state." Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin wrote a piece in May 2006 entitled "Reconquista Is Real."
http://thelastgringo.com/2006/04/reconquista-the-invasion-of-america/ (http://thelastgringo.com/2006/04/reconquista-the-invasion-of-america/)
The American Southwest "...seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot." July 20, 1982, Carlos Loret de Mola, The Great Invasion: Mexico Recovers Its Own, Excelsior [newspaper], Mexico City
There is a plan, called The Plan Of Aztlan, that's been in effect for about four decades. The goal, being pursued vigorously by radical, racist Chicano (Mexican-American) groups and the Mexican government, is to reconquer (Reconquista) land lost to America in the Mexican-American War that ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
Mexicans and many Mexican-Americans have never accepted the loss of their land, inhabited long before the gringos (white Europeans) arrived. Chicano groups like MEchA (Chicano Student Movement Of Aztlan) want to reconquer seven states in the Southwestern United States called Aztlan, the mythical home of the Aztecs. They include: California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, plus parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah.
The quotes below, are accompanied by the links they were taken from above each. When your religion is more dependent upon migration than conversion in order to grow and spread, it is expedient that said religion becomes very involved in encouraging and facilitating migration where growth is intended. Having the largest resettlement agency in the world is of course greatly beneficial to such endeavors. All emphasis in the following quotes is mine.
http://www.usccb.org/about/children-and-migration/ (http://www.usccb.org/about/children-and-migration/)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops department of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) is the largest refugee resettlement agency in the world,and is one of two agencies authorized by the U.S. Department of State to resettle unaccompanied refugee children. MRS serves as a leader in the protection of unaccompanied, refugee, and immigrant children by providing family reunification and legal and child advocate services. MRS has served unaccompanied children through culturally-appropriate programs nationwide since 1980.
It is of course important to preserve the religion of said migrants in accordance with said above designs. Although the nation and religion these children are fleeing has failed them, this Catholic agency seems to believe they must still maintain the culture and religion of that nation and religion which did so. Would it not be better then, to enter these nations and help lift these people and that nation back up to stand on their own feet, than to take those they have failed into this nation, and bring part of that failed culture and religion into this nation to be established here? This is not to mention the ever increasing financial strain of such upon our ever increasingly fragile economy. The answer absolutely cannot be establishing religions and cultural principles of these nations which may have contributed heavily to the failures which caused the need for mass migration in the first place.
http://www.usccb.org/about/children-and-migration/upload/urm-one-pager-lirs-usccb.pdf (http://www.usccb.org/about/children-and-migration/upload/urm-one-pager-lirs-usccb.pdf)
Unique Service ApproachURM programs follow the same state laws and regulations that govern domestic foster care. In addition, URM programs provide trauma-informed services specific to the needs of a foreign-born child who has encountered a forced migration experience, to include integration while preserving heritage culture and religion, development of independent living skills, English language acquisition, educational needs and goals, and employment preparation. URM programs are developed by agencies that have experience with reception, placement, and integration of refugees and immigrants.
A few more reminders of what immigration means to Rome, and her support of the same.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/14/world/americas/mexico-immigrant-shelter/ (http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/14/world/americas/mexico-immigrant-shelter/)
http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_22_3/tsc_22_3_vinson_printer.shtml (http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_22_3/tsc_22_3_vinson_printer.shtml)
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-reform-and-catholic-church (http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-reform-and-catholic-church)
http://www.saveourstate.info/showthread.php?t=1869 (http://www.saveourstate.info/showthread.php?t=1869)
https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/2746-the-money-trail-why-catholic-bishops-are-silent-on-hillary (https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/2746-the-money-trail-why-catholic-bishops-are-silent-on-hillary)
http://americansfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Americans-First-Press-Release-re-Mexican-Consulate-Event-in-Lexington-Oct-18.pdf (http://americansfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Americans-First-Press-Release-re-Mexican-Consulate-Event-in-Lexington-Oct-18.pdf)
http://stmchapelhill.org/justice-for-immigrants (http://stmchapelhill.org/justice-for-immigrants)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/23/trumps-battle-against-illegal-immigrant-sanctuary-may-end-at-church-steps.html (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/23/trumps-battle-against-illegal-immigrant-sanctuary-may-end-at-church-steps.html)
http://occatholic.com/catholic-church-leads-effort-to-naturalize-2-4-million-immigrants/ (http://occatholic.com/catholic-church-leads-effort-to-naturalize-2-4-million-immigrants/)
The above articles are just more examples concerning this one subject, revealing some of the methodologies of the political entity which is the Church of Rome. She enters nations as a religious institution, uses her status as the same to become politically active, and then takes over said nation form within. Multiplying her adherents and their political influence under her control with every step possible. This once Protestant nation would do well to go back and study the works of the Reformers in identifying and addressing her methodologies of usurping and maintaining her abusive power. We are very near losing this nation entirely to her. The manipulation of the only two parties representing us from both sides of the isle has become altogether to common and easy for her from within as her numbers their continually increase. A third and independent party to truly represent the people is desperately needed. The following observations from a great reformer should be seriously considered by the citizens of this nation as Rome's power within continually rises.
The following is from -
THE PRACTICE OF PRELATES by William Tyndale
Martyred in 1536
Library of The Theological Seminary
PRINCETON NEW JERSEY
PRESENTED BY
Samuel Agnew, Esq.
1814-1880
March 26, 1851
A proper similitude to describe our holy Father
And to see how our holy father came up, mark the ensample of the ivy tree: first it springeth out of the earth, and then awhile creepeth along by the ground till it find a great tree. Then it joineth itself beneath alow unto the body of the tree, and creepeth up a little and a little, fair and softly. And at the beginning, while it is yet thin and small, that the burden is not perceived, it seemeth glorious to garnish the tree in winter, and to bear off the tempests of the weather. But in the mean season it thrusteth roots into the bark of the tree, to hold fast withal; and ceaseth not to climb up, till it be at the top and above all. And then it sendeth his branches along by the branches of the tree, and overgroweth all, and waxeth great, heavy, and thick; and sucketh the moisture so sore out of the tree and his branches, that it choaketh and stifleth them. And then the foul stinking ivy waxeth mighty in the stump of the tree, and becometh a seat and a nest for all unclean birds, and for blind owls, which hawk in the dark, and dare not come at the light.
Even so the bishop of Rome, now called the pope, at the beginning crope along the earth; and every man trod upon him in this world. But as soon as there came a christian emperor, he joined himself unto his feet and kissed them, and crope up a little with begging now this privilege, now that; now this city, now that; to find poor people withal, and the necessary ministers of God's word. And he entitled the emperor with choosing the popes and other bishops; and promoted in the spiritualty, not whom virtue and learning, but whom the favor of great men commended; to flatter, to get friends, and defenders withal. And the alms of the congregation which was the food and the patrimony of the poor and necessary preachers, that he called St Peter's patrimony, St Peter's rent, St Peter's lands, St Peter's right; to cast a vain fear and a heathenish superstitiousness into the hearts of men, that no man should dare meddle with whatsoever came once into their hands for fear of St Peter, though they ministered it never so evil; and that they which should think it none alms to give them any more (because they had to much already) should yet give St Peter somewhat, (as Nabuchodonesser gave his god Beel) to purchase an advocate and an intercessor of St Peter, and that St Peter should at the first knock let them in. And thus, with flattering and feigning, and vain superstition, under the name of St Peter, he crept up and fastened his roots in the heart of the emperor, and with his sword clamb up above all his fellow bishops, and brought them under his feet. And as he subdued them with the emperors sword, even so by subtilty and help of them (after that they were sworn faithful) he clamb above the emperor, and subdued him also, and made him stoop unto his feet and kiss them another while. Yea, pope Caelestinus crowned the emperor Henry the fifth, holding the crown between his feet: and when he had put the crown on, he smote it off with his feet again, saying, that he had might to make emperors and to put them down again.
And he made a constitution, that no layman should meddle with their matters, nor be in their councils, or whit what they did; and that the pope only should call the council, and the emperor should but defend the pope; provided alway that the council should be in one of the pope's towns, and where the pope's power was greater than the emperor's. Then, under the pretence of condemning some heresy, he called a general council, where he made one patriarch, another cardinal, another legate, another primate, another archbishop, another bishop, another dean, another arch dean, and so forth, as we now see.
And as the pope played with the emperor, so did his branches and his members, the bishops, play in every kingdom, dukedom, and lordship; insomuch that the very hiers of them by whom they came up, hold now their lands of them, and take them for their chief lords. And as the emperor is sworn to the pope, even so every king is sworn to the bishops and prelates of his realm: and they are the chiefest in all parliaments; yea, they and their money, and they that be sworn to them, and come up by them, rule altogether.
And thus the pope, the father of all hypocrites, hath with falsehood and guile perverted the order of the world, and turned the roots of the trees upward, and hath put down the kingdom of Christ, and set up the kingdom of the devil, whose vicar he is; and hath put down the ministers of Christ, and hath set up the ministers of Satan, disguised yet in names and garments like unto the angels of light and ministers of righteousness. For Christ's kingdom is not of the world (John XVIII); and the popes kingdom is all the world.
And Christ is neither judge nor divider in this world (Luke XII): but the pope judgeth and divideth all the world, and taketh the empire and all kingdoms, and giveth them to whom he lusteth.
Christ saith, "Blessed are the poor in spirit:" so that the first step into the kingdom is humbleness, or humility; that thou canst find in thine heart to do service unto all men, and to suffer that all men tread thee.
The pope saith, 'Blessed be the proud and high minded, that can climb and subdue all under them, and maintain their right, and such as will suffer no man:' so that he which was yesterday taken from the dunghill and promoted this day by his prince, shall to-morrow, for the pope's pleasure, curse him, and excommunicate him, and interdict his realm.
Christ saith, "Blessed by the meek," or soft, that be harmless as doves.
The pope blesseth them that can set all the world together by the ears, and fight, and slay manfully for his sake, that he may come hot from blood-shedding to a bishoprick; as our cardinal did, and as St Thomas of Canterbury did, which was made bishop in the field, in complete harness on his horseback, and his spear bloody in his hand.
Christ hath neither holes for foxes, nor nests for birds, nor yet whereon to lay his head, nor promised aught in this world unto his disciples, nor took any to his disciple but him that had forsaken all. The ivy-tree, the pope, hath under his roots throughout all Christendom, in every village, holes for foxes, and nests for unclean birds in all his branches, and promiseth unto his disciples all the promotions of the world.
The nearer unto Christ a man cometh, the lower he must descend, and the poorer he must wax. But the nearer unto the pope ye come, the higher ye must climb, and the more riches ye must gather, whencesoever ye can get them, to pay for your bulls, and to purchase a glorious name, and license to wear a mitre, and a cross, and a pall, and goodly ornaments.
May God raise up defenders of true Christian principles of liberty, justice, and freedom to stand against this most ancient foe of all of the same.
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/
What do we know about the U.S. Catholic population?
The United States is home to about 7% of all Catholics in the world. As of 2010, an estimated 23% of U.S. adults and 24% of the total U.S. population (adults and children) are Catholic.
The Catholic population in the U.S. has undergone some striking demographic shifts despite hovering around a quarter of the population for several decades. For example, the Catholic population has lost more members than it has gained from religious switching. In fact, one-in-ten adults in the United States is a former Catholic, according to the Pew Research Center's 2009 report "Faith in Flux."
In addition, the Catholic population in the U.S. has been heavily shaped by immigration and includes a rising share of Latinos. More than half (52%) of all migrants to the United States are Catholic. Of the estimated 75.4 million Catholics in the United States in 2010, 22.2 million were born outside the United States (30%). By comparison, slightly more than 13% of the overall U.S. population is foreign-born.
Three-quarters (76%) of Catholic immigrants living in the U.S. are from Latin America and the Caribbean, while about 10% have come from Asia-Pacific and about 10% have come from Europe. In recent Pew Research Center surveys of adult Catholics, 60% are non-Hispanic whites, 33% are Hispanic and 7% are other minorities, including Asians.1
On the link provided two graphs concerning the largest Catholic populations in the top ten nations immediately follow the above information. One is from 1910, the other is from 2010. In the former the US is eighth, in the latter the US now has the fourth largest Catholic population in the world. It would be more than naive to consider this major change has not been facilitated by someone. Not much question as to who that might be. Such growth within a denomination which historically loses more members than it gains through conversion can only be obtained by immigration. Apparently illegal or otherwise. It must be kept mind as well, that the numbers recorded in 1910 were also greatly enhanced through massive migrations.
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/us-leaves-un-global-migration-discussions-to-churchs-dismay
VATICAN | DEC. 11, 2017
US Leaves UN Global Migration Discussions, to Church's Dismay
Pope Francis and the U.S. bishops have called for a robust worldwide response to the international migration crisis, but the Trump administration fears an undermining of national sovereignty.
Peter Jesserer Smith
WASHINGTON — Global migration has reached historic levels, as an estimated 244 million people — 3% of the global population — are living outside their home countries. Approximately, 60 million migrants include those displaced by wars across the world.
However, the U.S. government has opted to withdraw from ongoing United Nations discussions for an international compact on global migration, on the basis that the negotiations to strengthen global governance over the matter were "inconsistent with U.S. law and policy."
"While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United Nations, in this case, we simply cannot in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Dec. 3 in a statement.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed its disappointment at U.S. withdrawal from the Global Migration Compact and urged the Trump administration to reconsider.
https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/2746-the-money-trail-why-catholic-bishops-are-silent-on-hillary
The Money Trail: Why Catholic Bishops Are Silent on Hillary
These grants cover fiscal year 2016 only:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
During FY16, the USCCB received federal grants totaling a whopping
$91,132,305
According to the USASpending.gov, the top programs carried out by the USCCB, on behalf of the Obama Administration were:
Program Name Funds Awarded
1. U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
$53,405,755
2. Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Voluntary Agency Programs
$21,714,000
3. Unaccompanied Alien Children Program
$9,240,908
4. Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program
$5,249,661
5. Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
$1,366,158
Clearly, the U.S. Bishops are fully supportive of the Obama Administration mass refugee resettlement program. It's been a very lucrative venture for the USCCB. Donald Trump seeks to suspend the Muslim Refugee migration program into the United States. Supporting a Donald Trump candidacy would halt all Syrian Muslim refugee migration into the U.S. His policy of suspending Muslim refugees would be quite costly for the Bishops and deplete their coffers. The present day Money Changers aren't willing to relinquish their federal revenue flow.
Catholic Charities
And then there's the Catholic Church's golden calf of federal funds, Catholic Charities. According to USASpending.gov, the federal government's website of federal contracts and grants, the Catholic Bishops around the U.S. garnered some hefty contracts. Overall, for FY16 Catholic Charities collected:
$84,339,422 as Total Prime Recipient
$118,008,202 as a Total sub-award transaction
Total Award:
$202,247,624 FY16
But there's More!
The Catholic Bishops landed even more federal goodies to carry out the massive refugee migration resettlement agenda of the Obama Administration. Mass migration of Syrian refugees provides a lucrative business model for the Catholic Church but they might want to ask the Catholics in the pews about this highly controversial policy of putting Muslim refugees in U.S. towns.
The International Catholic Migration Commission(ICMC)
The International Catholic Migration Commission(ICMC) headquartered in Boston also joined in on the federal refugee goodies. In FY 2016, according to the USASpending.gov, the International Catholic Migration Commission was awarded:
$17,715,636 Total as Prime Recipient
The U.S. Department of State doled out $17+ million to ICMC grants. The sole purpose of the grants is stipulated for U.S. Refugee Resettlement.
BILL FOR ESTABLISHING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIRGINIA (Thomas Jefferson 1799)
Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up there own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tryannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern, and whose powers he feels most persuasive to righteousness, and is withdrawing from the ministry those temporal rewards, which proceeding from an approbation of their personal conduct, are an additional incitement to earnest and unremitting labors for the instruction of mankind; that our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, more than our opinions in physics or geometry; that, therefore, the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him the incapacity of being called to the offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opoinion, is depriving him injuriously of those priviledges and advantages to which in common with his fellow citizens he has a natural right; that it tends also to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing, with a monopoly of worldly honors and emoluments, those who will externally profess and conform to it; that though indeed these are criminal who do not withstand such temptation, yet neither are those innocent who lay the bait in their way; that to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the feild of opoinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles, on the supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty, because he being of course judge of that tendency, will make his opinions the rule of judgment, and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own; that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its offices to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
And though we well know this Assembly, elected for the people for the ordinary services of legislation only, have no power to restrain the acts of succeeding assemblies, constituted with the powers equal to our own, and that therefore to declare this act irrevocable, would be of no effect in law, yet we are free to declare, and do declare, that the rights hereby asserted are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right.
All Americans are compelled to pay taxes, and hundreds of millions of dollars of their tax money is given to the Catholic church every year to facilitate massive legal and illegal immigration into this country against the will of the people in this also. Just another one of the many methods of manipulation imposed upon all willing or not by Rome.
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/catholic-church-paid-79-million-by-obama-administration-to-force-migrant-invasion/
CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID $79 MILLION BY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO FORCE MIGRANT INVASION
According to their financial statement for 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops received over $79 million in government grants to provide benefits to refugees.
CATHOLIC CHURCH FACILITATES FOREIGN INVASION AS PAID AGITATOR
In an NTEB Special Report, we have recently received information that the Catholic Church received payments totalling $79,590,512.00 to facilitate the flow of undocumented and illegal immigrants into the United States in 2014. This is six million dollars more than they were paid in 2013. Now you know why Pope Francis is so eager to push Obama's insane flood of illegal migrants, he's getting paid millions to do it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSCvH4y-F0
While this man understands what is going on, he does not understand one of the main culprits involved. The Vatican has its own political agenda at odds with the Constitution of the United Staes of America and all freedom loving people. The goal of the Vatican is not to allow drug lords and terrorists into the country save the destabilization they might cause, it is to gain the political clout to overthrow the Constitution and Capitalism in order to establish the globalist agenda from within a very powerful nation.
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/333689-mass-migration-europe-isis/
Please understand that I am referring to migration per se... I am not arguing the validity, rights, or legitimacy of war refugees' plight. My interest here is solely focused on the phenomenon war created, this grand human tragedy which certain powers have weaponized to serve unscrupulous imperialistic ambitions.
Mass migration, it needs to be said, has long been exploited by devious entities as part of a new military genre: asymmetrical warfare.
In a powerful essay published in Strategic Insights, Kelly Greenhill defined such a tactic under "coercive engineered migrations," noting: "those cross-border population movements that are deliberately created or manipulated in order to induce political, military and/or economic concessions from a target state or states."
Elaborating on her theory she went on to add: "Coercive engineered migration is often embedded within mass migrations strategically engineered for dispossessive, exportive, or militarized reasons. It is likely, at least in part as a consequence of its embedded and often camouflaged nature, that its prevalence has also been generally under-recognized and its significance, underappreciated. Indeed, it is a phenomenon that for many observers has been hiding in plain sight."
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/forum/topics/immigration-and-migration-can-be-forms-of-asymmetrical-warfare
One side is flooding the United States with illegal aliens and brining in countless numbers of 3rd world refugees in an effort to create a new electorate... constituents for a socialist Democrat Party... a Free Stuff Army.
On the other side... America watches as the Nation is being transformed by massive immigration and migration. We watch as taxpaying citizens are targeted by an ever growing body of subsidized identity groups, who are quick to label us as racist, sexist, xenophobic or homophobic, if we question the cultural changes in our neighborhoods. America is under siege from within and it isn't responding appropriately.
Our enemies have no hope of defeating our military... instead, they have engaged in a new type of asymmetrical warfare. Their strategy is to attack the American homeland thru massive migration. Under the Obama Administration government immigration and refugee policy has shifted from a sensible balance between US interests and humanitarian aid, to embrace open borders and a no limit immigration and refugee policy, focused on the importation of problematic groups from Islam and the Mid-East.
The goal of our current immigration policy appears to be contrary to our National interest... the present Administration apparently wants to fundamentally transform the DEMOGRAPHICS of America; by importing as many foreign born Muslims and third world aliens, as possible, before the elections in November 2016. The Administration has created a whole new agency, with the mission, to fast track these new immigrants citizenship, in time, to vote in November 2016 elections. America is being invaded by her enemies, with the intent of subverting our electoral process, challenging and ultimately transforming our government and culture.
The ultimate goal of the current immigration and refugee policy... is to transform America... thru asymmetrical migration warfare. The world is entering an entirely new age of warfare. A generation where armies are not aligned on fronts and nations are not opposed by regular or irregular armed forces. This new generation of warfare will not engage conventional weapons. The weapons of this generation will be cultural conflict and the massive migration of populations. The Christian West will soon find itself facing its long term nemesis, Islam, braking down its doors with millions of Muslim migrants.
Once again, the article either misses or deliberately diverts attention away from the fact that most immigrants are not Muslim, but Catholic. Focusing upon the dangers of Islamic political agenda and ignoring the globalist, socialist or fascist leanings of the Vatican. This diversion has the country focusing on Islam while Rome is conquering from within. The radical changes occurring in this nation are not the result of a majority of Muslims within, it is the result of the continuous flow of mass immigrations of Catholics within and their ever growing presents and political influence. A comparison of the history of the migrations and political effects of the two will reveal who is really the power house changing our nation from within. It is not the Muslims who have gained enough political clout within this nation which boasts of separation of church and state, to have their religious leader address Congress and virtually our entire federal government to politically advise the same. It is the Roman Catholic Church that has already accomplished this. WAKE UP AMERICA!
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/nromcath.htm
Roman Catholics and Immigration in Nineteenth-Century America
Julie Byrne
Dept. of Religion, Duke University
©National Humanities Center
The story of Roman Catholicism in the nineteenth century IS the story of immigration. Until about 1845, the Roman Catholic population of the United States was a small minority of mostly English Catholics, who were often quite socially accomplished. But when several years of devastating potato famine led millions of Irish Catholics to flee to the United States in the mid 1840s, the face of American Catholicism began to change drastically and permanently. In the space of fifty years, the Catholic population in the United States suddenly transformed from a tight-knit group of landowning, educated aristocrats into an incredibly diverse mass of urban and rural immigrants who came from many different countries, spoke different languages, held different social statuses, and emphasized different parts of their Catholic heritage.
Many members of other faiths—Jews, Protestants, and even some Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists—arrived in the successive waves of massive immigration to the United States between the 1840s and 1920s. But Catholics from various countries were the most numerous—and the most noticed. In 1850 Catholics made up only five percent of the total U.S. population. By 1906, they made up seventeen percent of the total population (14 million out of 82 million people)—and constituted the single largest religious denomination in the country.
http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/safe-journey-vatican-pushes-for-global-compacts-on-migration-refugees.cfm
All emphasis mineThe pope himself oversees the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and he has approved specific "action points" or concrete proposals the Vatican wants to see incorporated into the global compacts.
The 20 points, drafted in consultation with several bishops' conferences and Catholic organizations working with refugees and migrants, are explained in separate notes. One, addressed to bishops and other pastoral leaders, aims to educate Catholics and build public support for policies to guarantee an appropriate welcome, protection, promotion and integration of migrants and refugees. The other is addressed more specifically to politicians and those involved in drafting the compacts.
In his message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2018, a text released in August, Pope Francis mentioned several of the action points, including pleas to expand the pathways and processes for legal migration; to end the practice of putting unaccompanied minors in jail-like detention centers; and to halt "collective and arbitrary expulsions of migrants and refugees."........................
The Vatican position recognizes "the right of every state to manage and control its borders," but it also insists nations live up to the obligations they accepted when becoming parties to international agreements on human rights, the protection of refugees and the rights of children.
http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/5764
Priest probed for aiding illegal immigration
TRAPANI- Don Mussie Zerai, a priest once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is under investigation for allegedly facilitating illegal immigration, according to Public Prosecutor's Office reports.
The inquiry follows statements made by two security workers on the Vos Hestia ship of Save the Children, who claimed that team leaders on NGO boats have a secret group chat and mentioned Don Zerai's name. They said that the priest received communications from migrants on board dinghies and acted as a go-between by communicating with NGO crew members to set a day, time and position for rescue missions.
https://www.laetusinpraesens.org/musings/modest.php
All emphasis mineEmotional blackmail consequent on irresponsible delegation of systemic responsibility
Whilst identifying itself with the divine mandate and the systemic responsibility thereby accorded, the Catholic Church skillfully distances itself from the secular consequences of multiplication of the population. Any unfortunate consequences in terms of starvation, misery and fatality are dissociated from that systemic role. They are held to be the responsibility of the governments and peoples of the world whose actions should necessarily guided by insight into the divine will, preferably as provided by the Catholic Church.
Strategic challenges of ensuring adequate food, shelter, social security, health, and the like, are then the responsibility of governments informed by their electorates -- inspired by the moral and ethical guidance of the Catholic Church. If it is only too evident from widespread suffering that governments are inadequate to the task -- or to similar tasks in the wealthier countries -- again this is seemingly no cause for consideration of more appropriate strategies to relieve that suffering.
Ensuring evident suffering is thus to be recognized as a device for placing moral pressure on secular authorities, much as beggars in the streets make evident their own suffering as a means blackmailing passers-by to support them. There is consequently a curious indifference to suffering, presumably held by the Catholic Church to be serving a higher cause (Indifference to the Suffering of Others: occupying the moral and ethical high ground through doublespeak, 2013). There is thus a sense in which the Catholic Church specializes in engendering a sense of guilt in others as a consequence of its own policies -- in order to derive resources from them for a higher cause with which is uniquely identifies itself.
From this perspective, there is a case for exploring the possibility of taking the interpretation of the divine mandate even more seriously -- by multiplying to an even higher degree the growth in the population, as argued separately (Enabling Fruitful Multiplication of Global Population: eliciting massive social consensus by unconstrained reframing of strategic priorities, 2015). That this possibility has been taken seriously by some is an indication of the strategic challenge of the times.
In this light it needs to be clearly affirmed that the Catholic Church takes no responsibility whatsoever for the suffering which its theological and diplomatic arguments have enabled and continue to enable. As with the wealthy down the ages, the cynicism of this position is disguised by publicizing its charitable initiatives and advocating universal support for them. Characteristic of doublespeak, these are designed to respond to a limited number of selected sufferers -- ignoring the systemic suffering which continues to be fruitfully multiplied by those policies.
Curiously no sense of the need for prudence and precaution is cultivated on the part of the faithful faced with shortage of resources, as may be variously illustrated (Resource Insights from Plus or Minus 12 People on a Liferaft: thought experiment to highlight global dilemmas in a comprehensible context, 2014). This is evident from the size of families of the impoverished faithful of Abrahamic religions.
In this respect the Catholic Church has indeed demonstrated its acclaimed leadership role -- especially for other Christian denominations. Ironically the current massive migration of refugees across the Mediterranean could even be explored as a case of strategic blowback, namely an unforeseen systemic response to its population policies. This could be understood as analogous to the process recognized in the case of American global strategy, as variously discussed (Chalmers Johnson, Blowback: the costs and consequences of American Empire, 2004; William Rivers Pitt, The True History of Blowback in One Sentence, TruthOut, 23 October 2014; Mary Anne Weaver, Blowback, The Atlantic, May 1996).
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion-2/
Catholic Church Facilitates Foreign Invasion
by Cliff Kincaid on November 19, 2015
In the face of President Obama's veto threat, members of Congress may not be able to pass legislation suspending or upgrading the program permitting refugees from Syria, the Middle East and North Africa to settle in the U.S. But the Republican Congress certainly has the power to hold hearings into the millions of taxpayer dollars being funneled through Catholic and other church groups to bring them here. Many Catholics and non-Catholics alike would like to know how "religious compassion," using federal money, is increasing the potential terrorist threat to America.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-francis-accuses-world-leaders-of-fomenting-fear-of-refugees-in-pro-migration-message-207857/
Pope Francis Accuses World Leaders of Fomenting Fear of Refugees in Pro-Migration Message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday excoriated politicians who foment fear of migrants, saying they were sowing violence and racism, and urged them to "practice the virtue of prudence" to help them integrate.
https://blog.alor.org/index.php/pope-francis-destroyer-of-christianityby-peter-west
Pope Francis: Destroyer of Christianity By Peter West
I have been making this claim, with some controversy here over the years, that Pope Francis hates the West, is a commo Pope, and wants to see the West go down. A discussion of just these points has appeared now in the mainstream press: Tess Livingstone, "Pro-Migrant Pope 'Aspires to Destroy Christianity'", The Australian, July 19, 2017, p. 12; http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/promigrant-pope-francis-aspires-to-destroy-christianity/news-story/76be2aee290dacbaa9417aa8af5abb63.
The remarks primarily are concerned with retired Pope Benedict XVI, who recently compared the church under Pope Francis to a ship that "has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing." As far as criticisms go, that one is strong.
Pope Francis has called on the European nations to abandon their borders, and adopt a federal structure. He is a proponent of open borders immigration for the West, but is silent about immigration to non-white countries, because, well, he is a New World Order kinda guy.
The Tess Livingstone article has some interesting material about Marcello Pera' criticism of the Pope:
"One prominent figure who is unsurprised by such outbursts is Marcello Pera, a former president of the Italian Senate who co-authored a significant book, Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam with Benedict in 2007. "The Pope reflects all the prejudices of the South American regarding North America, markets, freedom, capitalism,'' he told Il Mattino newspaper in Naples.
Pera's main concern is Francis's politicisation of the church, especially his support for illegal immigration, a stance that is alienating much of his flock, including those who support generous but orderly immigration policies such as Australia's. "Bergoglio just wants to do politics, the Gospel doesn't matter at all,'' Pera says, addressing Francis by his surname. Concern is strongest in Italy, the destination of Nigerians, Gambians, Sudanese and others drawn by human traffickers' promises of a warm welcome and plenty of welfare assistance.
Italy is struggling to cope with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who have sailed across the Mediterranean in recent years; double-digit unemployment; youth unemployment of 40 per cent; and street crime. Another 25,000 newcomers arrived last month, mainly from Nigeria and Guinea. The total number this year will exceed the 170,000 people, predominantly Muslim males, who arrived last year. Some communities are in revolt over the cost of housing them and the criminal behaviour of some of the men towards women. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi recently called on the government not to send any more migrants to the city.
Despite community anger Francis has remained defiant, urging young people to be "protagonists of change" in backing mass migration without defined limitations. His attitude has prompted pertinent questions about the kind of religious and cultural melting pot he wants Europe to be.
Pera says: "It's evident to all that an indiscriminate welcoming is not possible: there is a critical point that cannot be reached. If the Pope does not make reference to this critical point, if he insists in a massive and total welcoming, I ask myself: 'why does he say it? What is the true end of his words? Why does he lack a minimum of realism, that very little that is requested of anyone?' The answer I can give myself is only one: 'the Pope does it because he hates the West, he aspires to destroy it, and he does all he can to reach this end. As he aspires to destroy the Christian tradition, Christianity as it has realised itself historically.' "
https://www.infowars.com/catholic-church-stops-accepting-illegals-amid-trump-immigration-crackdown/
CATHOLIC CHURCH STOPS ACCEPTING ILLEGALS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
Texas church accepted nearly 75 thousand at makeshift migrant camp amid immigrant influx
A Catholic church in South Texas is closing its doors to illegal immigrants after years of providing housing, food, clothes and water to nearly 75 thousand people.
Since 2014, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas, has been the sanctuary destination for tens of thousands of people who crossed illegally into the US from Central America and Mexico..................................
Under the guise of providing humanitarian relief, the church's parish hall was transformed into a staging area for thousands of illegals who'd made the perilous journey into the US, many with the help of cartels and human smugglers.
At the height of the 2014 immigrant influx, the church operated 24/7 and saw as many as 350 illegals pass through each day.
Back in 2014, Infowars was first to expose the City of McAllen was diverting taxpayer resources toward the Sacred Heart church, providing illegals with giant air-conditioned tents, cots, security guards and more.
http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/church-raising-money-for-illegals/
CHURCH RAISING MONEY FOR ILLEGALS
Catholic Charities USA has taken on a major role in helping the federal government find temporary housing for the droves of Central Americans illegally crossing the border into the United States.
And it's also helping finance the operation.
A woman at Catholic Charities headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, told WND Friday that nobody on the group's staff was available to talk about the border crisis outreach program because they were "all out on travel," including the charity's media relations officer.
"Everyone's on travel down to the border and she is down there as well," the woman said. "They're going in shifts. And many of the diocesan people (from the local Catholic diocese) are down there as well."
Meanwhile, Catholic Charities USA is making a plea for people to donate money to the cause of helping the thousands of children who continue to stream across the border.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/church-raising-money-for-illegals/#2Qi3207w7zsGuGyt.99
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/07/31/all-us-catholics-are-called-oppose-mass-deportations-under-trump-heres
All U.S. Catholics are called to oppose mass deportations under Trump. Here's why.
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It is clear where this administration is headed on immigration. The goal is not to legalize 11 million undocumented persons but to get rid of them. Any immigration legislation that is favorable to this administration and the current Congress would only reinforce this goal, by including several new harsh enforcement programs and by excluding any path to citizenship or legalization program. The most the bishops could hope for would be a watered-down DREAM Act, which may or may not help young undocumented immigrants become citizens...............................
Bishops must lead by example and facilitate the involvement of Catholics in supporting vulnerable immigrant families.
https://www.truthrevolt.org/commentary/malkin-your-church-abetting-sanctuary-nation
Malkin: Is Your Church Abetting Sanctuary Nation?
Liberal "sanctuary" programs protect, harbor and enable criminal illegal aliens who disappear into the deportation abyss.
The Catholic Church has been at the forefront of the 1960s-era sanctuary movement, with top officials openly promoting immigration anarchy and lawlessness among their flock in the name of "humanity" and "compassion."
As I've long noted, it's one thing to show compassion to legal immigrants, legitimate refugees and asylees, and those abused and mistreated by smugglers. It's quite another to conspire against an orderly immigration and entrance system that imposes common-sense limits, eligibility requirements, criminal background checks, medical screening and a commitment to assimilation. Catholic groups have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to building shelters for illegal aliens from Central America and way stations in southern Mexico.
The unholy alliance between church leaders and the open-borders lobby extends from the Vatican to Rev. Jim Wallis' Faith in Public Life (FPL) network, the Los Angeles-based Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) and the George Soros-tied Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ). It's a web of nearly 100 interfaith committees, campus agitators and "workers centers" steeped in the organizing tactics of Saul Alinsky on behalf of millions of illegal aliens filling the pews and coffers of their abettors.
Capitol Hill's abdication of its duties to protect and defend our borders is bad enough. But if people of faith choose to sit silently as a "new sanctuary movement" of tax-exempt houses of worship defiantly and recklessly undermines our immigration laws, our national sovereignty doesn't have a prayer.
I don't know what makes some Americans think that our Catholic entrenched and influenced government is actually going to do anything about illegal immigration. The evidence to the contrary is abundant. We will be given the run around again, citizenship will be provided again. After which they will simply begin the process over again, and again, until the Roman Catholic globalist agenda is accomplished within this nation. No more national sovereignty, free market, Capitalism, or Constitutional government for the people, by the people. Protestant principles of government and liberty with a powerful middle class, replaced by Roman Catholic principles of a two class society. Clergy and a laity dependent upon them, and the elites and a peasantry dependent upon them. The counter-reformation marches on victorious.
http://feedingjimmy.com/the-pope-and-illegal-immigration/
Obviously It's because we have so much wealth here and so much opportunity. And quite honestly, the countries they are leaving totally stink. Can we blame them for wanting to upgrade?
No, but we can blame the Pope's church for the deplorable condition of their home countries.
Look at the whole western hemisphere. There are abundant resources spread all across these continents. North America doesn't have better trees, crude oil, or land than Central and South America.
But we enjoy a much better lifestyle here. Much better.
That's because the United States of America was founded by Protestant Christians. All the other hell-hole countries in this hemisphere were founded by Catholics.
Catholicism arrests the economic growth of a nation. Even after the Reformation, Renaissance, and Enlightenment, countries in Europe that remained Catholic retained much of their Medieval thought.
In today's modern age, Catholicism has morphed into a socialist mindset. In this Catholic Socialist system, the Church facilitates specious acts of charity on the perpetually poor to provide cover for an elite ruling class.
Really, they're back to Lords and peasants. It's medieval all over again. Do you recall the Pope denouncing Fidel Castro like he did Donald Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/how-pope-francis-is-leading-the-catholic-church-against-anti-migrant-populism/2017/04/10/d3ca5832-1966-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html?utm_term=.2b84a268b4ac
VATICAN CITY — As politicians around the world including President Trump take an increasingly hard line on immigration, a powerful force is rallying to the side of migrants: the Roman Catholic Church led by Pope Francis.
Catholic cardinals, bishops and priests are emerging as some of the most influential opponents of immigration crackdowns backed by right-wing populists in the United States and Europe. The moves come as Francis, who has put migrants at the top of his agenda, appears to be leading by example, emphasizing his support for their rights in sermons, speeches and deeds.
The pro-migrant drive risks dividing Catholics — many of whom in the United States voted for Trump. Some observers say it is also inserting the church into politics in a manner recalling the heady days of Pope John Paul II, who stared down communism and declared his opposition to the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The Vatican is standing in open opposition to politicians like Trump not just on immigration but also on other issues, including climate-change policy.
The Pope, head of the Catholic Church warring against a government that has given his institution billions and billions of dollars towards migrant integration, now attacking the hand that fed him when they try to pull out of the financial ruin and political suicide associated with the same. The cost of legal and illegal immigration is enormous and a heavy weight upon the tax payers of a nation already 20 trillion dollars in debt. The effects lean toward the development of a welfare state or country if you will, not to mention politically bolstering the politicians who support the same by the votes of those dependent upon such. This usurper at the head of this usurping institution cares nothing for the peoples of existing nations save they support their own global agenda with their money and even the extinction of their nations and political structures when ever necessary. That is of course, if this was and is not already part of their plan from the beginning. A Protestant nation overthrown from within by an ever increasing Catholic population brought about through massive immigration rather than conversion. In either case, the plan or disregard for all but their own agenda produces the same results. The Church of Rome has been pointed out a the destroyer of nations in the past, and is proving mores all the time.
In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes, Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system.
(CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/451183/steve-bannon-catholic-church-and-immigration
The Washington Post: Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, lashed out at leaders of the Catholic Church in the United States who condemned the president's recent decision to phase out an Obama-era program that has allowed nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children to gain temporary legal status. Bannon, who is Catholic, accused the church of wanting a steady flow of illegal immigrants coming into the country to fill its church pews and make money.
"Unable to really to come to grips with the problems in the Church, they need illegal aliens, they need illegal aliens to fill the churches," Bannon said in an interview with Charlie Rose that will air on "60 Minutes" on CBS on Sunday. "It's obvious on the face of it.
" Bannon added: "They have an economic interest. They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration."
. . . "As much as I respect Cardinal [Timothy] Dolan and the bishops on doctrine, this is not doctrine," Bannon responded. "This is not doctrine at all. I totally respect the pope and I totally respect the Catholic bishops and cardinals on doctrine. This is not about doctrine. This is about the sovereignty of a nation. And in that regard, they're just another guy with an opinion."
https://psmag.com/news/did-pope-francis-just-compare-abortion-to-trumps-immigration-policy
DID POPE FRANCIS JUST COMPARE ABORTION TO TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICY?
Pope Francis raised eyebrows in the United States on Sunday when he connected two lightning rods on the nation's political landscape—abortion and the White House's recent bid to rescind protections for undocumented early arrivals. "The President of the United States presents himself as pro-life and if he is a good pro-lifer, he understands that family is the cradle of life and its unity must be protected," the pope told the press after his return from a trip to Colombia.
The connection between the two was not immediately apparent, at least to the non-Catholic eye. At a glance, it appeared the pope was compounding one hotly debated question of civil liberties with another. But the pontiff is known for speaking in catechismal riddles that are ultimately designed to elucidate—for President Donald Trump and the greater American public—fraught ethical issues; to understand is forcibly to dig a little deeper.
Unbelievable, the Catholic church accepts countless billions in tax payers money from our government to help facilitate legal and illegal immigration including that of unaccompanied children, then turns around and accuses Trumps attempts to put an end to such as equivalent to supporting abortion. Is there no end to the evil manipulation perpetrated by this imposture representative of Jesus Christ, and the institution he leads?
http://occatholic.com/catholic-church-leads-effort-to-naturalize-2-4-million-immigrants/
CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADS EFFORT TO NATURALIZE 2.4 MILLION IMMIGRANTS
Approximately 2.4 million Legal Permanent Residents living in California will receive assistance from the Catholic Church on their path to citizenship.
Archbishop of Los Angeles, José H. Gómez and other Bishops of Southern California unveiled the initiative during a Catholic Immigration Summit at the Christ Cathedral on February 27th.
"Our struggle has never been about politics. It's always been about people. People who are suffering and are exploited, people who are dying, " Gómez said. "If we work this year to encourage naturalization and citizenship, that will make a real difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people."
Attending the call of Pope Francisco during the Holy Year of Mercy Catholic, the Catholic Church in California has started the initiative to assist in the naturalization process, those who have not grasped the scope of benefits to become citizens.
When your Church receives 79 million dollars in one year of tax payers money to assist the illegal immigrants whom you yourself helped bring into the country, the issue becomes exactly about politics. Since when is taking countless millions of tax dollars from a nation to fulfill the agenda of a Church, not politics. It is the exact kind of politics our founding fathers wanted to prevent when they formed our Constitutional government for the people and by the people, which included a healthy separation of church and state for these exact reasons. Citizens being forced to support the unconstitutional and self destructive dictates of a religion they do not belong to and or agree with, is what the Protestant reformers and the fathers of this nation fought against. We are seeing nothing less than what Rome does whenever she gains the power and influence to do so.
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/9/19/16332470/bannon-catholic-church-illegal-immigration-daca
Steve Bannon is right: the Catholic Church "needs" illegal immigrants
Many denominations are dependent on immigration for growth
A poor testimony for "Christianity" if it be true. Denominations dependent upon immigration over conversion for survival, are certainly not about the business of converting souls. Though the above link makes a comparison between the Catholic church and other denominations both needing immigrants for survival, there is no comparison concerning the actual numbers involved. Countless millions more Catholics than others and that is just from one country. The fact that the Catholic church is a political entity as well as a religious one, makes it all the more important for her to have the numbers she needs to accomplish her political ends.
This is not to mention the very different reasons for immigration over the history of our nation. Many of the first Christians migrating to this nation were doing so to escape religious persecution from nations whose government combined church and state unto said persecution. The Catholic church was certainly not the least of these culprits, and is herself the mother of all "Christian" persecuting powers involving a united church and state. To this day, she will not stay out of the realm of politics, but to the contrary is ever seeking to, and actually increasing her political clout and power on a global scale. Donald Trump has thrown somewhat of a monkey wrench into some of her plans. The full impact of which remains to be seen, or not.
http://humanevents.com/2006/06/21/illegal-immigration-unites-democrats-catholic-church/
Illegal Immigration Unites Democrats, Catholic Church
Catholic bishops shouldn't talk about politics, left-wing pundits say, except on the subject of illegal immigration. On that subject even the most ardent supporters of the separation of church and state are happy to hear the bishops opine. Liberals are cheering the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for calling on churchgoers to harbor illegal immigrants in their homes to keep them safe from the U.S. Border Patrol.
On Ash Wednesday, Cardinal Roger Mahoney of Los Angeles instructed priests and churchgoers to disobey enforcement provisions of a House of Representatives immigration bill. Washington, D.C., Cardinal Theodore McCarrick said the scriptures justified aiding illegal immigrants. McCarrick said, "[How] many of us have not violated some laws, whatever they might have been—either they're traffic laws or immigration laws or tax laws, something like that."
http://sanangelolive.com/news/politics/2017-09-11/san-angelo-catholic-diocese-wades-illegal-immigration-controversy
San Angelo Catholic Diocese Wades Into Illegal Immigration Controversy
SAN ANGELO, TX – Catholic bishops at the national and state of Texas level expressed support for allowing "Dreamers," or the children of illegal immigrants, to legally immigrate to the U.S. The stand by the Catholic Church is controversial, especially in regions like west Texas where the 2016 presidential election saw support for President Donald Trump, who ran on a platform to curb illegal immigration, exceeded 70 percent of the vote.
Last Thursday, the Texas Catholic Bishops issued a statement denouncing the Trump administration's decision to terminate the executive order that implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. That same day, the Diocese of San Angelo sent the statement to all Catholics in San Angelo via email in support of allowing Dreamers to immigrate here.
https://www.archbalt.org/london-catholic-churches-see-boost-in-illegal-immigrants/
London Catholic churches see boost in illegal immigrants
LONDON – The size of the Catholic Church in the British capital is being boosted by waves of illegal immigrants, according to a new report.
Undocumented or irregular migrants now make up more than three-quarters of the congregations of at least three London parishes, said "The Ground of Justice: The Report of a Pastoral Research Inquiry Into the Needs of Migrants in London's Catholic Community," published Feb. 14.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2017/12/four_syracuse_churches_declare_themselves_sanctuaries_for_immigrants.html
Four Syracuse churches declare themselves 'sanctuaries' for immigrants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Four Syracuse churches have declared themselves "sanctuaries" for immigrants fleeing deportation, joining hundreds of other U.S. churches opposed to President Trump's hardline position on illegal immigration.
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, St. Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, University United Methodist Church and Plymouth Congregational Church have formed an interfaith coalition to support undocumented immigrants.
All Saints, at 1340 Lancaster Ave. on the city's East Side, is prepared to shelter any undocumented immigrant challenging the deportation process. It has a suite of rooms available in its parish annex next to the church.
The other three churches have agreed to provide material, interpersonal and spiritual support.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/uncovering-emigration-policies-catholic-church-mexico
(All emphasis mine)
Uncovering the Emigration Policies of the Catholic Church in Mexico
The first mass wave of emigration from Mexico took place during the 1910s and 1920s as Mexicans fled political and economic turmoil at home for work in U.S. agriculture and railroads. By 1929, an estimated 738,500 people of Mexican birth lived in the United States. Many of them migrated seasonally.
Within Mexico, most elites opposed the mass migration of its people, the country's largest asset, to the United States.
The strongest sentiment against emigration during this period came from the Catholic Church, an influential voice in a country where more than 98 percent of the population identified as Catholic even as the Church continued to lose its long and bloody struggles with the government. The Church feared that migration caused the breakup of families, religious conversions, and the introduction of dangerous foreign ideas.
However, the Church's various attempts to prevent migration northward largely failed. By the 1960s, its migration policy shifted to preparing migrants for the journey, establishing closer ties with the Church in the United States, and becoming a voice for migrants' rights while encouraging both their U.S. integration and homeland ties.
With 88 percent of Mexicans older than age 4 being Catholic in 2000 according to INEGI, Mexico's official statistical agency, the Church continues to play an important role in the migration experience even as the number of evangelical Christians grows.........................................
In the eyes of the Church hierarchy, emigration entailed numerous perils. The first was returnees' foreign ideas and U.S. attachments. These ideas endangered the purity of Mexican culture and even Mexico's very existence as a sovereign state.
Despite pervasive discrimination against Mexicans in the United States, migrants came back to Mexico with impossibly high expectations of wages and working conditions that generated an agrarian radicalism the Church bitterly opposed. The parish priest of San Juan de los Lagos reported in 1920 that returnees were introducing anarchist ideologies learned in the United States......................................
The Catholic clergy argued that Catholic migrants were vulnerable because migrants identified Protestantism with the power and prestige of the United States. The United States was an inherently dangerous religious environment because of its "cosmopolitanism."
Another argument against emigration, which was not made publicly, was that material progress would weaken religious sentiment. A Guadalajara priest complained to Taylor in 1931 about workers returning from the North with newfound wealth. "When the Indian wears shoes, he does not go to mass. And when he wears pants, he does not believe in God," he said.................................
The Archbishop of Guadalajara told priests in 1951 to warn prospective migrants of the spiritual and material dangers facing them in the United States, "so they will not abandon their homes, families, work, and motherland for this adventure." He said the public should be warned that illegal immigrants went hungry waiting for false promises of contracts. Even the legally contracted "live in miserable pigsties, face high costs, are taken out by brute force to work on rainy days, and are given opportunities to spend what they earn on vices."
By 1960, the clergy recognized that simply telling workers to stay home was not working. In many Mexican communities, a trip to work in the United States had become a rite of passage for young men.
The Church's policy changed from simple dissuasion to a campaign to prepare braceros heading north for the moral dangers they would face. A new campaign included a "Manual for Braceros," special masses and charity in Mexican contracting centers, and a "Bracero Hour" radio broadcast about conditions in the United States. The trend continued towards a greater emphasis on managing emigration's effects rather than hindering departure.
When it became clear that the United States would not renew the Bracero program, the emigrant commission of the Conference of Mexican Bishops (CEM) met to plan the Church's response (CEM coordinates the Church's social and pastoral policy). The Church leadership understood that migration patterns were already beginning to change from circular migration — movement back and forth across the border — toward permanent settlement in the United States.
CEM decided in the 1960s to promote a Pastoral Tour of Mexico to bring U.S. priests south for three to six months; the tour included visits to historic migrant-sending regions................................
Following meetings between U.S. and Mexican bishops, the Missionaries of St. Charles (the Scalabrinians — see sidebar) opened a seminary in Guadalajara in 1980 to attend to migrants in transit, prepare priests for ministering to the growing Latino population in the United States, and convince the Mexican Church to develop a more consistent policy toward emigrants.
The desire to cooperate across borders has also come from the Vatican, particularly following the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Both the Mexican and U.S. branches have followed the Vatican in enthusiastically taking up the global rights revolution demanding an expanding list of protections and privileges based on universal rights of personhood.
Priests on Mexico's northern border were most intensely involved in Church migration policy during the 1970s and 1980s. They publicly denounced abuses of unauthorized migrants and beginning in 1987 established a chain of shelters to minister to migrants in border cities.
In the heyday of massive illegal migration from Tijuana to San Diego in the late 1980s, Scalabrinian priests held daily outdoor masses in the shadow of the border fence to bless the scores of migrants waiting for nightfall to cross. The shelters now mostly serve deportees...................................
A statue of Jesus overlooks Tijuana from a hillside above the city. Church shelters in Tijuana today mainly serve Mexican citizens deported from the United States.
The editorial board of Migrantes, the Scalabrinian seminary's weekly, in the 1980s rejected the consensus that emigration was an escape valve for a Mexican economy that could not provide enough jobs for its workers. The magazine portrayed temporary migration, permanent settlement abroad, and repatriation as detrimental to Mexico.
Encouraging Homeland Ties, Remittances, and Integration
In recent years, the Catholic Church on both sides of the border has made more efforts to deepen migrants' social ties to both their places of origin and settlement.
The Church promotes cross-border ties and hometown solidarity more generally through its role in U.S.-based hometown associations (HTAs), organizations that allow immigrants from the same city or region to maintain ties with and materially support their places of origin. As many HTAs make renovating the church or sponsoring a charity back home their first project, a priest in the parish of origin often acts as a coordinator or trusted conduit for the donations.
The Church hierarchy frowns on fundraising outside of formal channels, but it remains common among priests at the local level in areas with high levels of emigration.
Migrants are intensely devoted to local patron saints, providing another opportunity for the Church to foster ties. With religious fiestas structuring the calendar of temporary returns to Mexico (mainly December and January), the Church hierarchy holds activities during fiestas that cater to migrants and welcome them home. The Mexican government estimated in 2008 that more than a million migrants return for the holidays every year.
And when Mexican parish priests visit their U.S. satellite communities with an image of the patron saint — the latter a practice the binational Church hierarchy encourages — they bring together Mexicans who might not otherwise see each other. During these visits, migrants usually organize a mass or party in someone's backyard or a public park, where the visiting priest may even baptize a baby or celebrate a first communion.
Since berating settled migrants for betraying the motherland might prompt them to leave the Church altogether, the nationalism the Mexican Church has espoused since the Bracero program is a soft, cultural nationalism based on positive affirmations of being Mexican and devotees of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
In the United States, the Church has carried out a pluralistic cultural mission among Mexicans in the United States since the 1960s. It is learning to adapt to an influx of newcomers, even in places like Georgia that historically have not been Mexican destinations. Disdain for Mexicans or immigrants is no longer culturally acceptable or strategically prudent given that Latinos constitute a rapidly growing part of the Church's membership.
The Church now promotes immigrants' native language by holding masses in Spanish and recruiting Spanish-speaking priests, but it also encourages immigrants to become U.S. citizens and learn English. Americanizing and maintaining mexicanidad are viewed as complementary.
Still, the Mexican Church has a "national" face even as cooperation with U.S. clergy strengthens. Particularly in migrant-sending regions, many clergy continue to be concerned about migrants introducing cultural ideas from the United States........................................
The Church's decision to help those who decide to migrate has arguably eased the path for travelers who cannot rely on a social network of experienced migrants from their hometown or family. Along with travel agents, human smugglers, immigration lawyers, and labor brokers, Catholic organizations offering refuge along the border are important nongovernmental actors that enable international migration.
Although the Church and the government both promote remittances, their rationales differ. The Church has always emphasized migrants' responsibility to provide for families left behind; the government, with particular intensity since the 1990s, has emphasized investments rather than consumption................................
Most importantly, the Catholic Church has become one of the major interest groups in the United States and around the world promoting a more accommodating stance toward immigration even when such positions have been politically unpopular......................................
Fiestas are advantageous from the state's point of view because they promote permanent emigration with continued homeland ties and tourism. The government considers this combination the best recipe for attracting remittances and forming a Mexican lobby to press its trade and immigration policy preferences in the United States.
The Same Toolkit for Church and State
While the Church and the government do not always share the same goals — the Church still worries about migration's moral effects and the government wants to secure migrants' political support — they use similar techniques to govern a mobile population. The reason for these techniques is simple: Church and state exercise their power through knowledge about the whole population as well as its individual members.
Both organizations survey migrants to determine their demographic characteristics, legal status, migration routes, U.S. destinations, and occupations. Each tries to document the amounts of collective remittances; how they are spent; and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the remitters.
Just as the Mexican state has at times issued identification documents that also attest to the bearer's moral character, on a smaller scale, priests in Mexico have issued ecclesiastical identification documents and letters of introduction to destination parishes.
At the local level, the Church often has better records than the state, given that local government bureaucracy is shot through with clientelism, lack of continuity between administrations, and corruption.
Conclusion: Looking Forward
The Catholic Church continues to be one of the major voices for comprehensive immigration reform in the United States. The hierarchy and clergy are leading their flock on these issues, as there is scattered evidence that U.S. Catholics' attitudes toward immigration are about as restrictive as those of non-Catholics.
Although immigration faded as an issue in the 2008 presidential campaign once the Republican primaries concluded, U.S. bishops have tried to put a more accommodating policy approach back on the political agenda through conferences, tours, and the use of the homily as a bully pulpit. The Church is increasingly working with likeminded groups from other religious organizations.
A path to legalization, family reunification, humane border control and interior enforcement policies, and development in Mexico remain the pillars of the Church's policy on both sides of the border.
Wake up America! What is happening is a systematic invasion of our country by and through a foreign nation via the political globalist institution, which is the Roman Catholic Church. They are systematically draining the wealth of our nation and moving it to their own, while placing countless millions if not billions of dollars of burden upon American tax payers every year, while establishing their own religion, culture, and nationality within our own nation even as the Church of Rome seeks to destroy our own national sovereignty, Constitutional government for the people and by the people, and establish a socialistic from of government of its own making in its place. The Counter-Reformation marches forward in the dilution and eventual dissipation of true Protestant principles of government and church, and the separation of the two into their own rightful and authoritative spheres. Which is the government of both by the will of the people they govern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoXB3a3f1o
An intersting video regarding the topic at hand.
http://graphics.wsj.com/catholics-us/
The following quotes are from the link above.
Foreign-born Catholics Keep Membership Steady
Catholics coming from other parts of the world have kept the church on stable footing. In 1975, the first year the data were recorded, foreign-born members, predominantly from Mexico and other Latin American countries, made up about 8% of the church. Today that number is almost 28%.
Mapping Catholicism
Catholicism is the most popular religion in the West, Midwest and Northeast.
The major city with the highest precentage of Catholics is Boston. As the Irish settled into the city in the early 17th century, they brought with them their Roman Catholic beliefs.
Roughly half the people living in Southern Louisiana are catholic, largely due to the region's French and Spanish roots. The term "parish," or what Louisiana calls its counties, comes from a religious term for a church community.
Heavy concentration of Catholics in central California, southern Texas and other parts of the Southwest is largely attributable to the predominantly Catholic Hispanic population. This is also where most of the change within the church is occurring. Heavily Hispanic counties like Jeff Davis County in Texas have seen a drop in Catholicism as younger, second-generation Hispanics leave the church. However, there has been a rise in counties that have seen new Hispanic growth, like Mono County in California.
One area that is not heavily Catholic is the Southeastern United States. The area is dominated by Protestants with Evangelicals making up 35% of the population.
Younger Catholics Are Primarily Hispanic
According to the Public Religion Research Institute, the ratio of white Catholics to Hispanic Catholics is now less than two to one. That is down from 10 to one in the early 1990s. At 49%, Hispanics are a majority of all young American Catholics (ages 18–29), more than triple the percentage of Catholic seniors.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/ahead-of-migrant-caravan-catholic-leaders-urge-us-govt-to-protect-the-vulnerable-85015
Ahead of migrant caravan, Catholic leaders urge U.S. govt to protect the vulnerable
https://www.foxnews.com/world/migrant-caravan-swells-to-12000-gets-divine-intervention
Migrant caravans swell to 12,000, get some help along the way
In the small town of Veracruz, Mexico, at a gas station and truck stop, two nuns began stopping big rigs Sunday to fill the trailers with waiting migrants from the caravan.
The caravan is trying to make 116 miles, a record for them, considering the first day walking in Mexico they traveled just 20 miles.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/illegal-immigrant-caravans-churches-and-criminal-sanctuaries/
Illegal-Immigrant Caravans, Churches, and Criminal Sanctuaries
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Pueblo Sin Fronteras, the group in charge of the annual "migrant caravan," launched its effort during Holy Week by invoking the Stations of the Cross with biblical costumery and prop crosses. When they're not serving as human traffickers masquerading as human-rights activists, these travel agents for amnesty busy themselves constructing shelters along their illicit pathways that span the globe. Catholic groups have sponsored and subsidized such nation-sabotaging campaigns for decades.................
Open-borders tour guides in Mexico illegally shepherding 1,500 Central Americans to the United States border declared victory this week. Mexican officials reportedly are offering humanitarian visas to avert a showdown. But the parade of immigration lawlessness marches on — with reckless aiding and abetting by churches across the U.S.
The Vatican itself donated at least $20,000 in 2009 to erect a shelter for Central American illegal aliens sneaking through Ixtepec, Mexico, where they hopped on freight trains into our country. Another papal society, Catholic Extension, has poured more than $12 million dollars into ministries along our southern border over the past five years "to ensure that those who are on a journey are protected by the Church and that we advocate on their behalf," according to the Catholic News Agency...................
In Washington State, the Jesuit-affiliated St. Joseph Catholic Church of Seattle blasted President Trump's "destructive and brutal" immigration enforcement and declared "our unwavering solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the immigrant community." All deportations violate "Catholic Social Teaching" and "the common good," the parish asserted...............
In Las Vegas, the incoming Catholic Bishop George Leo Thomas announced that illegal immigration and gun control will top his spiritual agenda. Echoing the left-wing U.S. Conference on Catholic Bishops, Thomas pledged to support and advocate for the so-called illegal-alien Dreamers and welcome them into the church.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/theology-en-la-plaza/immigrant-caravan-wave-hope-america
The immigrant caravan is a wave of hope for America
When the caravan of migrants from Honduras reaches the US-Mexico border, it will test the truth of our American values and the credibility of our Catholic social justice teachings. The caravan started on October 13 in the crime ridden Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, and later migrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala joined them. Approximately 2,300 of them are children. Now there are three caravans. This third caravan is of mothers in search of their children who went missing in the process of migrating to the United States.......................................
From a Catholic perspective, this caravan is a modern-day migrant human rights movement. It is a wave of hope for our neighbors in hopeless situations. These migrants are challenging our U.S. Catholic communities to get out of our comfort and ideological zones, to ask profound questions about the impact of our lifestyles in relation to their sufferings. Answers come from our solidarity and option with and for the poorest and most vulnerable. These sisters and brothers of ours are asking us to see the world through their struggles, their fears and their dreams............................................
These caravan journeys are almost mystical in their total trust in the presence of an accompanying God. These prophetic journeys call us to an active hope, to transform our love into political action for the common good of all, to seek just solutions to complex, transnational human struggles. We can march to legislative offices to promote comprehensive immigration reform. We can support efforts at developing just and functional US-Central American economic programs that begin by addressing the needs of the poor, of farmers, of women and of children.
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2018/11/06/caravan-heads-to-mexico-city-guadalupe-basilica-opens-for-migrants/
Caravan heads to Mexico City; Guadalupe basilica opens for migrants
CORDOBA, Mexico - The caravan of migrants making its way through Mexico has started arriving in Mexico City, where the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the world's most-visited Marian shrine, has opened its shelter for pilgrims to weary Central American migrants.
At least 1,000 migrants departed Nov. 5 from Cordoba, 190 miles southeast of Mexico City, hoping to make a final push to the national capital. They were joined by another group departing from Puebla - closer to Mexico City - where they had received assistance and slept in parishes......................
"We feel protected. There are human rights people, nuns, the Catholic Church, the Red Cross," said Edwin Paz, 41, a mechanic who left Honduras with his wife - two-and-a-half months pregnant - and teenage son.............................
Parishes across southern Mexico have fed the migrants and collected clothes and shoes for them. Some Mexicans of humble means have offered what they can: plates of beans, rice and tortillas; plastic bags filled with water and gently used clothing.
A group of religious belonging to The Missionaries of the Risen Christ - which includes nurses, physicians and psychologists, working with support from Caritas Mexico - has set up a tent at each stop, where they tend to medical issues such as wounded feet, twists and sprains, and children with coughs, colds and fevers.
https://sovereignnations.com/2017/11/16/soros-pope-francis-unholy-alliance/
The following quoted article mat be viewed at the link above. All emphasis in the quote is mine.
George Soros and Pope Francis: An Unholy Alliance
The election of a liberal Jesuit to the papacy thrilled Democrats in the United States, whose unholy alliance with the Catholic left goes back many decades. Barack Obama, one of the pope's most prominent supporters, has long been a beneficiary of that alliance. The faculty at Jesuit Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., ranked as one of the top donors to his campaign.
In a grim irony, Obama, whose presidency substantially eroded religious freedom in America, rose to power not in spite of the Catholic Church but because of it. The archdiocese of Chicago helped bankroll his radicalism in the 1980s. As he recounts in his memoirs, he began his work as a community organizer in the rectory rooms of Holy Rosary parish on Chicago's South Side. The Alinskyite organization for which he worked — the Developing Communities Project — received tens of thousands of dollars from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Obama was close to the late Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. A proponent of the "Seamless Garment" movement within the Catholic Church in the 1980s, a movement that downplayed abortion and emphasized political liberalism, Bernardin was drawn to the socialism and relativism of the liberal elite. He was so "gay-friendly" that he requested that the "Windy City Gay Chorus" perform at his funeral. He embodied Obama's conception of a "good" bishop and one can see in his admixture of left-wing politics and relativistic nonjudgmental theology a foreshadowing of the rise of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Bernardin put pressure on his priests to work with Obama and even paid for Obama's plane fare out to a 1980 training session in Los Angeles organized by Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation. The conference was held at a Catholic college in Southern California, Mount St. Mary's, which has long been associated with Alinsky's group.
This alliance between the Catholic left and the Democratic left explains the honorary degree Obama received from Notre Dame in 2009, even as he plotted to persecute the Church under Obamacare's contraceptive and abortifacient mandate. Notre Dame's former president, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, who supported honoring Obama, had been close to Monsignor John Egan, the socialist who started the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and sat on Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation board.
The unholy alliance also explains how the Democratic Party, despite its support for abortion and gay marriage, won a majority of the Catholic vote in Obama's two presidential elections. At the 2012 Democratic convention in Charlotte, nuns such as Sister Simone Campbell shared the stage with abortion activists from Planned Parenthood. A liberal dean of a Catholic university, Sister Marguerite Kloos, even got caught in an act of voter fraud that year, forging the signature of a deceased nun on a ballot. As Thomas Pauken writes in The Thirty Years War, "the radicalization of elements of the Catholic clergy turned out to be one of Saul Alinsky's most significant accomplishments."
The election of Pope Francis was seen by Alinskyite activists as a dream come true. "I think that Pope Francis is quite an inspiring figure," Al Gore said at UC Berkeley in early 2015. The former vice president turned radical environmental activist called Pope Francis a "phenomenon" and laughed at his liberalism: "Is the pope Catholic?" Gore said that he is so "inspiring to me" that "I could become a Catholic."
Leftists frequently turn up at the Vatican, often invited by one of Pope Francis's closest advisers, the socialist Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga. Before the pope's visit to the U.S., a group of left-wing activists and officials from unions and organizations such as the SEIU and PICO (an Alinskyite group founded by the liberal Jesuit Father John Baumann) descended on the Vatican to confer with curial officials about the trip. Around the same time, over 90 members of the U.S. Congress sent Pope Francis a letter, urging him to focus upon politically liberal themes. The leader of this group was Rosa DeLauro, a Catholic who supports abortion rights.
In 2016, it was revealed through disclosures by WikiLeaks that the billionaire socialist George Soros bankrolled much of this lobbying. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in an attempt to shape the pope's visit to the U.S. According to the leaked documents, Soros's Open Society Foundation sought to create a "critical mass" of American bishops and lay Catholics supportive of the pope's priorities. The documents made special mention of Maradiaga, a champion of PICO, as a useful ally for ensuring that the pope's speeches in the U.S. pushed socialism
The hacked e-mails exposed the depth of the plotting:
Pope Francis' first visit to the United States in September will include a historic address to Congress, a speech at the United Nations, and a visit to Philadelphia for the "World Meeting of Families." In order to seize this moment, we (Open Society) will support PICO's organizing activities to engage the Pope on economic and racial justice issues, including using the influence of Cardinal Rodriguez, the Pope's senior advisor, and sending a delegation to visit the Vatican in the spring or summer to allow him to hear directly from low-income Catholics in America.
In the e-mails, the Soros operatives make it explicitly clear that they view Pope Francis as a propagandist for their causes:
At the end of the day, our visit affirmed an overall strategy: Pope Francis, as a leader of global stature, will challenge the "idolatry of the marketplace" in the U.S. and offer a clarion call to change the policies that promote exclusion and indifference to those most marginalized. We believe that this generational moment can launch extraordinary organizing that promotes moral choices and helps establish a moral compass. We believe that the papal visit, and the work we are collectively doing around it, can help many in our country move beyond the stale ideological conflicts that dominate our policy debates and embrace new opportunities to advance the common good.
After the meeting, they rejoiced at the success of the meeting, informing John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign:
"Our visits were dialogues. We conveyed our view that the Pope is a World leader of historical significance; that his message of exclusion, alarm over rising inequality and concern about globalized indifference is important for the U.S. to hear and see animated during his visit; and that we intend to amplify his remarks so that we have a more profound moral dialogue about policy choices through the election cycle of 2016. In our meetings with relevant officials, we strongly recommended that the Pope emphasize — in words and deeds — the need to confront racism and racial hierarchy in the US..."
Conversations that were originally scheduled for thirty minutes stretched into two-hour dialogues. As in our breakfast conversation with Cardinal Rodríguez, senior Vatican officials shared profound insights demonstrating an awareness of the moral, economic and political climate in America. We were encouraged to believe that the Pope will confront race through a moral frame.
Further disclosures from WikiLeaks confirmed the plotting of Democratic officials to infiltrate the Catholic Church in order to "foment revolution" beneficial to their radical causes. In 2012, in the midst of Catholic backlash over Obama's contraceptive mandate, John Podesta received a note from Sandy Newman, president of Voices for Progress.
"There needs to be a Catholic Spring, in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church," Newman wrote to Podesta. "I don't qualify to be involved and I have not thought at all about how one would 'plant the seeds of revolution,' or who would plant them." Podesta replied that the Democrats had set up Catholic front groups to plant those seeds: "We created Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good to organize for a moment like this. But I think it lacks the leadership to do so now. Likewise Catholics United. Like most Spring moments, I think this one will have to be bottom up." Podesta was wrong. It would come from the top down, as the following year Francis rose to the papacy and began politicizing the Church in the exact manner that the progressives had envisioned. Indeed, Podesta would later encourage Hillary Clinton to enlist the pope's leftism in her campaign. In one hacked e-mail, he advised that she send out a tweet to "thank him for pointing out that the people at the bottom will get clobbered the most by climate change."
Podesta and his aides also discussed how they could exploit Pope Francis's support for Obama's Iran deal. Podesta was sent a report in which Christopher Hale of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good proposes getting bishops and cardinals to lean on senators temporizing about the deal.
In another e-mail, which underscores how the media and the Democrats teamed up to enlist Pope Francis in their politics, a liberal columnist, Brent Budowsky, counsels Podesta: "John, HRC should get ahead of the progressive curve before the pope's trip to the U.S. in September, which will be big deal for a week, saturation coverage, heavy progressive populist, impact after he leaves affecting the trajectory of the campaign. Here's my take, written more in news analysis style......Brent" In the attached column, Budowsky writes, "The visit of such a popular pope will almost certainly give a lift in principle to Democrats and liberals who cheer Francis and rededicate themselves to the values and visions he stands for."
Pope Francis has been influenced by The Pedagogy of the Oppressed, a book that sought to spread Marxism among the peasants of Latin America. The Alinskyite left in America regards that book as a classic. The author of the book is the late Paulo Freire and Pope Francis has made a point of visiting with Freire's widow. The meeting was set up by Cardinal Hummes, the Brazilian whom Francis credits with inspiring him to name himself after St. Francis. Pope Francis "considered the meeting with me because of the writings of Paulo, because of the importance of Paulo for the education of oppressed people, poor people, black people, for women, for minorities," Ana Freire said.
Though this article is extremely informative, it confuses just exactly who is influencing who. A close examination of papal Encyclicals over the last 50 to 60 years will reveal that it is not necessary for the evil democrat lefties to win the Vatican over to its side. To the contrary, they contributed heavily to the creation of our new lefty progressive socialist democratic party.
Oh yes, almost forgot, the main reason for this post. Soro's organizations have been identified as one of the main funders and organizers of the caravans of illegals to our country. These endeavors are not an attempt to influence Vatican teaching and policy, but rather the facilitation of them.
https://onepeterfive.com/pope-francis-praises-soros-funded-organization-encourages-resistance/
The following quotes are from the link provided above.
In reiterating some themes discussed before, Pope Francis adds:
Here are the roots of the authentic humanity that resists the dehumanization that wears the livery of indifference, hypocrisy, or intolerance. I know that you have committed yourselves to fight for social justice, to defend our Sister Mother Earth [sic] and to stand alongside migrants. I want to reaffirm your choice and share two reflections in this regard.
The pope adds the importance of protecting nature and his plea for religious tolerance, namely that "no people is criminal and no religion is terrorist. Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist." [my emphasis]
Does it surprise us that this Vatican meeting in California "criticizes Trump orders"? As the Miami Herald reports:
Speakers at a Vatican-sponsored conference in Northern California — including an archbishop — denounced President Donald Trump's orders on immigration and travel and vowed to fight them at a meeting Friday. Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez said President Barack Obama deported a high number of people, but the harsh tone and cruelty coming out of the new administration was prompting mass fear and panic. [my emphasis]
In this context, this conference now called the Catholic Church to investigate its own "racism":
The gathering of more than 600 clergy and social justice activists also included a session on racism Friday, where speakers encouraged religious people and institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church, to confront their own racism. [my emphasis]
In November of 2016, the Italian historian Professor Roberto de Mattei had informed us that, after Hillary Clinton's loss of the election, Pope Francis might very well now become the world leader of the Left. De Mattei then wrote:
On his return flight from Mexico on February 18th of this year [2016], in commenting Trump's plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico in order to slow down the migratory surge the Pope had said that "a person who thinks only of building walls and not bridges, is not a Christian." [...] Yet, no matter how strong the reservations towards Trump can be, for a Catholic it would be difficult to imagine a position of equidistance between him and Hillary Clinton, who had officially inserted a massive implementation of abortion and the LGBT agenda into her programme. [That is,] Unless self-defence against the migratory invasion is considered a graver sin than the legalization of abortion and so-called homosexual marriage.
De Mattei is to be commended for his far-sightedness. He not only predicted Pope Francis' role as the leader of the Left world-wide, he also pointed to the increasing danger of incited and practiced violence in this regard:
For his part, after Clinton's defeat, Francesco now remains the only point of reference for the international left, [now] lacking a leader. On November 5th at the conclusion of the Third World Meeting of the so-called "Popular Movements" in the Vatican, in the presence of revolutionary agitators from the five continents, Pope Francis turned to them saying: "I make your cry mine". But the cry of protest, that is raised by the movements gathered in Paul VI's audience hall, is, unfortunately, characterized by ideological fanaticism and incitement to violence. [my emphasis]
Not two weeks ago, major newspapers in this country came out with stories as to how Donald Trump's closest advisor, Steve Bannon, now tries to influence the Vatican, with the help of Cardinal Raymond Burke. OnePeterFive's author Christian Browne responded some of these attacks on Cardinal Burke with charitable indignation. However, if we are concerned about Trump's advisor trying to influence Vatican policies, we might be just as concerned about Pope Francis trying directly to influence U.S. politics and supporting groups that are funded by George Soros, supporter of Hillary Clinton and Planned Parenthood. Worth noting in this context is the request made by The Remnant, on 20 January 2017, that the Trump administration should investigate "what appears to be a collusion between a hostile [Obama] United States government and a pope who seems to hold as much ill will towards followers of perennial Catholic teachings as he seems to hold toward" Trump himself.[/size]
https://akacatholic.com/soros-the-vatican-the-council-and-fatima/
More along the same lines from the above link.
Soros, the Vatican, the Council and Fatima
Last year, at the Fatima Conference in Chicago, attorney Elizabeth Yore gave a riveting presentation entitled, An Unholy Alliance: the UN, Soros, and the Francis Papacy.
Though the title of her presentation tells the tale, if you've not yet watched the video (available below), I would encourage you to do so as it will be an hour well spent.
Throughout her presentation, Mrs. Yore introduces viewers to an unsavory cast of characters that presently enjoy a cozy relationship with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; describing how each one is actively involved in promoting an evil social agenda.
Most readers recognize the name that appears in the title to her talk, George Soros; the billionaire financier of numerous leftwing political and social groups that are committed to creating global chaos and disorder in furtherance of their cause.
As Mrs. Yore makes known in the presentation, Soros' influence in Bergoglian Rome is most concretely exercised via his close collaborators, the most noteworthy of which are:.......................
http://theconservativecartel.com/facts-on-cara-and-pueblo-sin-fronteras/
In Spring 2018, hundreds of migrants from Central America approached the U.S.-Mexico border seeking asylum in the United States and threatening to enter illegally if their request was denied. Pueblo Sin Fronteras organized the caravan in conjunction with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project.[24][25] The CARA coalition consists of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, the American Immigration Council, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, all groups advocating for legal status for illegal immigrants and expanded immigration overall.[26] These organizations have been funded by a number of major left-of-center grantmaking foundations, including the Open Society Foundations, MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation of New York. [27] The caravan eventually halted in Mexico City on April 4 instead of reaching the United States border.[28]..................................
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/catholic-group-colludes-with-soros-on-open-borders
SOROS FUNDING CATHOLIC OPEN BORDERS PUSH
Millions funnelled to pro-amnesty Catholic Legal Immigration Network
WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) - A week after a "caravan" of more than a thousand would-be immigrants made its way from Central America into Mexico, it's emerging that a Catholic group is colluding with atheist billionaire George Soros to facilitate their northward push.
The caravan is organized by open-borders group Pueblo sin Fronteras (PSF). A self-described "collective of friends who decided to be in permanent solidarity with displaced peoples," PSF lays out its mission on its website: "We accompany migrants and refugees in their journey of hope and together demand our human rights.".....................................
Describing CARA as "an umbrella group that focuses on providing services to illegal immigrants," Beck pointed out that one of its key members is the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), a prominent player "in the open borders lobby fighting for the rights and amnesty for illegal immigrants."
Beck revealed that for almost a decade, CLINIC has been showered each year with "giant checks from George Soros."
"Now, George Soros is a known atheist. He's supporting ... this Catholic group. Why would an atheist do that?" he asked. "Well, because he believes in what they're doing. What is it that they're doing? Making sure that illegals can come across our border."
"The trail goes back years," Beck continued. "In 2009, Soros gave the Catholic Legal Immigration Network over half a million dollars. But as the immigration debate heated up, so did the checks. Soros in 2015 increased his funding to $970,000." ................
That any Catholic group would ally itself with Soros is troubling to faithful Catholics but not necessarily surprising.
In a 60 Minutes interview last September, former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, a Catholic, hammered U.S. bishops for pressing America's political leaders to ignore the country's immigration laws.
Because they're unwilling to address root problems in the Church, Bannon said, the bishops "need illegal aliens to fill the churches."
"It's obvious on the face of it," Bannon said. "They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration."
"I totally respect the pope, and I totally respect the Catholic bishops and cardinals on doctrine," he added. "This is not about doctrine. This is about the sovereignty of a nation."
https://pulpitandpen.org/2018/11/27/how-jesuits-and-george-soros-are-instigating-the-american-border-crisis/
How Jesuits and George Soros Are Instigating the American Border Crisis
BY NEWS DIVISION · PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 27, 2018 · UPDATED NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Jesuit priests, since the early 1600s, have been seeking to undermine English common-law and Protestantism in the New World. Sent into the world to undermine Protestant nations in the name of Catholicism, the Jesuit order became suppressed in various nations like Portugal, France, Malta, Spain, Austria and Hungary in 1763 as these nations determined that they were undermining the national sovereignty of those body-politics. The unbelievable wealth of the Roman Church, funneled to the Jesuits – or Society of Jesus – provided strong financial support for their mission of sabotaging any nation-state not completely beholden to the Vatican. Russia, Prussia and the United States did not expel the Jesuits, even though their populaces largely lobbied their governments to do so. Today, the Jesuits in the New World continue to undermine the nation-states not under Romanist control.
New evidence has been revealed that demonstrates the pivotal role that the Jesuit order is playing in the current American border crisis.
According to their own website, Jesuits.org, the Catholic order is helping to assist illegal aliens entering the United States criminally. Their sub-site is entitled, Faith on the Border: Jesuits and Partners Come to the Aid of Deported Migrants, reports their efforts to undermine American immigration law. That website, by the way, is worth your perusal if you have time and are interested in researching the matter for yourself.
While you may be unaware of the Jesuit involvement, you've probably heard about People Without Borders, the group that is funding and providing the logistics for the illegal invasion of America. That group's role in the migrant caravan has been reported by CBS News, as well as most other mainstream news sites. Known more frequently by their name in Spanish, Pueblo Sin Fronteras, even liberal news outlets acknowledge that the organization is largely behind the movement of thousands of Central Americans to the American border. According to the National Legal and Policy Center, Pueblo Sin Fronteras is based in Chicago.
According to the policy center:
Under the seemingly benign purpose of providing social services for the needy, notes Ludwig, Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a project of a Chicago-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit group, La Familia Latina Unida, seeks to elicit public sympathy for political gain at the expense of American self-governance.
There are explicit and documented ties between La Familia Latina Unida (the parent organization that owns and operates Pueblo Sin Fronteras, or People Without Borders) and George Soros' National Immigration Forum. Again from the National Legal and Policy Center:
La Familia Latina Unida, inconveniently, had its IRS 501(c)(4) nonprofit status revoked in May 2017 after failing to file the required Form 990 for three consecutive years. That said, it continues to operate in conjunction with Pueblo Sin Fronteras and another Chicago outfit known as Centro Sin Fronteras Community Services Network, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered at Lincoln United Methodist Church, located at 2009 W. 22nd Place. Form 990 tax returns for the period 2013-17 indicate that Centro Sin Fronteras received a combined $576,610 in public support for providing a wide range of Hispanic immigrant-related social services, including health care screening, legal referrals and financial counseling. The center received two grants in 2017, one for $4,000 from the American Heart Association for outreach to the Latino community on the effects of consuming soda and other high-sugar foods and the other for $7,646 from the Chicago-based Resurrection Project to conduct workshops on the immigration and citizenship process. Predating the most recent five-year period, the center received far larger grants from Left-leaning philanthropies such as the National Immigration Forum and the Public Welfare Foundation.
Using evangelicals to do their dirty work, that center is run by pastors belonging to the Lincoln United Methodist Church. Keep in mind that the aforementioned National Immigration Forum, funding People Without Borders, also funds Russell Moore's Evangelical Immigration Table.
The Chicago operation mentioned above is a part of the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project. That organization includes two legal groups. The first is the Catholic Legal Immigration Network and the second is the Soros' American Immigration Council – the same organization that provides funding and support for Russell Moore's Evangelical Immigration Table (as mentioned above).
Although the role of George Soros with the Open Societies Foundations, the National Immigration Forum, the American Immigration Council and the Evangelical Immigration Table (all of which are virtually the same organization under different names) has been thoroughly examined on this news site, there has yet to be a careful examination of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (the name is wildly dishonest) is a Jesuit organization. This is documented on their own website entitled Ignatian Solidarity Network (so-named after the founder of the Jesuit order, Ignatius of Loyola). The president of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network is Jesuit priest, Joe S. Vasquez. Vasquez is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and was previously the auxillary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston and Houston.
It is expected for Pope Francis – a Jesuit himself – to continue to show strong contention against President Trump and Americans desirous to maintain our sovereign borders. Democrats know that they have an ally in the Jesuit Pope. Nancy Pelosi, speaking on immigration in February of this year, said, "Maybe I should bring my rosary blessed by...Pope Francis...'
The goal of the Jesuits has always been the same, and that is to undermine Protestant nation-states that don't submit to the political power of the Papacy. The goal of George Soros is similar, although less religious. He desires a globalist government and the eradication of every nation-state. The two forces – Jesuits and Soros – are working together with evangelicals like Russell Moore and by extension, the Southern Baptist Convention, who have no idea to what they're actually contributing.
https://www.thetrumpet.com/17959-catholic-bishops-want-mass-immigration
Catholic Bishops Want Mass Immigration
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/04/u-s-catholic-bishops-to-americans-drop-dead
U.S. Catholic bishops to Americans: Drop dead
A few more links of interest.
https://www.infowars.com/establishment-church-groups-aiding-illegal-immigrant-invasion-of-u-s/
ESTABLISHMENT CHURCH GROUPS AIDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT INVASION OF U.S.
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/75002/cha-ching-catholic-church-gets-multi-millions-from-us-govt-for-helping-illegal-alien-kids/
CHA-CHING!: Catholic Church Gets Multi-Millions from US Govt for Helping Illegal Alien "Kids"
By Debbie Schlussel
https://cliniclegal.org/directory
CATHOLIC LEAGL IMMIGRATION NETWORK. INC.
The rather extensive list on the link provided, no doubt provides links to extensive lists of a more localized nature.
Articles the following quotes came from, may be viewed in their entirety at the links provided above the same.
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/trump-vs.-sanctuary-cities-catholic-leaders-push-back
Trump vs. Sanctuary Cities: Catholic Leaders Push Back
With California as the flash point, the U.S. bishops and immigration advocates speak out against the president's plan to reduce these communities' federal funding.
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/young-voices/called-welcome-stranger-support-undocumented-people
Called to welcome the stranger: Support undocumented people
Activists at Notre Dame and in Philadelphia want to provide sanctuary from Trump deportations. On Monday night, Holy Cross Fr. John I. Jenkins, the president of the University of Notre Dame, spoke directly to the undocumented students on campus during a post-election interfaith prayer service for respect and solidarity. (Notre Dame started admitting undocumented immigrants in 2013.)
"I assure you of our special concern for you at this time," he said Nov. 14. "The university will spare no effort to support you, just as we will for every student at Notre Dame. You accepted our invitation to come to Notre Dame, you are now part of our family, and we will do everything we can to ensure you complete your education at Notre Dame."
https://www.catholicherald.com/News/National___International/Bishops_declare_national_call-in_day_to_urge_Congress_to_save_DACA/
Bishops declare national call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA
WASHINGTON — After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the "Dreamers," officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a "National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers" Feb. 26.
"We are deeply disappointed that the Senate was not able to come together in a bipartisan manner to secure legislative protection for the Dreamers," the USCCB officials said in a joint statement Feb. 19.
"With the March 5th deadline looming, we ask once again that members of Congress show the leadership necessary to find a just and humane solution for these young people, who daily face mounting anxiety and uncertainty," they said.
The joint statement was issued by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president; Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB vice president; and Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration.
"We are also announcing a National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers," the three prelates said. They asked U.S. Catholics "to call their members of Congress next Monday, Feb. 26, to protect Dreamers from deportation, to provide them a path to citizenship, and to avoid any damage to existing protections for families and unaccompanied minors in the process."
View complete article quoted below at link provided below.
https://www.worldviewweekend.com/news/article/catholic-church-sanctuary-cities
The Catholic Church & Sanctuary Cities
Thanks to Donald Trump, the major media are being forced to cover the illegal immigration movement, such as the proliferation of "sanctuary cities" across the U.S. that attract criminal aliens, give them legal protection, and let them back out on the streets to commit more crimes. But the really taboo topic is how these sanctuary cities grew out of a movement started by the Catholic Church and other churches.
Over 200 cities, counties and states provide safe-haven to illegal aliens as sanctuary cities, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reports. What has not yet been reported is that the Catholic Church, which gave President Obama his start in "community organizing" in Chicago, has been promoting the sanctuary movement for more than two decades.
What's more, in April, a delegation of U.S. Catholic bishops staged a church service along the U.S.-Mexico border and distributed Communion through the border fence. At the same time, Pope Francis said a "racist and xenophobic" attitude was keeping immigrants out of the United States.
No wonder the pope's approval ratings have been falling in the United States. Overall, Gallup reports that it's now at 59 percent, down from 76 percent in early 2014. Among conservatives, it's fallen from 72 percent approval to 45 percent (a drop of 27 points).
"Few people are aware that this extreme left branch of the Catholic Church played a large part in birthing the sanctuary movement," says James Simpson, author of the new book, The Red-Green Axis: Refugees, Immigration and the Agenda to Erase America.
Simpson says Catholic Charities, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and its grant-making arm, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, are prominent elements of the open borders movement...........................................
Groups like the Marxist-oriented Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) were promoting the sanctuary movement for the purpose of facilitating the entry into the U.S. of illegal aliens who were supposedly being repressed by pro-American governments and movements in the region. The U.S. Catholic Bishops openly supported the sanctuary movement, even issuing a statement in 1985 denouncing the criminal indictments of those caught smuggling illegal aliens and violating the law. Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act prohibits the transportation or harboring of illegal aliens.
Two Roman Catholic priests and three nuns were among those under indictment in one case on 71 counts of conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. One of the Catholic priests indicted in the scheme was Father Ramon Dagoberto Quinones, a Mexican citizen. He was among those convicted of conspiracy in the case.
Through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, an arm of the Bishops, the church has funded Casa de Maryland, an illegal alien support group which was behind the May 1, 2010, "May Day" rally in Washington, D.C. in favor of "immigrant rights." Photographs taken by this writer showed Mexican immigrants wearing Che Guevara T-shirts, and Spanish-language communist books and literature being provided to rally participants.
An academic paper, "The Acme of the Catholic Left: Catholic Activists in the US Sanctuary Movement, 1982-1992," states that lay Catholics and Catholic religious figures were "active participants" in the network protecting illegals. The paper said, "Near the peak of national participation in August 1988, of an estimated 464 sanctuaries around the country, 78 were Catholic communities—the largest number provided by any single denomination."
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http://thefederalist.com/2018/07/03/catholic-bishops-push-progressivism-in-the-guise-of-a-conscience-guide/
Catholic Bishops' Support For Open Borders Hides Self-Serving Politics
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently rewrote a quadrennial advisory for Catholic voters. The timing appears geared toward influencing the 2018 midterms.
JULY 3, 2018 By Maureen Mullarkey
In practice, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an open borders lobby, a fifth column in cope and chasuble. Its most recent instruction to the laity insinuates that open borders are a core tenet of a Christian worldview.
The group recently voted to rewrite their quadrennial advisory for Catholic voters: "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship." The document traditionally appears the November prior to a presidential election year. Ostensibly, June's comprehensive revision was done in anticipation of the 2020 election. But the timing — a year and a half ahead of schedule — suggests a move to influence the 2018 midterms.......................
According to USCCB, a correct Catholic conscience assigns no guilt to unproductive and failed states. It spares poor nations any agency in their own condition. When Andrés López Obrador, front-runner in Mexico's upcoming presidential election, called for mass-migration to the United States as "a human right," he raised no eyebrows among the USCCB.
Undermining immigration policy is a USCCB mission. It does so through such affiliates as Migration and Refugee Services and the Campaign for Human Development. It has sponsored National Migration Week, an annual media event, since the 1970s. It founded a subsidiary, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, to promote amnesty. And in 2016, the bishops aggressively opposed efforts to obligate non-compliant locales — sanctuary cities — to enforce existing immigration law.
Addressing last year's 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements — a mass political liturgy initiated by Francis — San Diego's Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, called on religious leaders and activists to obstruct ICE attempts to locate and/or deport illegals. "We must all become disrupters," he said....................................
By fanning a political stance favorable to open borders, the USCCB protects the annual flow of hundreds of millions of federal monies to itself and such affiliates as Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities. (More than $500 million in 2016.) In addition to using tax dollars to support programs many tax payers oppose, immigration is an income-producing issue at the diocesan level. As bishops struggle to maintain infrastructure, they have incentive to breathe divine purpose into practical politics: "Our purpose is to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with God's truth."................................
Illegal immigration poses no problem for the bishops. Viewed from the piazza of global solidarity, there are no aliens, only "newcomers." [Bold font peppers the text.] The "dignity of the human person," a phrase repeated multiple times in the text, washes away divisive judgments. High-sounding, the phrase is an all-purpose abstraction that can serve any ends. (Alfie Evans, remember, was made to suffocate and dehydrate to death in the name of human dignity.) For voters, the abstraction is meant to trump immigration law..............................
By admonishing voters to "humanize globalization," the bishops position themselves in the vanguard of a globalist world freed from competing national aims and interests. To a clerical elite impatient for the withering away of the national state, an open border is the staging ground for assault on citizenship and national sovereignty.
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Voting instruction bends the gospel mandate to "welcome the stranger" into a rallying cry that omits biblical distinctions between strangers. The journeying foreigner and the alien are not the same. Predictably, our bishops ignore Ruth's resonant pledge to Naomi — "Thy God will be my God; thy people, my people." Her words offend against diversity. Open borders enthusiasts are selective in their quotes. Among the ones they neglect: "Cursed is the man who moves his neighbor's boundary stone." (Deut. 27:17)...............................
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/01/26/catholic-groups-are-opposing-trumps-action-border-wall-and-sanctuary
Catholic organizations expressed distress and unease with President Donald J. Trump's actions related to immigration while pledging to continue serving and supporting migrant people.
The reactions came within hours of Trump's signing of executive memorandums on national security on Jan. 25 during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security. The memorandums authorized the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and directed John F. Kelly, secretary of homeland security, to look at how federal funding streams can be cut for cities and states that illegally harbor those in the country without legal permission.
Agencies cited the words of Pope Francis in criticizing the president's actions and pledged to support and serve migrants in the United States.
"Pope Francis has urged people not to close the door on migrants and refugees," Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, said in a statement. "In concert with the Holy Father, we believe we must move from attitudes of defensiveness and fear to acceptance, compassion and encounter.
"As the U.S. Catholic bishops have said, this is not an either/or situation for us," Sister Donna added. "We can protect our citizens and, at the same time, we can welcome newcomers. Our commitment to care for those who are most vulnerable resides at the core of our faith."
Catholic Charities USA also will continue to work for comprehensive immigration reform, Sister Donna said.
"Retaliating against local communities because they refuse to follow immoral policies is part of an emerging pattern of President Trump of not only bullying people who dare to disagree with him, but isolating and further marginalizing people who are different than him," said Eddie Carmona, campaign director for PICO National Network's LA RED campaign. "Such behavior is inconsistent with the long-held notion that America was a place of opportunity for all."
Sister Simone Campbell, a Sister of Social Service and executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobbying organization, called the presidential orders "antithetical to our faith."..........................
"No one flees their countries of origin on a whim," a statement from the Catholic peace organization said. "We honor the multiplicity of reasons people migrate to the United States, many of which are poverty, gang violence and terror. People are not the enemy, but that is the myth we are being told by President Trump. Building a wall is the visual symbol of these political lies."
The Franciscan Action Network expressed concern that the country would be turning its back on refugees after Trump's actions............................
"Pope Francis proclaimed that 'refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women, and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes ... the flesh of Christ is in the flesh of the refugees.' The faithful response is not to build a wall or to discriminate against Muslims, but to open our hearts and our homes to refugees of all faiths in recognition of our sacred call to protect and nourish life. If we refuse to welcome refugees in urgent need, we risk becoming like those we claim to deplore," Lee said.
Several churches, faith-based advocacy groups and interfaith programs joined the Catholic groups in criticizing the administration's plans. Among them were Alliance of Baptists, American Jewish World Service, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Interfaith Alliance, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National Association of Evangelicals, National Council of Churches, National Council of Jewish Women, Presbyterian Church (USA), Unitarian Universalist Association, United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society.
Amo, what does this thread have to do with Seventh-day Adventism?
: beam Tue Dec 11, 2018 - 07:07:30
Amo, what does this thread have to do with Seventh-day Adventism?
It has to do with the continued and unending political intrigues and abuses of BABYLON THE GREAT. If you don't know what that has to do with SDA's, this is not surprising. You deny the words of those you bring accusations against when they are placed right in front of your face, no surprise that you would deny the SDA emphasis upon the Three Angels messages. No need of course to leave the SDA church on this account, most of our churches no longer place emphasis upon these messages either.
https://religionnews.com/2018/06/13/catholic-bishops-rebuke-trumps-asylum-changes-suggest-policy-is-a-life-issue/
All emphasis in the following quote from the above link is mine.
Catholic bishops rebuke Trump's asylum changes, suggest 'canonical penalties'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (RNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened its spring meeting this week with a stern reproach of the Trump administration's latest immigration policies, with the group's president suggesting the new rules on asylum are a "right to life" issue.
Some bishops followed by urging protests, including "canonical penalties" for those who carry out the administration's new rules. Within minutes of opening the USCCB's biannual meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday (June 13), Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the USCCB and archbishop of Galveston-Houston, read aloud a statement deeply critical of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent announcement regarding asylum qualifications. "At its core, asylum is an instrument to preserve the right to life," DiNardo said, reading from the statement. "The Attorney General's recent decision elicits deep concern because it potentially strips asylum from many women who lack adequate protection.
"This decision negates decades of precedents that have provided protection to women fleeing domestic violence," DiNardo continued. "We urge courts and policy makers to respect and enhance, not erode, the potential of our asylum system to preserve and protect the right to life." On Monday, Sessions reversed an immigration appeals court decision granting asylum to a Salvadoran woman who had claimed domestic abuse in her home country. His ruling effectively overturned an Obama administration practice of allowing women with credible claims of domestic abuse or those fleeing gang violence to seek asylum in the United States. DiNardo also criticized the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, announced in May, which calls for prosecuting all those who cross the border illegally and separating children immigrating with parents from their families.
"Our government has the discretion in our laws to ensure that young children are not separated from their parents and exposed to irreparable harm and trauma. Families are the foundational element of our society and they must be able to stay together," DiNardo said.
"Separating babies from their mothers is not the answer and is immoral," he added.
When he finished, DiNardo asked bishops to clap if they approved the statement. The room erupted in applause.
During a question-and-answer session about immigration issues later in the day, several bishops suggested bold strategies for countering the policies, including two from states along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, N.J., proposed that a group of bishops be sent to the border to inspect the detention facilities where children are kept as a "sign of our pastoral concern and protest against the hardening of the American heart." Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, N.M., suggested "public gestures" such as prayer vigils in front of federal courthouses.
Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Ariz., made a bolder suggestion, raising the possibility of implementing canonical penalties for Catholics "who are involved in this," referring to children being separated from their families at the border. Canonical penalties can range from denial of sacraments to excommunication, though Weisenburger did not specify what he intended beyond referring to sanctions that already exist for "life issues."
"Canonical penalties are there in place to heal," Weisenburger said. "And therefore, for the salvation of these people's souls, maybe it's time for us to look at canonical penalties."
The immigration policies have triggered widespread outcry from faith leaders across the religious spectrum, including Catholics. Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley who has been praised by Pope Francis for her work with migrants, told USA Today that separating families is "inhumane" and "cruel."
The bishops are meeting in Fort Lauderdale through Thursday.
This is Roman Catholicism, which once established within a nation, seeks to subvert the will of governments and peoples to its own. Never mind the cost or consequences of the same. She will attack all within her range of influence that will not submit to her usurped authority and leadership against the governments of those nations she presides within. Even while receiving countless billions of dollars from the same with or without the approval of the people. She is evil personified and institutionalized.
She destroys nations from within, while enriching herself continuously at the expense of the governments and peoples she is destroying. Nothing but the establishment of her own will and policies matter, behind her are the historic trails of ruin and misery she has caused and ever works to cover up. She is BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. She will lead the entire world into ruin and destruction by the judgement of God at the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He has called His own out of this world. She has usurped our Lord's authority and calls her own not only to join but to lead this world to its end, in Christ's name.
In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its
missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the
sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes,
Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system. (CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)
Thus does the anomalous character of the Papacy prove it to be the antitype of "the little horn." This power is unlike all others; is uncongenial with all others. It is a usurper, a supplanter. We can readily conceive, how a spiritual power, either associated with the state, or entirely independent of the state, may exist without discord or collision. If the church be entirely distinct from the political institutions of a people, there can of course be no disturbance, as there is no contact. And if a church be established by law, as the operations of the religious and the political systems are kept in distinct spheres, there may be but occasional evils growing out of such union. But for a government that claims its existence jure divino, that sets up a universal empire, that arrogates to itself supremacy in all civil, as well as ecclesiastical matters — for a government that considers itself infallible, and which requires absolute submission in all its subjects — for such a government to exist in the midst of other governments; in its very principles trampling upon their rights and privileges; wielding both a temporal and a spiritual sword; punishing offenders both in this world and the next — for such a government to exist in harmony with other governments, is impossible, absolutely impossible.
The papal system can harmonize with no other, whether religious or political. To the religious world, it exhibits one supreme pontiff of Christendom, and requires for him universal obedience. To the political world, it presents one great monarch, whose throne is above every throne, and whose will is law throughout the globe. No the Papacy is a unit, and presents the front of positive hostility to every thing that is not consolidated in itself. It may not be able to carry out its principles and wishes, but this is its nature. It is "diverse from all other governments; it is the adversary of all other governments.(Chapter 3, Pgs. 155&156)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/11/14/u-s-bishops-say-trump-proclamation-on-caravan-migrants-is-illegal/
U.S. Bishops Say Trump Proclamation on Caravan Migrants Is Illegal
President Trump's recent proclamation addressing the mostly Central American migrants marching toward the U.S. border contravenes U.S. laws on immigration, declared a statement posted on the U.S. bishops website Wednesday.
"On November 9, 2018, President Trump issued a proclamation barring people arriving to the U.S./Mexico border from receiving U.S. asylum unless they request it at a U.S. port of entry, a direct contradiction of existing U.S. asylum law (see here)," reads the statement on the Bishops' website, signed by Bishop Joe Vásquez, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, along with officials from Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, and Catholic Relief Services.
The bishops express their "deep concern" over the proclamation, arguing that the migrant caravan is composed of children and adults "fleeing violence" in their home countries.
"While our teaching acknowledges the right of each nation to regulate its borders, we find this action deeply concerning," the statement reads. "It will restrict and slow access to protection for hundreds of children and families fleeing violence in Central America, potentially leaving them in unsafe conditions in Mexico or in indefinite detention situations at the U.S./Mexico border."
The Mexican ambassador to the U.S., Geronimo Gutierrez, has warned that the migrant caravan is not just a peaceful group of people fleeing a bad situation.
"We have been trying to avoid, at all costs, violence in the border," Gutierrez told Steve Inskeep of NPR. "Unfortunately, some of the people in the caravan have been very violent against authority, even though that they have offered the possibility of entering in compliance with immigration law and refugee status."
In their statement, the bishops insist that seeking asylum is no crime and migrants have a right to refuge.
"We reiterate that it is not a crime to seek asylum and this right to seek refuge is codified in our laws and in our values," it reads. "We urge the Administration to seek other solutions that will strengthen the integrity of the existing immigration system, while assuring access to protection for vulnerable children and families."
"The Catholic Church will continue to serve, accompany and assist all those who flee persecution, regardless of where they seek such protection and where they are from," the statement concludes.
In his proclamation, President Trump expressed concern that an influx of "large groups of aliens arriving at once through the southern border would add tremendous strain to an already taxed system, especially if they avoid orderly processing by unlawfully crossing the southern border."
"Failing to take immediate action to stem the mass migration the United States is currently experiencing and anticipating would only encourage additional mass unlawful migration and further overwhelming of the system," he said.
More of the same. As is almost always the case, the caravan is composed of mostly young men, not women and children.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/border-dioceses-prepare-to-aid-migrants-heading-to-us-in-caravans-19676
Border dioceses prepare to aid migrants heading to U.S. in caravans
Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2018 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Catholic agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are bolstering refugee aid efforts as thousands of people in multiple migrant caravans continue to trek north through Mexico to the border.
Thousands of migrants, primarily from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, started multiple caravans to the United States border earlier this month in order to seek asylum. While the caravans are still weeks out, Catholic charities along the border are preparing for an increased influx of refugees.
Teresa Cavendish, director of operations for Catholic Community Services in Tucson, Arizona told CNA that while they are monitoring the caravans, the agency is accustomed to receiving and helping large numbers of migrants with food and clothing, and then connecting them to their family in the U.S.
"In Arizona and all along the southern border last week there have been large numbers of releases anyway," Cavendish told CNA..............................................
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2017/09/28/safe-journey-vatican-pushes-global-compacts-migration-refugees/
Safe journey: Vatican pushes for global compacts on migration, refugees
ROME - While encouraging Catholics to reach out to migrants and refugees, the Vatican is reaching out to governments as they struggle to work out international policies and principles for dealing with the large number of people fleeing violence and poverty.
The involvement of the church and church agencies in the U.N. process for drafting the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees goes hand in hand with the much more personalized effort to encourage individual Catholics to meet a migrant or refugee and listen to that person's story.
Pope Francis launched Caritas Internationalis's "Share the Journey" campaign Sept. 27, inviting all Catholics to extend a hand of welcome to a migrant or refugee.
The pope himself oversees the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and he has approved specific "action points" or concrete proposals the Vatican wants to see incorporated into the global compacts.
The 20 points, drafted in consultation with several bishops' conferences and Catholic organizations working with refugees and migrants, are explained in separate notes. One, addressed to bishops and other pastoral leaders, aims to educate Catholics and build public support for policies to guarantee an appropriate welcome, protection, promotion and integration of migrants and refugees. The other is addressed more specifically to politicians and those involved in drafting the compacts................................................
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2018/07/22/popes-representative-refugees-visits-el-paso-urges-immigrant-aid/812768002/
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Pope's representative for refugees visits El Paso, urges help for immigrants
The Rev. Robert Stark, Pope Francis' representative from the Vatican's Migrant and Refugees Section, on Saturday called for El Paso-area parishioners to help immigrants and to defend the Catholic Church's right to migrate.
Stark encouraged parishioners to defend and advocate for the Catholic Church's "fundamental" rights to migrate, to not migrate if people choose to stay in their homelands and to seek refuge.
"We are called to defend these basic rights," he said. "It's immoral to criminalize people seeking refuge and asylum and separate their families."
Stark called on the parishioners to recognize, respect and promote these rights.
Stark was in El Paso on Friday and Saturday to participate in the Weekend of Solidarity with Migrants by the Diocesan Commission on Migration and the Hope Border Network to support immigrants, especially those impacted by the federal government's "zero tolerance" policy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/21/pope-francis-prioritise-migrants-dignity-over-national-security
Pope Francis: prioritise migrants' dignity over national security
Pope Francis has issued a 20-point action plan to governments on refugees and migrants to try to galvanise their response to an issue seen by the Vatican as one of the biggest global challenges of the 21st century.
His intention is to lay the ground for the drafting of two global compacts on refugees and migration, which are expected to be adopted at the UN general assembly in September 2018.
The roadmap was published on Monday by the Vatican's migrants and refugees section, which was set up by Francis last year and operates under his direction. The action points were personally approved by the pontiff......................
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-clinton-immigration-economy-unemployment-jobs-214216
All emphasis in the following quotes is mine.
Yes, Immigration Hurts American Workers
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Hillary Clinton, for her part, seemed to be telling only the other half. At her convention a week later, Clinton claimed that immigrants, both legal and illegal, improve the economy for everyone. She told the crowd: "I believe that when we have millions of hardworking immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to try to kick them out. Comprehensive immigration reform will grow our economy."
Here's the problem with the current immigration debate: Neither side is revealing the whole picture. Trump might cite my work, but he overlooks my findings that the influx of immigrants can potentially be a net good for the nation, increasing the total wealth of the population. Clinton ignores the hard truth that not everyone benefits when immigrants arrive. For many Americans, the influx of immigrants hurts their prospects significantly.
This second message might be hard for many Americans to process, but anyone who tells you that immigration doesn't have any negative effects doesn't understand how it really works. When the supply of workers goes up, the price that firms have to pay to hire workers goes down. Wage trends over the past half-century suggest that a 10 percent increase in the number of workers with a particular set of skills probably lowers the wage of that group by at least 3 percent. Even after the economy has fully adjusted, those skill groups that received the most immigrants will still offer lower pay relative to those that received fewer immigrants.
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We don't need to rely on complex statistical calculations to see the harm being done to some workers. Simply look at how employers have reacted. A decade ago, Crider Inc., a chicken processing plant in Georgia, was raided by immigration agents, and 75 percent of its workforce vanished over a single weekend. Shortly after, Crider placed an ad in the local newspaper announcing job openings at higher wages. Similarly, the flood of recent news reports on abuse of the H-1B visa program shows that firms will quickly dismiss their current tech workforce when they find cheaper immigrant workers.
But that's only one side of the story. Somebody's lower wage is always somebody else's higher profit. In this case, immigration redistributes wealth from those who compete with immigrants to those who use immigrants—from the employee to the employer. And the additional profits are so large that the economic pie accruing to all natives actually grows. I estimate the current "immigration surplus"—the net increase in the total wealth of the native population—to be about$50 billion annually. But behind that calculation is a much larger shift from one group of Americans to another: The total wealth redistribution from the native losers to the native winners is enormous, roughly a half-trillion dollars a year. Immigrants, too, gain substantially; their total earnings far exceed what their income would have been had they not migrated.
When we look at the overall value of immigration, there's one more complicating factor: Immigrants receive government assistance at higher rates than natives. The higher cost of all the services provided to immigrants and the lower taxes they pay (because they have lower earnings) inevitably implies that on a year-to-year basis immigration creates a fiscal hole of at least $50 billion—a burden that falls on the native population.
What does it all add up to? The fiscal burden offsets the gain from the $50 billion immigration surplus, so it's not too farfetched to conclude that immigration has barely affected the total wealth of natives at all. Instead, it has changed how the pie is split, with the losers—the workers who compete with immigrants, many of those being low-skilled Americans—sending a roughly $500 billion check annually to the winners. Those winners are primarily their employers. And the immigrants themselves come out ahead, too. Put bluntly, immigration turns out to be just another income redistribution program.......................................................
Just another income redistribution program brought to you buy your favorite purple and scarlet clad woman decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls, sitting upon many waters, and holding the golden cup in her hand. Go to America, drink from her cup unto oblivious annihilation.
https://www.teaparty.org/pope-francis-calls-catholics-show-support-migrants-join-global-solidarity-walk-329744/
Pope Francis Calls On Catholics To Show Their Support Of Migrants And Join "Global Solidarity Walk"
(Big League Politics) – On Sunday, Pope Francis plugged the One-million-kilometer "Global Solidarity Walk" for migrants and refugees, urging all Catholics to participate in the pro-immigration event.
The event, organized by international Catholic relief service Caritas Internationalis, involves walking "side by side with migrants and refugees" but has a clear political purpose as well. By walking together, we "send a strong message of unity to political leaders," organizers declare.
Sunday the pope compared the pro-immigration walk to the journey two disciples took on the road to Emmaus after Christ's resurrection, where they were joined by Jesus as they traveled.
"Join Caritas and walk 1 million kilometres together with migrants & refugees. We are all on the Road to Emmaus being called to see the face of Christ. #sharejourney"
Back in September 2017, the pope stated that Jesus Christ himself is who asks us to welcome migrants "with arms wide open," and that a failure to do so stems from xenophobia.
Pope Francis went on to say that opposition to immigration "finds its explanation in an innate fear of the 'foreigner,' a fear exacerbated by the wounds caused by the economic crisis, the unpreparedness of the local communities, and the inadequacy of many measures taken in an emergency atmosphere."
Francis also launched a two-year pro-immigration campaign to encourage a more welcoming attitude toward migrants all over the globe.
The campaign is run by Caritas Internationalis and was initially launched in response to Pope Francis' habitual summons for a "culture of encounter" with immigrants.
The world "faces not a migration crisis, but a crisis of global solidarity," Caritas Internationalis says on its website. "Be part of a worldwide campaign to reach out to migrants, change perceptions, open hearts and minds, and strengthen the bonds that unite us all."
The organization states that the project hopes to provoke a "shift in thinking" as far as immigration is concerned, by dispelling common "myths about migration."
The organization says on their website that popular myths about migration include migrants living off welfare benefits and stealing jobs from citizens, that closing borders will curb migrant flows, that there are more migrants now than ever before, and that "people from poor countries migrate to rich ones."
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, president of Caritas Internationalis, recently said during a Vatican press conference that world leaders should remember that "we are all migrants. Nobody can claim to be a non-migrant, we are all passing in this world."
"Nobody is a permanent resident," and no one can claim to "own the space they occupy," he said, voicing his hope that there would be a universal "conversion of mind" on the issue.
So, who do your politicians listen to and obey, their citizens, or the Pope? The answer is of course obvious.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/illegal-immigrant-caravans-churches-and-criminal-sanctuaries/
Illegal-Immigrant Caravans, Churches, and Criminal Sanctuaries
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Pueblo Sin Fronteras, the group in charge of the annual "migrant caravan," launched its effort during Holy Week by invoking the Stations of the Cross with biblical costumery and prop crosses. When they're not serving as human traffickers masquerading as human-rights activists, these travel agents for amnesty busy themselves constructing shelters along their illicit pathways that span the globe. Catholic groups have sponsored and subsidized such nation-sabotaging campaigns for decades.
The Vatican itself donated at least $20,000 in 2009 to erect a shelter for Central American illegal aliens sneaking through Ixtepec, Mexico, where they hopped on freight trains into our country. Another papal society, Catholic Extension, has poured more than $12 million dollars into ministries along our southern border over the past five years "to ensure that those who are on a journey are protected by the Church and that we advocate on their behalf," according to the Catholic News Agency.
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In Washington State, the Jesuit-affiliated St. Joseph Catholic Church of Seattle blasted President Trump's "destructive and brutal" immigration enforcement and declared "our unwavering solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the immigrant community." All deportations violate "Catholic Social Teaching" and "the common good," the parish asserted.
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In Las Vegas, the incoming Catholic Bishop George Leo Thomas announced that illegal immigration and gun control will top his spiritual agenda. Echoing the left-wing U.S. Conference on Catholic Bishops, Thomas pledged to support and advocate for the so-called illegal-alien Dreamers and welcome them into the church.
In San Diego, Catholic and Episcopal leaders united to protest construction of the border wall while waving Mexican flags. "Jesus said we should love our neighbor," one argued.
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We reserve the right to regulate entry into our country for the same reasons the Vatican itself has high barriers, armed guards, and metal detectors. Yet, Pope Francis has lambasted President Trump and our walls as "not Christian."
If you don't like our laws, change them. If you can't respect our sovereignty, go organize a caravan of alien trespassers and seek permanent shelter at the Sistine Chapel. Good luck with that.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/organizer-of-new-caravan-arrested-for-rape/
Organizer of new caravan arrested for rape
An organizer of the latest migrant caravan was arrested on rape charges in Honduras.
Juan Carlos Molina, the subject of an arrest warrant since August 2015, was on his way to the United States to seek asylum after raping his minor cousin, Diario La Tribuna reported, according to the Gateway Pundit.
The paper said Molina, 26, is accused of sneaking into the bedroom of his cousin, 12, at night while the girl's mother was away at work.
The minor child became pregnant and gave birth to a son, the paper said. A DNA test of the infant revealed the child was Molina's.
Molina skipped court dates and ultimately became a fugitive. He would have made it to the U.S. if he had not been arrested, the Gateway Pundit noted.
The new caravan of an estimated 800 migrants left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Monday.
Breitbart News reported Miguel Perez, the sub-director of the Honduran Border Police, said that at the time of his arrest, Molina had fake IDs.
The new caravan, Breitbart noted, comes as the Mexican border city of Tijuana continues to deal with thousands of members of the first caravan who are still waiting to enter the U.S. to request asylum.
Tijuana officials say they lack support from the Mexican federal government to provide food shelters and other basic needs for members of the first caravan.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/san-antonio-archdiocese-prepares-for-new-parishes-30269
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San Antonio archdiocese prepares for new parishes
San Antonio, Texas, Jan 11, 2019 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of San Antonio has collected over half of the funds for a campaign to construct new parish buildings in preparation for an expected population boom.
The "On the Way - ¡Ándale!" Capital Campaign, this is the first campaign the diocese has seen since 1955. It has raised over $40 million of the $60 million goal.
Construction on Mary, Mother of the Church parish could start as early as fall 2019. The church grounds will include a sanctuary, school, meeting hall, rectory, and sport complex.
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller blessed the grounds of the new parish Dec. 8. The parish grounds are located in west San Antonio.
The campaign is expected to establish eight parish communities throughout the archdiocese. The plan is for the parishes to be completed within 10 years.
The construction of new churches is rare, but the archdiocese is predicting a large increase in church-goers as San Antonio plans to see an increase in nearly 1 million people by 2040.
Don Meyer, general chair of the campaign, told KENS 5 that new facilities are required to compensate for the upcoming growth and the already over-populated parishes in the area, including his own parish, Holy Trinity.
"There's a projected 200,000 new Catholics coming in the next ten years. To faithfully serve those parishioners, we will require new parishes, new and expanded schools to educate the youth to give them a faith-based education and renovation and expansion of existing parishes," he said.
Donna Degenhardt, an attendant at the blessing ceremony, also told KENS 5 that a need for new parish facilities was desperately needed.
"We need this church in the worst way. It is so wonderful. We're so excited and we can't wait until it gets built!" she said.
According to the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Father Larry Christian, pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church, spoke to the attendees of ground blessing ceremony, highlighting the importance of the project.
"The On the Way - ¡Ándale! capital campaign – in many ways – is about building up the legacy of our founders and the many people who have helped establish the Catholic parishes, missions, schools, hospitals, colleges, service programs and spirit that is reflective of our archdiocese," he said.
The arrogance of the Catholic church knows no end. Where do you suppose they think these 200,000 new members are coming from? They facilitate the legal and illegal immigration of them from predominantly Roman Catholic countries to our south, which are to corrupt, and mismanaged to provide for their own. Even though our present President and the American people do not want this unsustainable number of non stop immigrants, not only does Rome not care about the will of the people of this or any nations, but she actually spends millions building her churches to accommodate all those she intends to bring in against the will of the people. As always this parasite of an institution continuously sucks the life blood out of nations and peoples. The manipulative implementation of her policies and practices either against the will of the people or unbeknown to the same are the ruin of all interests but her own. Her exact intentions and ideal model is the two class society of elitist lords and clergy, and totally dependent laity and peasants.
Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2019/01/16/new-migrant-caravan-has-left-honduras-why-do-they-flee/
New migrant caravan has left Honduras; why do they flee?
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"There are lots of people in Honduras in the caravan who left because they had drought the past four out of five years - so climate change is also a factor," said Rick Jones, migration adviser at Catholic Relief Services in El Salvador. He also cited lack of opportunities in Central America and the possibility of family reunification.
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The new caravan caused some disquiet for the operators of Catholic-run migrant shelters. Jorge Andrade, director of a collection of shelters, said caravans present problems such as collapsing local infrastructure for migrants and an inability to screen the travelers they're serving. The price of hiring a human smuggler to take migrants across the U.S. border also has increased, he said.
Javier Urbano, who studies migration as a professor at the Jesuit-run Iberoamerican University, says the shelters traditionally provide humanitarian assistance to migrants - a place to eat, sleep and rest - but are being pulled into politics with the rise of caravans, which are visible and inevitably become political.
"We can no longer respond in the (same) way," Urbano said. "Humanitarian intervention (is) coming up short. Now it has to be humanitarian intervention, but also political action."
The Catholic church is of course up to date concerning the reasons for the migrant crisis whether real or invented, since she is right in the middle of facilitating and supporting the same. Never mind the billions she already receives from governments all over the world which can be applied to this situation, she can no longer handle it and now suggests or requires politicians give her a helping hand with or without the consent of the people they are supposed to represent. Roman Catholic countries and therefore governments failing to our south, becoming increasingly dependent upon the ever dwindling wealth of a nation to their north which was built upon Protestant and biblical principles of government by the people and for the people. Which government and nation has been continuously bombarded with several massive migrations of Roman Catholics to it, who bring ever increasing influences of Roman government and support of Rome itself to said nation, slowly changing and bringing us down to the level of their many failing nations.
So what now? A cry for the never ending increasing support of Catholic peoples from predominantly Catholic nations from a once predominantly Protestant and therefore prosperous nation, which is now 22 trillion dollars in debt. Which ever increasing debt has been heavily aided by the ever increasing influence and financial burden which the Church of Rome brings upon all nations she becomes predominant within. Can you say disfunction? We simply will not ever learn from the lessons of history, or apparently what is happening right in front of our faces. The Church of Rome spiritually represents a people completely dependent upon their clergy for salvation, and correspondingly her political intrigues amount to a people completely dependent upon government. Which two worldly powers have historically and ever increasingly presently been in bed together in order to facilitate the same.
In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes, Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system.
Let then, Americans — Americans, who have never witnessed a Court of Inquisition, or an Auto-da-fe, on their virgin soil; Americans, whose national liberties are still fragrant with the blood of revolutionary forefathers; Americans, whose proud eminence in the civilized world, gives them more to lose than other nations; let Americans especially examine this subject well. And if, in such an examination, the following pages shall contribute but a mite to the discovery of the truth, the author will feel himself more than compensated for the labor they have cost him. (CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)
Thus does the anomalous character of the Papacy prove it to be the antitype of "the little horn." This power is unlike all others; is uncongenial with all others. It is a usurper, a supplanter. We can readily conceive, how a spiritual power, either associated with the state, or entirely independent of the state, may exist without discord or collision. If the church be entirely distinct from the political institutions of a people, there can of course be no disturbance, as there is no contact. And if a church be established by law, as the operations of the religious and the political systems are kept in distinct spheres, there may be but occasional evils growing out of such union. But for a government that claims its existence jure divino, that sets up a universal empire, that arrogates to itself supremacy in all civil, as well as ecclesiastical matters — for a government that considers itself infallible, and which requires absolute submission in all its subjects — for such a government to exist in the midst of other governments; in its very principles trampling upon their rights and privileges; wielding both a temporal and a spiritual sword; punishing offenders both in this world and the next — for such a government to exist in harmony with other governments, is impossible, absolutely impossible. The papal system can harmonize with no other, whether religious or political. To the religious world, it exhibits one supreme pontiff of Christendom, and requires for him universal obedience. To the political world, it presents one great monarch, whose throne is above every throne, and whose will is law throughout the globe. No the Papacy is a unit, and presents the front of positive hostility to every thing that is not consolidated in itself. It may not be able to carry out its principles and wishes, but this is its nature. It is "diverse from all other governments; it is the adversary of all other governments.(Chapter 3, Pgs. 155&156)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/bishops-admit-shocking-reality-honduras-caravan-14000-immigrants-us-border.html
All emphasis in quotes below is mine.
Bishops Admit to 'Shocking Reality' in Honduras as Caravan of 14,000 Immigrants Heads to US Border
Roman Catholic bishops in Honduras have admitted that their country is in a "shocking" and "shameful" state, which has added to the thousands-strong caravan headed to the U.S. border.
"It's a shocking reality caused by the current situation in our country, which forces a multitude to leave what little it has, venturing without any certainty for the migration route to the United States, with the desire to reach the promised land, the 'American dream,' which allows them to solve their economic problems and improve their living conditions. For them and their families and, in many cases, to ensure the long-awaited physical security," the Episcopal Conference of Honduras told Fides News in a statement on Wednesday.
"It's the duty of the Honduran State to provide its citizens with the means to satisfy their basic needs, such as decent, stable and well-paid work, health, education and housing. When these conditions do not exist, people are forced to live in tragedy and many of them hope to undertake a path that leads to development and improvement, finding themselves in the shameful and painful need to leave their families, their friends, their community, their culture, their environment and their land," the bishops added, touching upon the economic crisis that has led thousands to illegally migrate through Mexico and head for the U.S., seeking asylum.
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There you have it straight from Rome's mouth. The Catholics of failed Catholic nations who believe the state is responsible to feed, clothe, house, and supply them with work if they so choose, leave to go to America where they believe the government will feed, clothe, house, and provide them with work. The only problem of course is, that a country which is supposed to be government for the people and by the people, takes all the means to do so from its people with or without their consent. This is not government for the people by the people. Especially when so very many of them are protesting the same. Eventually of course with an unending increase of this influx of people from these failing nations who believe all should be dependent upon government, reaches the point of them outnumbering those who appose such, our nation will naturally just become another failing nation that believes and attempts to implement such. As has been our present course for decades now putting us 22 trillion dollars in debt. Not to worry, when the existing economic structure of the world collapses according to said situation or ,plan, the new global system already waiting and in place will be implemented to save all. Which plan of course will include the subjugation of all to far greater government control and manipulation of their lives than they have ever witnessed before.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
https://www.archynety.com/news/the-catholic-church-next-to-migrants-in-mexico/
The Catholic Church next to migrants in Mexico
The Mexican bishops have spoken in favor of the caravan of Honduran migrants traveling in the south of the country.
Honduran migrants crossing Mexico " do not pose a threat to our well-being, but an opportunity to serve Christians who have left everything behind to live a worthier life ", Declared the archdiocese of Mexico City in his weekly" Desde la fe ", and urged the citizens to protect the caravan along the road to the United States.
The migrating caravan resumed Mexico in the south of Mexico on Monday, while the United States sent thousands of soldiers to the border to block their arrival, described by Donald Trump as an "invasion."
United States: Trump revives the theme of migration threat
The Catholic Church has multiplied its actions to show support for migrants. On Oct. 30, the Episcopal Conference of Mexico invited priests and bishops of the country to celebrate the Eucharist. " as a sign that the church is accompanying people walking through Mexico ".
Escape the violence
Father Michael Czerny, secretary of the Immigration and Refugee Department of the Vatican Monastery for Integral Human Development, visits Mexico City from 2-4 November to participate in the Eighth World Social Forum on migration. " It is an opportunity to express our fellowship with Pope Francis, as well as our solidarity and support for his call to welcome, protect, encourage and integrate our migrant brothers. Said Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Guadalajara.
On October 28, in the central park of San Pedro Tapanatepec, in the state of Oaxaca, where the caravan arrived, it was announced that some of the most committed priests in the defense of migrants would accompany them to help them on their journey. to travel. The Archdiocese of Mexico City has also indicated that it will do its utmost to accommodate the Honduran in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe upon their arrival, and then divide them into the structures of the different parishes of the capital .
United States: Trump revives the theme of migration threat
They are three thousand Hondurans who forced the border between Guatemala and Mexico in the city of Tapachula in mid-October. Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world, with an annual number of 43 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. This uncertainty contributes to major economic problems. Seven out of ten Hondurans live in poverty according to the World Bank.
Pierre Sautreuil
https://newswithviews.com/caravan-onslaught-on-border-bleeding-america-by-a-thousand-cuts/
All emphasis in following quote from above link is mine.
Caravan Onslaught On Border: Bleeding America By A Thousand Cuts
Nov 15, 2018 Read More Articles by Frosty Wooldridge
When do too many become too much? Why must the world's miseries become America's responsibilities? At what point, does the immigrant line end?
In the past month, emotional writers around the United States tell us that we must accept and care for the 14,000-strong immigrant caravan chugging toward our southern border. More open-borders activists plan to fight the military in order to allow the migrants into the United States. The Catholic Church encourages its flock to violate our borders at every level. The Pope, standing behind the tall walls of the Vatican, scolds us for building a wall on the Mexican border. High powered leaders, like Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Charles Schumer, Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein, Michael Bennet and more Congressional Critters, press for no borders for America. They feel we should dissolve our borders and open up our country to unlimited immigration.
Catholic Charities, Lutheran Charities, Muslim Charities and Jewish Charities encourage refugees, equip them and plant them in thousands of cities across America annually: all on your taxes. Congress aids and abets them.
An average of 300,000 pregnant women from all over the world violate America's borders to birth their anchor babies annually. Those babies cost you, the American taxpayer, billions over the decades, if not into the trillions of dollars. Congress does nothing to stop them.
Congress mandates 50,000 diversity visas annually to give a "Golden Ticket" to third world poor people to arrive in America with an apartment, food stamps, automobile and cash for as long as they choose. All on your taxpayer dollar! To sober you to this Congressional boondoggle, 14 million third world poor sign up for that Golden Ticket to America every year.
If given a free ticket on a plane to America, 100,000,000 (million) to as high as 500,000,000 (million) citizens of the world would gladly vacate their hellish countries to come to America, Canada and Europe. The United Nations reports that 68,000,000 (million) refugees languish around the world at this date. That number will exceed 100 million within 10 years. In India, 60 percent of Indians do not enjoy access to a toilet or shower. No wonder they chain-migrate into America like a human monsoon. (Source: Indian Express)
As it is, 1,200,000 (million) legal immigrant refugees flow into the United States annually. That's 100,000 every thirty days. Once established, they chain-migrate their relatives from 196 different countries.
On the illegal side, the U.S. Border Patrol reports that 1,500 illegal alien refugees jump our borders successfully 24/7. That adds up to 500,000 illegal aliens that break into America annually. (Source: Dr. Steve Camarota, Illegal Alien Flow into the USA, www.cis.org)
Bleeding heart Amanda Cater wrote a letter to the Bozeman Montana paper pleading on behalf of the Central American caravan of immigrants about to invade America's borders. She said, "The people seeking refuge are a very small percentage of our 325 million people. We must let them into our country."
She didn't mention that we suffer 11,000 homeless in San Francisco, 10,000 homeless in my City of Denver, 12,500 homeless in Seattle, and 90,000 homeless living in tarp cities in Los Angeles. In August 2018, New York City reported 63,025 homeless people, including 15,421 homeless families with 22,907 homeless children, sleeping each night in the New York City municipal shelter system. Families make up three-quarters of the homeless shelter population. (Source: Basic facts of homeless in USA, Google)
Cater didn't mention that 44,000,000 (million) Americans, refugees and illegal aliens subsist on food stamps that cost American taxpayer hundreds of billions of dollars annually.
Dr. Paul Nachman, a population expert in Montana, responded to Cater, "We already admit over one million legal immigrants yearly, causing substantial stress in our national life. (Think: stagnant wages, galloping housing prices, schools blitzed with influxes of non-English-speaking pupils, jammed highways, welfare burdens, inter-ethnic strife, ....) Meanwhile, in recent years, the Gallup organization has done worldwide polls revealing that 160 million adults want to move to the U.S., and the number would be much bigger when we count their children."
Above all of this invasion, our national debt stands at $21 trillion. Anybody see a problem with that?
Additionally, we face a fractured and fragmented Congress seething to disembowel President Trump and all Republicans. We face 240 Sanctuary Cities supporting all illegal aliens living within their boundaries. We face millions of employers cheating our tax codes by hiring illegals for a fraction of a living wage.
And yet, we're expected to care for the rest of the world's desperately poor, disenfranchised and sick. At the same time, those same third world refugees produce a net gain of 80,000,000 (million) new babies annually around the world.
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https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/06/24/us-bishops-oppose-immigration-raids-trump-defers/
US bishops oppose immigration raids, Trump defersWashington D.C., Jun 24, 2019 / 11:12 am (CNA).- On Saturday US President Donald Trump announced he would delay immigration raids meant to begin that weekend, and the US bishops stated their opposition to the planned deportations.
"We recognize the right of nations to control their borders in a just and proportionate manner. However, broad enforcement actions instigate panic in our communities and will not serve as an effective deterrent to irregular migration," Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin said June 22.
"Instead, we should focus on the root causes in Central America that have compelled so many to leave their homes in search of safety and reform our immigration system with a view toward justice and the common good," said the bishop, who chairs the US bishops' migration committee.
He added: "We stand ready to work with the Administration and Congress to achieve those objectives."
Trump had announced upcoming immigration raids June 17, but on Saturday said he would delay the action two weeks, to allow Congress to modify US asylum law.
The Trump administration is eager to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the US.
Earlier this month, Mexico agreed to take measures to reduce the number of migrants to the US, in order to avoid the imposition of tariffs.
Some 6,000 National Guard troops will be assigned to Mexico's southern border with Guatemala, and some asylum seekers in the US will be sent to Mexico to wait while their claims are processed.
In the US, the House passed a bill June 4 that would provide a citizenship path for some brought to the US illegally as children, as well as for qualified holders of Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure.
Bishop Vásquez commented that "Dreamers, TPS and DED holders are working to make our communities and parishes strong and are vital contributors to our country. We welcome today's vote and urge the Senate to take up this legislation which gives permanent protection to Dreamers, TPS and DED holders."
The bill, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, would grant qualifying childhood arrivals 10 years of legal residence, after which they could receive permanent legal residence with two years of higher education or military service, or three years of employment. Those with TPS or DED could apply for lawful permanent residence if they have been in the country for at least three years and have passed background checks. After five years of lawful permanent residence, they would apply for citizenship.
In May, Bishop Vásquez and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Houston, president of the US bishops' conference, voiced concern over a separate immigration plan from the Trump administration which prioritizes immigration status based on merit rather than family ties.
"We oppose proposals that seek to curtail family-based immigration and create a largely 'merit-based' immigration system," they said. "Families are the foundation of our faith, our society, our history, and our immigration system."
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/26/world/vatican-is-reported-to-have-furnished-aid-to-fleeing-nazis.html
Article below from link above, emphasis is mine. My comments in blue.
This article addresses just one of the serious problems in recorded history, with the Catholic churches constant involvement in sanctuary and immigration or emigration movements. They infamously shield and protect wanted criminals, as evidenced in our own country to date in our sanctuary cities and states who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration laws and their enforcement.
VATICAN IS REPORTED TO HAVE FURNISHED AID TO FLEEING NAZIS
Allegations of Vatican involvement in the escape of Nazi war criminals after World War II have emerged in statements by a French Nazi-hunter and a declassified State Department report.
According to Serge Klarsfeld, a Paris lawyer who has specialized in tracking down fugitive Nazis, Walter Rauff, a former SS colonel wanted for the mass gassing of Jews in mobile death vans, told in 1962 of having been given refuge in Vatican City convents for 18 months after the war.
Chile, which has harbored the 77- year-old Mr. Rauff for more than 25 years, is now facing growing demands for his expulsion. Yesterday Israel made a formal request to Chile for Mr. Rauff's extradition. And Simon Wiesenthal, the Vienna-based Nazi-hunter, and a Los Angeles institute affiliated with him said the State Department had recently taken an interest in the case. Historian Obtains Report
The formerly top secret State Department report, dated 1947 and never officially made public, called the Vatican ''the largest single organization involved in the illegal movement of emigrants,'' including Nazis. The report was obtained by a historian of the Holocaust, Charles R. Allen Jr. of Manhattan, who made it available to The New York Times.
The reported role of Roman Catholic Church officials in helping purported Nazi war criminals escape from Europe has long been the subject of controversy. Catholic officials and others have argued that even if some priests helped Nazis escape from Europe, there is no evidence that these priests acted with the support - or even the knowledge - of the Vatican.
The 1947 report, which was prepared by a Foreign Service officer in Rome, Vincent La Vista, said that ''in countries where the church is a controlling or dominating factor, the Vatican has brought pressure to bear which has resulted in the foreign missions of those Latin American countries taking an attitude almost favoring the entry into their country of former Nazi and former Fascists or other political groups, so long as they are anti-Communist.''
It also said ''the justification of the Vatican for its participation in this illegal traffic is simply the propagation of the faith.''
At the same time, according to other historical sources, Vatican relief groups were also helping many thousands of legitimate refugees. 'It's a Big Issue'
In Rome yesterday the Rev. Romeo Panciroli, the director of the Vatican press office, said he could not comment on the report, adding that he would reply only to a written request and that he would need ''at least a couple of days'' to consult Vatican archives before answering. ''I wasn't here at the time and it's a big issue,'' he said. The Times will make a written request to Father Panciroli's office.
Last summer a Vatican spokesman in Rome, the Rev. Pierfranco Pastore, was reported as having dismissed as ''absolutely absurd'' an article in the magazine Reform Judaism written by Mr. Allen that was based on a copy of the State Department report. Father Pastore was quoted as having told The Associated Press: ''It doesn't even merit a denial. Absolutely.'' But yesterday Father Pastore denied that he had made these comments ''on the record'' and said he could not comment publicly.
The report named a ''notorious'' smuggler of Nazis, Dr. Willi Nix, as one who operated under ''the benevolent protection of the Vatican'' and who ''fled to the Vatican'' minutes before he was to be apprehended by the Italian authorities. It went on to list the names of 22 clerics it linked to the illegal emigration. The report also documented an ''underground railroad'' by Jewish groups smuggling supporters to Palestine and other illegal emigration operations by Hungarians and Communist intelligence rings.
The National Archives has confirmed the authenticity of the report, but a State Department spokesman, Joseph W. Reap Jr., said he had no information on it.
The secretary of the new Papal Embassy in Washington, the Rev. Nicholas Halligan, said he was not familiar with the matter and could not comment.
Efforts to find Mr. La Vista were unavailing. State Department personnel and retirements offices said their records did not reflect any address for Mr. La Vista now. An organization of retired Foreign Service officers in Washington also said it had no record of him. Lack of Information Noted
The Rev. Antonio Weber, who during World War II headed the Vatican's organization for emigration aid, Opera San Raffaele, said his office had helped many people, including some 20,000 Jews fleeing Hitler, without in many cases knowing their real identities.
''We didn't know if they were or weren't war criminals,'' Father Weber said in an interview. ''Even if these war criminals came with their real names, who knew at the time they were war criminals? We could only believe what they told us.''
As efforts stepped up to gain Mr. Rauff's expulsion from Chile, the Simon Wiesenthal Center of Yeshiva University in Los Angeles said it had sent a telegram to Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, calling for American pressure on the Chilean Government.
In Paris last week, Mr. Klarsfeld issued the text of a statement that Mr. Rauff made in December 1962 to the Supreme Court of Chile. Mr. Klarsfeld's wife, Beate, is in Santiago, the Chilean capital, seeking the extradition of Mr. Rauff so he can stand trial for war crimes in West Germany or Israel. Chile declined to extradite Mr. Rauff in 1963 on the ground that its statute of limitations on the crimes with which he was accused had expired. Arrested by U.S. Troops
In the statement, Mr. Rauff is quoted as saying he was arrested by American troops on April 30, 1945, in Milan. He was held until the end of 1946, when he escaped and went to Naples.
''There, I was helped by a Catholic priest to go to Rome where I stayed more or less 18 months, always in convents of the Holy See,'' Mr. Rauff said.
According to Mr. Wiesenthal, who spoke from Vienna, Mr. Rauff escaped from the Rimini detention camp with the help of a German prioress who then hid him in a Franciscan monastery.
''I was given a job as a teacher of French and mathematics in an orphanage called Via Pia in Rome,'' Mr. Rauff's account continued. ''With the help of the Catholic Church, my family was able to escape from the Russian- occupied zone in Germany and come to Rome.''
After being reunited with his family, Mr. Rauff moved to Damascus, where he worked for the Syrian Government. In 1949 he and his family moved to Ecuador and nine years later went to Chile. Mr. Rauff still lives in Chile, though he does not have Chilean citizenship and travels on a German passport.
Mr. Klarsfeld said he doubted that Mr. Rauff's reference to ''convents of the Holy See'' was simply another way of saying Roman Catholic convents. Mr. Klarsfeld also said he was skeptical that Mr. Rauff would either lie or exaggerate before the Chilean court. Pope's Role Discussed
''He made his declaration in a Catholic country,'' Mr. Klarsfeld said. ''The judicial authorities would have checked it and it would have been a very bad thing for him if he had said something untrue.''
Mr. Klarsfeld said he did not think the Pope at the time, Pius XII, was aware Mr. Rauff had been given refuge in Vatican-connected facilities.
''I don't believe that,'' he said. ''But I don't believe that the Pope was that strongly against this. If he had been strongly opposed, it wouldn't have happened. He may have been misinformed and the priests who wanted to do this went ahead on their own.''
According to Mr. Klarsfeld, Mr. Rauff is ''one of the most wanted Nazi criminals'' living outside Germany. Mr. Klarsfeld equated Mr. Rauff with the Nazi ''doctor'' Joseph Mengele, who is believed by many to be living in Paraguay, and Alois Brunner, whom the Klarsfelds located in Damascus in 1982.
Mr. Klarsfeld said that Mr. Rauff had been head of the team responsible for the preparation and equipping of the mobile killing units, as well as for the creation of the mobile gas vans used to put Jews to death before Hitler's death camps were completed. 200,000 Killed in Vans
An estimated 200,000 Jews in the Soviet Union, Poland, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia were killed in the vans, which were often disguised with Red Cross emblems.
Colonel Rauff himself is said to have signed a secret report on July 5, 1942, noting that since the previous December ''97,000 have been processed.''
In his statement to the Chilean court, as translated by Mr. Klarsfeld's office, Mr. Rauff acknowledged that ''I helped organize the truck service'' and that ''I was the head of the technical groups at the security police headquarters.''
''Those so-called special trucks were destined for not only the extermination of Jews; also those who had been sentenced to death,'' he said.
''I must stress,'' Mr. Rauff continued, ''that although the technical office under my orders had to do with the special trucks used to produce death by asphyxia, the mission of this office was only related to the technical aspects and had nothing to do with the execution of people. So I didn't know if these trucks were used to kill Jews.''
He added, ''In this matter, I did not operate on my own authority but on superior orders.'' 'Under a Military Regime'
At another point, Mr. Rauff said: ''I should add that the group where I served was under a military regime as was all the police. It would have cost me my immediate death had I not followed orders.'' Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyons between 1942 and 1944, was assisted in getting papers to travel in the name of Klaus Altmann to Bolivia by both the United States Government and a Catholic priest, the Rev. Stefano Dragonovich. Mr. Barbie, whom the Klarsfelds helped identify, was sent back to France last year by Bolivia after a change in Bolivia's Government. Mr. Barbie awaits trial in Lyons for ''crimes against humanity.''
Eugene J. Fisher, executive secretary of the Secretariat for Catholic- Jewish Relations of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Tuesday that he had reviewed the La Vista report last summer when Mr. Allen first wrote of it. Dr. Fisher said that Mr. La Vista gave no basis for his conclusions on Vatican policy. ''He extrapolated beyond what he investigated,'' Dr. Fisher said
The La Vista report saw official Vatican sponsorship behind the largest illegal emigration movements in and through Italy.
Mr. La Vista wrote that he had visited and talked with most of the clerics and illegal operatives named in his report, with the exception of ''the notorious Dr. Nix,'' who was head of the Free German Committee in Italy and was aiding escaped German prisoners of war. But Dr. Nix, according to the La Vista report, was also receiving money from ''Communist-Yugoslav elements'' and might have been linked to Soviet espionage. Missed Arrest by Minutes
''After a very cautious investigation,'' the report went on, ''this writer was able to learn that several weeks ago, the Italian Government, after a secret investigation, had ordered the arrest of Dr. Nix.'' Yet, it went on, ''only a matter of minutes before Dr. Nix's actual apprehension, he was able to learn of his imminent arrest and fled to the Vatican where he is now residing. It has always been suspected that Dr. Nix was operating under the benevolent protection of the Vatican. His flight and present sanctuary in Vatican City is positive proof of this fact.''
The report continued: ''The Vatican of course is the largest single organization involved in the illegal movement of emigrants,'' followed by Jewish agencies and Hungarian and displaced persons groups. The Jewish underground, it said, was dedicated to smuggling Jews into Palestine and Egypt. All these groups, it said, used the passport services of the International Red Cross. An examination of Red Cross records in Geneva, Mr. La Vista predicted, ''would reveal startling and unbelievable facts.'' Mr. Allen wrote that other American documents showed the matter was later taken up with the Red Cross.
Saying that the Vatican's justification was propagation of the faith, Mr. La Vista went on: ''It is the Vatican's desire to assist any person, regardless of nationality or political beliefs, as long as that person can prove himself to be a Catholic. This of course from the practical point of view is a dangerous practice. The Vatican further justifies its participation by its desire to infiltrate, not only European countries, but Latin American countries as well, with people of all political beliefs as long as they are anti-Communist and pro-Catholic Church.''
The report described how Mr. La Vista followed the trail of 20 German prisoners who had broken out of the Rimini detention camp where they were being held in 1946. It said the trail led to a Carlo Haas, a former Nazi security officer, and to priests in Rome.
It is a no brainer, that wanted criminals seek to hide themselves among the masses, undocumented masses are all the better. Thus the Vatican's immigration stance and policies implemented wherever her adherents are able to facilitate the same, become a magnate for wanted criminals. It gets them away from where they may be wanted, and then protects them where they are from indictment of crimes committed in their new location or previous ones. This is of course apart from the issue of using the mass of immigrants they transport from one place to another, to politically subvert the nations they are put within, among other issues such as the financial burden they create. The Church of Rome's policies are detrimental to all but herself.
The following eight states have the highest Catholic populations in the US. They are also all sanctuary states. Those who think religion does not effect politics should think again. While no religious test should should applied to candidates for various political offices, a healthy education regarding the religion of those candidates and how it will effect their politics is essential to educated voting. Religions which unite the spiritual and temporal powers of course want large numbers of their adherents within nations whose government or constitutions they wish to subvert. Open boarders provides easy facilitation of the same.
Rhode Island The state with the highest Catholic population.
California Among the top 8 states with the highest Catholic population. Catholic Governor Gavin Newsom. Catholic Senator Kevin de Leon introduced the bill to make California a sanctuary state. Catholic Governor Jerry Brown who completed school to become a Jesuit "but didn't" signed bill making California a sanctuary state.
Connecticut Among the top 4 states with the highest Catholic population. Roman Catholic Governor Daniel Malloy who Attended Jesuit Boston College for both undergraduate and law school, approved the sanctuary state bill.
Massachusetts Among the top 4 states with the highest Catholic population.
New York Among the top six states with highest Catholic population. Catholic Democrat Francisco Moya called for New York to become a "sanctuary state". Catholic governor Cuomo signed a bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain New York drivers licenses.
New Jersey Among the top 4 states with the highest Catholic population. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued a directive turning the Garden State into a sanctuary state. Catholic Governor Phil Murphy supports the same.
Illinois Among the top 8 states with the highest Catholic population. Catholics Sen. Don Harmon, and Rep. Celina Villanueva pushed the agenda.
New Mexico Among the top 4 states with the highest Catholic population, due no doubt to being the state with the largest percent of Hispanic residents. Catholics Reps. Angelica Rubio, and Antonio "Moe" Maestas pushed the agenda and bill.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/pope-francis-refuses-to-meet-with-popular-italian-politician-matteo-salvini-due-to-his-hardliner-stance-on-immigration/
Quoted article below from link above.
Pope Francis Refuses to Meet with Popular Italian Politician Matteo Salvini Due to His Hardliner Stance on Immigration
According to reports from Italy Pope Francis will not meet with Lega (League) Party leader and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini.
Salvini is a devout Catholic who regularly attends mass but Pope Francis allegedly won't meet with him because of his hardliner stance on immigration.
Salvini wants to protect the homeland from an invasion of third world and mostly Muslim illegal migrants.
Via John Gizzi at Newsmax:
According to the Italian publications Il Giorno and Il Mio Giornale, Salvini has attempted to secure a papal audience and been rebuffed each time. Both sources reported Salvini had been told "a meeting could not occur if Salvini continues in his tough position regarding migrants."
For his part, Salvini, 46, a practicing Catholic, insists he follows Church teaching and his policies are designed to support immigration for reasons of security and to stop trafficking and smuggling.
As examples that his policy on migrants is in accordance with his Church, Salvini and his supporters cite the Catechism of the Catholic Church (Paragraph 2241): "Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions, especially with regard to the immigrants' duties toward their country of adoption. Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens."
They also point out Francis' viewpoint is not universal among Church leaders. Robert Cardinal Sarah of Guinea, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has said a nation has the right to differentiate between refugees and economic migrants.
Another prime example of blatant attempted manipulation of Catholic politicians by the church of Rome. Damn Italy and all other nations and peoples, their historical cultures, wealth, political ideologies, and accomplishments are to be sacrificed at the alter of of the papacies will. Which will is to destroy all sovereign nations and peoples who are independently successful and prosperous, in creating a global two class society of elites and peasants all dependent upon her and the global governing body she is in bed with. The redistribution of the wealth of all independent and prosperous nations through mass migration tactics is one of her effective tools unto the same. Draining the wealth of productive successful societies while disrupting their successful political institutions and methods, and displacing and undermining existing societal structures with the same. These tactics are not new, but as history testifies they are very effective. Bring it BABYLON, the moment your goals are realized your doom is absolutely certain, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will return and end all deceptive and abusive rule. This will of course mean ending you altogether.
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
One proved method of Romanizing states and countries without conversions as the primary source, is through massive immigration. This method of course is greatly assisted by and somewhat dependent upon said religion being carried on more by tradition than conversions. That is a membership which people are simply born into rather than born again into. Thus the children of all members are members as well by birth. It is helpful of course for this type of religion to represent all attempts at birth control as sin, since said religion is dependent upon new borns to replenish the ranks. There have been several massive immigrations of Roman Catholics to this nation since its inception, and this is still going on. All of course encouraged and even facilitated by the Roman Catholic church. The following article is just more of the latest concerning the south.
I find it highly amusing when one sect that is rife with false doctrine and theology continually points fingers at, and condemns another sect filled with false doctrine and theology. The RCC and SDA sects are one-stop shopping when it comes to flawed doctrine and bad theology. You should, perhaps look in your own back yard and throw out your own junk before you complain about the junk in your neighbors back yard. You are continually unable to answer basic questions about your own chosen denominations problems, but here you are, day after day, whining about Catholics. You BOTH follow the same basically flawed rational: Salvation by works. Your swapping of the day you go to church from Sunday to Saturday isn't going to save you. And while you are relying on a work to save you, you
cannot use Christ's ultimate sacrifice to cleanse you, because you've thrown that sacrifice in the trash.
All Americans are compelled to pay taxes, and hundreds of millions of dollars of their tax money is given to the Catholic church every year to facilitate massive legal and illegal immigration into this country against the will of the people in this also. Just another one of the many methods of manipulation imposed upon all willing or not by Rome.
And SDA hospitals perform elective abortions any time anyone asks for one. And you directly support those abortions by both your tithes, and your membership in that denomination. The death of an unborn child is much worse than someone entering this country illegally. When will you deal with THAT inconsistency in your position?
: Cobalt1959 Wed Jun 10, 2020 - 13:13:50
I find it highly amusing when one sect that is rife with false doctrine and theology continually points fingers at, and condemns another sect filled with false doctrine and theology. The RCC and SDA sects are one-stop shopping when it comes to flawed doctrine and bad theology. You should, perhaps look in your own back yard and throw out your own junk before you complain about the junk in your neighbors back yard. You are continually unable to answer basic questions about your own chosen denominations problems, but here you are, day after day, whining about Catholics. You BOTH follow the same basically flawed rational: Salvation by works. Your swapping of the day you go to church from Sunday to Saturday isn't going to save you. And while you are relying on a work to save you, you cannot use Christ's ultimate sacrifice to cleanse you, because you've thrown that sacrifice in the trash.
More big words and accusations, that is all. No one has to change God's sabbath from the first day of the week to seventh day of the week. God's sabbath has always and only been on the seventh day of the week. Sunday keepers alone have made a change addressed nowhere in scripture. Your puny accusations to the effect that keeping God's sabbath is works based salvation is therefore applicable also to any person anywhere who will actually obey God or do what they think He wants equalling salvation by works. Same old warn out accusations again and again.
You have no problem with people literally wanting to force everyone to keep the day they have chosen as rest in God according to their own faith, through human legislation, but instead attack those who call for all to observe God's sabbath by faith in His word alone, and accuse them of legalism rather than the former according to your own manner of deception. So be it. We haven't seen anything yet concerning this issue, which will become paramount in the near future.
You will stand in judgement before God for declaring that I have trashed the sacrifice of His Son on my behalf by simply wanting to keep the Sabbath of my God whom His Son Jesus is Lord of. Nevertheless, may God judge between us. His declaration will be true and final.
: Cobalt1959 Wed Jun 10, 2020 - 13:17:28
And SDA hospitals perform elective abortions any time anyone asks for one. And you directly support those abortions by both your tithes, and your membership in that denomination. The death of an unborn child is much worse than someone entering this country illegally. When will you deal with THAT inconsistency in your position?
There you go again, judging things about which you know nothing. My tithes and offering go to very specific places, not just the local church offering plate, for the exact reasons you state. The SDA church is involved in many things I do not agree with, and will have no part in. I do not defend the present SDA denomination which is rapidly Romeward bound along with most others. I defend the true original doctrines espoused by those early pioneers who sought God's guidance and Holy Spirit in formulating the same. Not the moral decline and abandonment of previous beliefs which eventually enters into all denominations which are around long enough. I have no problem with others identifying real problems within my denomination which I know exist. To the contrary, preach it brother, I am no die hard denomination defender, I prefer to defend truth, not a denomination. The pro and anti abortion divisions exist in many denominations because of apostasy, certainly not truth. You know how I feel about the commandments of God, and therefore the murder of the unborn. Accepting certain complicated issues where I feel parents alone should be left with the decision, abortion is simply murder.
Nevertheless, this thread is about the use of immigration as a manipulative political tool for bringing about change that most citizens of particular nations do not want. As usual, having apparently no good argument against the same, you have changed the subject. Address the issue of the thread please, or start another one. Stop trying to divert the subject concerning that which you have no answer for. If you do not want to address the issue, then simply do not post on this thread. Nevertheless you and I are free to do as we wish for now. Though serious censorship is rapidly on the way. That is another topic altogether though.
Been a while since I have posted on this thread, certainly not because the issue has gone away. The following linked article is a bit dated but certainly on topic.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/13/us/catholic-bishops-texas-abbott-refugees/index.html
Every Catholic bishop in Texas is slamming Gov. Abbott's decision to bar refugees
All 16 of Texas' Catholic bishops have issued a joint statement slamming Gov. Greg Abbott, who is Catholic, for announcing the state will bar refugees in 2020.
The bishops call Abbott's decision "misguided" and say it "denies people who are fleeing persecution, including religious persecution, from being able to bring their gifts and talents to our state and contribute to the general common good of all Texans."
"As Catholics, an essential aspect of our faith is to welcome the stranger and care for the alien," the bishops say in the statement, issued Friday.
Texas is home to about 8.5 million Catholics, nearly 30% of the state's population. Abbott himself has often cited his Catholic faith to defend conservative policies.
Under an executive order signed by President Trump, groups that resettle refugees must submit their plans -- including agreements with states and local governments -- by Jan. 21. At least 41 governors have consented to resettle refugees in their state.
But Abbott, who in 2015 unsuccessfully sued to stop the Obama administration from resettling Syrian refugees in Texas, said in a letter Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Texas has already done its part to aid migrants.
Since 2010, Texas has received more refugees than any other state -- about 10% of the nationwide total, the governor said in the letter. The Pew Research Center reports that since 2002 Texas has accepted more than 88,000 refugees -- more than any state but California.
"Texas has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process and appreciates that other states are available to help with these efforts," Abbott said.
Texas becomes the first state under Trump's order to say it will no longer accept refugees.
John Whitman, a spokesman for Abbott, said: "No one seeking refugee status in the United States will be denied that status because of the Texas decision."
Whitman also said Abbott's decision does not stop refugees from moving to Texas after initially settling in another state.
But Lutheran Immigration and Refugees Service, another faith-based group, condemned Abbott's move.
"Nearly 2,500 refugees started to rebuild their lives in Texas last year, many of whom have additional family members in harm's way seeking to join them in safety," said Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, the group's president in a statement.
"These families have been torn apart by violence, war and persecution -- but we never thought they would be needlessly separated by a U.S. state official."
The Trump administration has said it intends to cap the number of refugees it will admit in the next fiscal year at 18,000 -- down from 30,000 from the year before and 110,000 allowed in 2016 under President Barack Obama.
Of course, in reality the vast majority of the immigrants entering our nation are not suffering persecution or in grave danger, but simply seeking to improve their lives. The vast majority are also Roman Catholics from south of our borders. Their dependents and therefore vote is the ultimate purpose of the Catholic Churches facilitation and support of immigration.
https://www.fulcrum7.com/blog/2021/4/16/changing-the-political-and-religious-colors-of-the-united-states
I was gong to post and address Tucker Carlson's right on rant about immigration, and add what he of course did not address, the Vaticans involvement and plans regrading the same. Any who have read the posts on these boards knows that I have been ranting about the same for many years now. However, my wife sent me a link to the above link which adequately addresses the same. The following quoted article is from it.
Changing the Political and Religious Colors of The United States
April 16, 2021 Dr. Alberto R. Treiyer
Recently, news commentator Tucker Carlson dared to unmask the immigration policy of the current U.S. government. He said, literally:
"When you change who votes, you change who wins. That fact has nothing inherently to do with race or nationality. It's the nature of democracy." "Demographic change is the key to ... political ambitions. In order to win and maintain power," the current government "plan to change the population of the country. They're no longer trying to win you over with their program. They're obviously not trying to improve your life. They don't even really care about your vote anymore. Their goal is to make you irrelevant."
That policy is not new. The Assyrian kings took most of the ten tribes of northern Israel captive, and brought peoples from other countries to take their place. The story is found in 2 Kings 17. In modern times, Adolf Hitler resorted to the same method when he tried to fill Poland with millions of German immigrants but went further still. He wanted to empty Poland, Belarus and Ukraine of the millions of nationalist people who lived there, giving their houses and properties to German immigrants.
When millions of Jews wanted to emigrate from the ethnic cleansing of Nazism in Germany, major countries, including the U.S., refused to give them a mass reception, fearing that in time they would lose their right to govern themselves under Christian principles. That led the German Führer to the Final Solution, their total extermination. The Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC documents that fact.
A Religious Strategy
The immigration plan of the new U.S. government goes beyond the attempt to perpetuate the actual ruling party. It seeks to attract millions of illegal immigrants to whom it promises even greater benefits than it gives its own citizens. Tucker Carlson warned that such immigration policy seeks to change the political color of the states to perennially dominate the population. But he didn't dare admit the reality that this is only a half-truth. No one wants to expose the religious intent of a Catholic president who supports Pope Francis' agenda on climate change to gain control of the world.
Joe Biden is also wanting to change America's image as a Protestant country. The purpose is to bring about a change in the system of government. He seeks not only a political dominance more akin with the Marxist left, but also with socialist Catholic morality to impose the supremacy of the papacy.
Behind the veil can be seen the same policy that the papacy exerted to awaken the jealousy of the rulers against Protestant growth in Europe. Here we will mention two quotes from the Spirit of Prophecy about this policy of Rome.
"Rome was not slow to inflame their jealous fears. Said the pope to the regent of France in 1525: 'This mania [Protestantism] will not only confound and destroy religion, but all principalities, nobility, laws, orders, and ranks besides.' (G. de Felice, History of the Protestants of France, b. 1, ch. 2, par. 8. A few years later a papal nuncio warned the king: 'Sire, be not deceived. The Protestants will upset all civil as well as religious order ... The throne is in as much danger as the altar ... The introduction of a new religion must necessarily introduce a new government' (D'Aubigne, History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin, b. 2, ch. 36;" GC 277).
Statistics
Although the polls vary according to the companies investigating the religious representation in America, the most recent ones show a greater deterioration of Protestantism than that of Catholicism, and a growth in atheism. The easiest way to overcome Protestantism is by attracting millions of immigrants from Catholic countries to a Protestant country. With a change in demographics, political and religious colors are likewise changed.
"Twenty-five years ago, nearly nine in ten (87%) Catholics were white, non-Hispanic, compared to 55% today. Fewer than four in ten (36%) Catholics under the age of 30 are white, non-Hispanic; 52% are Hispanic."
Some Key Statements of the Spirit of Prophecy
Let us draw some key points from the statements of the Spirit of Prophecy concerning the role of the USA in the final crisis.
"When ... our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and Republican government and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near" (5 T 451 (1885)).
"The people of the United States have been a favored people, but when they restrict religious liberty, surrender Protestantism, and give countenance to popery, the measure of their guilt will be full, and 'national apostasy' will be registered in the books of heaven" (RH May 2, 1893).
"Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the state. This national apostasy will speedily be followed by national ruin. (RH June 15, 1897).
Methodology
The method that is being used to change the political and religious colors of the U.S. is that of promoting the "woke" culture. What is the "woke" culture? It promotes unrest regarding immigration policy, race and gender identity, promoting hatred by the poor against what they consider white supremacy. Tucker Carlson warned that no one wants to talk about the true purpose of those who promote "woke" hatred. No one can talk about the moral problems of gender identity changes because they are condemned as homophobic, etc. In this way, new political and religious principles are imposed over all criticism and opposition, to rule the masses and destroy the true democracy and freedom of this country.
In a news interview with Ben Carson on April 9, the famous black doctor said the divine slogan is, "love your neighbor." But he added that the wokeism slogan is, "cancel your neighbor." He also said that the more the government expands, the more individual freedoms are curtailed, because God is discarded in favor of the government. It implements hatred against white supremacy that allegedly discriminates against blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and those who deny their biological gender identity. But do those who raise that hate flag really love those people? You can't love by hating others.
Conclusion
Immigration can be good. And most countries of the world know it. In general, it seeks to attract the most capable and industrious people for the aggrandizement of the nation. But is that what you are looking for today with illegal immigration, regardless of the risks involved? There will be a lot of good, sincere and hard-working people among these immigrants. Still, should we not watch to hinder evil people from coming, who will eventually lead this country to ruin? Let us meditate on the following quotation that is based on the history of the Pilgrim Fathers, and their contribution to the formation of this country.
"As the tidings spread through the countries of Europe, of a land where every man might enjoy the fruit of his own labor and obey the convictions of his own conscience, thousands flocked to the shores of the New World. Colonies rapidly multiplied" (GC 296).
"Republicanism and Protestantism became the fundamental principles of the nation. These principles are the secret of its power and prosperity. The oppressed and downtrodden throughout Christendom have turned to this land with interest and hope. Millions have sought its shores, and the United States has risen to a place among the most powerful nations of the earth" (GC 441).
"But continually increasing numbers were attracted to the shores of America, actuated by motives widely different from those of the first Pilgrims. Though the primitive faith and purity exerted a widespread and molding power, yet its influence became less and less as the numbers increased of those who sought only worldly advantage" (GC 297).
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Quoted article below is from yet another voice addressing the concerns of this thread, and is from the link above.
A Repudiation of The Protestant Origin of The USA
Some days ago I wrote a document where I considered the background of the migratory policy of the current presidential administration of the USA. With the acceptance of massive illegal entrance of people coming from Catholic countries, Joe Biden proposes to gradually change the Protestant and Republican system of this country.
A friend of mine from South Korea, Koot Van Wyk, shared with me an additional testimony from history dealing with the political immigration of Rome when the barbarians were expelled from the city in the year 538. That policy purposed to impose the Catholic faith in Rome, facilitating the beginning of papal rule. He wrote:
"Adventists and non-Adventist scholarly friends are very impressed with your" document... "What Biden is doing now is exactly what Procopius explained in his biography of Justinian. In 538 Justinian settled immigrants in Rome, took land from Roman citizens and gave it to foreigners. Rome was in chaos."
Does the Current President of The USA Hate Protestant American History?
Other evidence reveals a veiled attempt of Joe Biden to change the political and religious image of the USA. Biden seems to hate the Protestant history of the USA, apparently supporting those who consider this Protestant country a non-Christian country. Why? Because the left is now exploiting a weakness in that history to tarnish the image of Protestant America, discounting the great principles of freedom left by the heroes of the American Revolution. What was that weak point? Black slavery.
It is noticeable that Biden also canceled the orders of Trump to protect the monuments of the heroes of the USA, as well as the monuments Trump planned to build of American historical figures linked to Protestantism. But Biden didn't demolish the statue of John Paul II in Washington DC.
Biden pretends to liberate America from Protestant capitalism by imposing the Roman Catholic social agenda which in some ways follows a similar pattern of the communist agenda, now under a religious guise in order to accrue power. He—like the pope and most Latin-American political leaders now—wants to strengthen the power of the state at the expense of the people, increasing taxes and making the people dependent on the generosity of the state. He wants to do like "the kings of the Gentiles who wanted to lord over them," exercising "authority over them and calling themselves benefactors" (Luke 22:25).
But, what has the Roman Catholic Church to offer to a Protestant country? Was the Middle Ages better than the freedom brought by Protestantism?
Just to start, look at the wealth of the Vatican, and then, compare it with what cardinals and bishops are doing everywhere,
"Conscientious souls are kept in constant terror fearing the wrath of an offended God, while many of the dignitaries of the church are living in luxury and sensual pleasure" (GC 568).
Are now the popes really presuming that they have the moral vision to impose on the world a better distribution of money? If the popes were unable to bring peace and righteousness for more than a millennium to the peoples over whom they ruled, will they be able to unite the nations under the Roman Catholic banner to set a new Christian order better than what Protestantism could build in two centuries?
Slavery
The popes kept slaves for centuries, and justified slavery for life of pagan Africans in certain "bulls" issued during the Middle Ages. Who introduced slavery in the modern world? The Roman Catholic Church. After the American continent was discovered, theologians in Valladolid met to discuss if Indians had a soul and, therefore, were human beings or not. Some reached the conclusion that yes, they were human beings, and consequently they could not be enslaved to serve their masters like domestic animals. Thus, Indians could be Christianized in the Catholic faith. In order to get people to do the work that Christianized people could not be forced to do, they decided to bring black people from pagan Africa to occupy their place at the service of the Conquistadores.
Evangelical Contribution to the Papal Influence in the USA
Billy Graham considered pope John Paul II as "Bridge Builder" (the original meaning of Pontiff), attributed formerly to pagan priests during the Roman Empire. And he believed that the pope had become "the moral leader of the world." Former president George W. Bush called John Paul II a "Hero for the Ages."
Rick Warren called all Christians to submit to the pope, calling him "our pope," and "the pope of all Christians."
We could continue quoting Protestants and Evangelicals admiring and looking for the favor of recent popes. They were either completely unaware of the real intentions of the Vatican or, naïvely presupposing that the world had changed enough as not to allow the supremacy of the bishop of Rome again on the world.
What was the warning of the Spirit of Prophecy to the Protestant World who is today wooing the papacy?
"God's world has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare" (GC 581).
Dangers for Seventh-day Adventists
Should not we as Seventh-day Adventists pay attention to that warning of the Spirit of Prophecy? The trend of the administration of our church in some European countries is more toward a Post-Modern Liberal Evangelical form of the Emergent Church than a Seventh-day Adventist representation. Some are deciding to ordain women and form part of the World Council of Churches, fomenting a national congregationalism instead of a united world church. This is happening also in Australia, and in some regions of the USA.
Some of us are impressed by the way the North American Division is falling into the same snare warned of by E. G. White, a trap set in Rome. Many leaders are being dragged there by the new Wokeist religion, which turns the attention of the people to a political and social struggle agenda that will not prepare the people to live in heaven, but to hate those whom they oppose. They neglect so many warnings of the apostles. One of them says: "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" (2 Cor 10:4). We were called rather to exalt the Lord as the only hope for salvation.
Jesus said: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." "Come to me," not to wokeism, not to social warfare.
"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matt 11:28-30).
The end is coming. Let us prepare to meet the Lord for a better world.
He is the King, not the pope, not Mao, not Stalin, not "woke" advocates, or anyone else.
Our King called us to be fishers who call the people to come out of Babylon, not as political, social and religious agents to fix the problems of Babylon. We call the people to come to Jesus for freedom from sin, and to dream of a better world in God's kingdom.
: Amo Mon May 31, 2021 - 08:41:13
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Quoted article below is from yet another voice addressing the concerns of this thread, and is from the link above.
"With the acceptance of massive illegal entrance of people coming from Catholic countries, Joe Biden proposes to gradually change the Protestant and Republican system of this country. "
And being encouraged every step of the way by Pope Frankie who has openly said that those from the south should enter the US with no problems.
: Rella Thu Jun 03, 2021 - 19:49:39
And being encouraged every step of the way by Pope Frankie who has openly said that those from the south should enter the US with no problems.
Yes, if you want to change everything, you must change everything, including the dynamics of existing populations.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246358/us-bishops-praise-bidens-humane-actions-on-immigration
U.S. bishops praise Biden's 'humane' actions on immigration
The U.S. bishops' conference welcomed President Joe Biden's immigration actions on Wednesday, while one Catholic group decried the continuance of deportations.
On Tuesday, the White House announced several executive actions on immigration reform; these included the creation of a task force to locate separated immigrant families, ordering a review of Trump-era restrictions on asylum seekers, and an order seeking to address the root causes of migration from Central America.
The chair of the migration committee at the U.S. bishops' conference (USCCB) welcomed the actions, saying they "will help to ensure that immigrants and refugees are treated humanely and in accordance with their God-given dignity."
"Actions implemented by the prior administration on these issues have directly impacted and harmed immigrants' and refugees' lives, in many cases needlessly instilling fear and creating or perpetuating family separation," stated Bishop Mario Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington, D.C. and USCCB migration chair.
However, the executive director of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Anna Gallagher, pleaded for a stop to deportations of asylum-seekers that were ordered by the Trump administration and scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Although President Biden previously ordered a 100-day halt to some deportations of immigrants, a federal judge on Jan. 26 suspended that order. Deportations ordered by the Trump administration were allowed to go into effect.
Those included for removal on Wednesday included Haitian asylum-seekers, immigrant families detained in Dilley, Texas, and "dozens of people who fled atrocities in Cameroon, Angola, and other countries," Gallagher said on Tuesday.
"No human being should be sent back to harm. When our government shirked that responsibility for four years, people died," Gallagher stated.
Among its immigration actions, the White House announced on Tuesday that the administration will review the previous halt to new asylum grants during the COVID-19 pandemic, and would consider how to receive asylum seekers who were affected by the previous "remain-in-Mexico" policy.
The administration will also consider reviving the Central American Minors program.
"We know that changes will take time but applaud President Biden's commitment to prioritize assisting our immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters," Bishop Dorsonville stated, while offering the bishops' "assistance and cooperation on these urgent matters of human life and dignity."
The group Jesuit Refugee Services also praised the executive actions.
"The US can lead a comprehensive migration policy and protect the human rights of forcibly displaced persons and refugees in the Americas region," said Monica Gomez, advocacy officer for Jesuit Refugee Service LAC.
"The entire continent is facing profound challenges of forced migration, which require democratic changes in countries of origin and greater support for cooperation in countries of transit and destination," Gomez said.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2021/04/07/watch-is-the-catholic-church-involved-in-a-massive-illegal-immigration-operation/
Watch the video on this link. Quotes below from link above.
Catholic Charities appears to be involved in what some say is the largest illegal alien immigration scheme in US history. Ever wonder why U.S. Bishops are such strong supporters of illegal immigration? Because the Bishops are receiving millions of dollars from the U.S. government to assist in resettling illegal immigrants.
Now come video evidence which raises the question of whether Catholic Charities is also somehow engaged in the trafficking children.
TAKE ACTION: Contact your bishop and ask ask him to demand an independent formal investigation into the potentially illegal activities of Catholic Charities.
Texas residents should also call Attorney General Ken Paxton at 512-463-2100 to request a state investigation.
The following link has just the video.
https://rumble.com/vfggkb-catholic-charities-involved-in-massive-illegal-immigration-operation.html
https://www.educationviews.org/the-catholic-church-and-illegal-immigration/
Quoted article below from link above.
The Catholic Church and Illegal Immigration
At the age of 40, I converted to Catholicism. A friend of mine at the time, also Catholic, told me her rule when entering the confessional booth: "Be brief, be blunt, and be gone."
I'll be following that advice about brevity and bluntness in this column.
Most readers know of the sexual scandals of some Catholic clergy. But the Catholic Church is involved in another scandal that may be unfamiliar to most Americans, including many of the faithful.
Certain organizations in the Church, including the Vatican, are assisting in the ongoing invasion of the United States by illegal immigrants.
In an article entitled "Illegal Immigrant Caravans and Criminal Catholics," long-time opponent of illegal immigration Michelle Malkin – who is also Catholic – reveals the extent to which Church organizations are aiding and abetting the caravans of illegal immigrants.
That complicity starts at the top. As Malkin points out, Pope Francis "donated $500,000 nine months ago from his Peter's Pence fund to assist illegal immigrant caravan participants." Malkin then proceeds to list some of the religious orders participating in this attack on American sovereignty – the Franciscans, the Jesuits, the Scalabrinians – along with naming some of the safe houses they operate.
This month another caravan of several hundred people is attempting to pass through Mexico and into the United States. Mexican authorities and police are achieving some success in turning these illegal immigrants back toward home. Meanwhile, however, Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón of Tapachula, Mexico pledged aid to what Malkin calls "the newest wave of border-jumpers and river-crossers."
We might have some sympathy for these migrants were they fleeing their native lands out of fear of violence. But as Malkin points out, a 2016 poll of 3,200 Guatemalan households in the United States found that 91 percent had migrated here for economic reasons – jobs, boosts in income, a better life financially.
Here's the real stunner from Makin's article:
"It's all about the dinero. Central American workers, legal and illegal, sent back nearly $20 billion in remittances to their home countries in 2018, a tidy sum of which will end up back in Catholic collection plates. Remittances sent to El Salvador are now equal to 20% of its GDP; Guatemala, 11%; and Honduras, 18.8%. Meanwhile, the percentage of the population of Guatemala now living in the U.S. is close to 7%; for El Salvador, the percentage now stands at 22%; and for Honduras, we now have absorbed 9.2% of their people.
The governments of Central America have an obvious economic interest in encouraging this illegal immigration, which Malkin describes as a "deliberately orchestrated, relentlessly executed, slow-motion criminal invasion."
Michelle Malkin has become a controversial figure, accused of racism – despite being Filipino herself – for her support of certain right-wing groups. I know little about her or her ongoing feud with her conservative critics. Is she a racist? I have no idea.
But because some people smear as a racist anyone who advocates for stricter border control, I suppose I'll have to add that tag to my own list of disreputable labels. Given the frequency and ease with which some throw out the R-word, I'll be in the company of various Americans ranging from Donald Trump to Nancy Pelosi.
As others have said many times, a country without borders will eventually be no country at all.
Instead of helping others break the law, isn't it about time these Catholic religious organizations that promote illegal immigration devote themselves instead to the problems of poverty, lack of education and health care, and unemployment in the region where these immigrants live?
The Vatican is killing at least two birds with one stone by supporting all this illegal and legal immigration. Diluting the nation with voters likely to be more sympathetic to Rome's political agendas over and above the Protestant principles of freedom and liberty this nation was built upon. And successfully redistributing the wealth of this nation to those more of her own, as she has stated she does. Both of these processes having been carried out for a long time many times over already, among many other papal supported life blood draining policies within our nation. The weight of which we have been and will continue to be crushed underneath, until this country which once stood in the way of her evil self exalting nature, completely collapses due to the implementation of the same. Nevertheless, her end will come as God has purposed.
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/07/15/illegal-immigrants-being-transferred-n2592581
Pentagon, ICE Admit They're Secretly Transporting Illegal Immigrants Across Country
Earlier this year, the Biden administration initially sought to hide what the conditions at some of its detention centers were like, barring media from accessing the facilities and reporting on the humanitarian crisis at the border. The media blackout angered those on the Left and Right, given the administration vowed to be transparent in all matters. After increasing pressure, reporters were finally allowed to enter, and what they discovered was a "humanitarian and public health crisis," according to Sen. Ted Cruz. But that's not all the administration tried hiding about the border crisis.
The Department of Homeland Security is using a military air force base to secretly transfer illegal immigrants across the country.
Fox News's Tucker Carlson received from a whistleblower a leaked email from Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Burrows detailing the arrangement to subordinates.
"Over the next few days, weeks, or months you may see passenger aircraft on our ramp transporting undocumented non-citizens," the email says. "In coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Del Rio Border Patrol will be using the Laughlin AFB runway to transport undocumented non-citizens via a Boeing 747."
The email advises against taking pictures or posting about the situation on social media. "If anyone asks you about it, refer them to public affairs," the email states.
The Pentagon confirmed the email's authenticity to Carlson's show, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement also released a statement.
"On June 17, 2021, a Memorandum of Agreement, or MOA, between DHS and DOD was signed by all parties and finalized," the statement reads. "On June 29, 2021, ICE Air Operations utilized Laughlin Air Force Base for the first time, pursuant to the MOA, to transport non-citizens from CBP custody to ICE custody. Since June 29, approximately 780 non-citizens were transferred via ICE Air on six ICE Air flights."
The statement continues: "Collaboration with federal partners enables ICE to transfer non-citizens safely and humanely to ICE field offices where the appropriate level of custody and supervision will be determined. ICE Air conducts southwest border flights which involve the transfer of migrants from CBP custody to ICE custody."
Rather than clear things up, Carlson said ICE's statement raised even more questions.
"What other military resources are being used to conduct this, an operation that most Americans knew nothing about, that they did not consent to, that Congress never voted on, and which is clearly illegal?" the Fox News host wondered.
"Where are these people going? They are being moved to another form of custody, and then their fate will be determined, but where did they end up? Into what communities were they placed? How many federal dollars were spent doing this? Did the people into whose neighborhood they were placed have any say in it at all?"
The Biden administration is using the US military to transport illegal immigrants across the country and they're asking soldiers to keep it a secret. This is a violation of their oath to our nation.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/planeloads-of-illegal-immigrant-minors-relocated-around-u-s-in-middle-of-the-night/
Planeloads of Illegal Immigrant Minors Relocated Around U.S. in Middle of the Night
In an apparent effort to avoid public scrutiny, the Biden administration is transporting planeloads of illegal immigrant minors in the middle of the night then busing them to cities in the southeast. Even members of Congress representing the impacted districts are being kept in the dark about the covert operations and the Department of Defense (DOD) is contracting big tour buses to move the migrants to nearby states once they land, presumably from the southern border region. The alarming details are featured in a well-sourced news report broadcast by a Tennessee media outlet this week. The segment—and accompanying article—features videos of planes arriving at a Chattanooga private jet terminal called Wilson Air Center. Adolescents who appear to be in their early teens are seen deboarding the planes carrying matching bags then boarding large tour busses parked on the runway.
One of the planes landed around 1:30 a.m. on a Friday, the news story says, and the other late Saturday night. A third plane arrived at the Chattanooga facility on a Friday afternoon and a fourth early Wednesday morning, according to flight records obtained by reporters. The illegal alien teens, officially coined Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) by the government, are seen boarding large buses owned by Coast-to-Coast Tours of East Point, Georgia. An employee of the company said the buses were dispatched to Chattanooga as part of a contract with the DOD. "The employee says this was the first time the company had been asked to pick up migrant children in Chattanooga," the article states, adding that "in the past, the company's drivers have traveled to Mobile, Alabama, and Atlanta to transport children." The source confirms that two buses seen on the news video left Chattanooga for Miami, Florida and Dallas, Texas. Three to four chaperones accompanied the UAC because the bus company requires it when underaged passengers are on board.
Approximately 30 to 50 UAC are transported on each bus, according to a source with direct knowledge of the operation. Some get reunited with family members and others go to taxpayer-funded group homes. The source says in the news story that the operation began in Dallas but was recently moved to small airports to "avoid attention." Wilson Air Center fits the bill. It is a Fixed-Base Operator (FBO), a private jet facility, with an executive terminal, 120,000 square feet of hangar space and a multitude of other amenities. The company provides corporate aviation support services in four cities, including Chattanooga. "At Wilson Air Center, hospitality is the rule, not the exception," its website states. "No matter which location you visit, Charlotte, Memphis, Houston or Chattanooga, you can be sure you'll receive world-class FBO and aviation services delivered with our award-winning attitude!" The company claims to be an industry leader for its unmatched approach to customer service and satisfaction.
Unfortunately, the American public cannot obtain details about the arrangement. The Tennessee media outlet was given the runaround and various members of Congress are quoted saying they have no information about the operations. A DOD spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Mitchell, says in the story that the flights were facilitated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). "The only support DoD is providing with respect to the unaccompanied minors is land and facilities for HHS to temporarily house them," Mitchell says in the piece. HHS never returned the news outlet's call seeking information on the secret operations. Last month the agency confirmed a group of UAC were being housed at a former Tennessee Temple dormitory in Highland Park.
HHS is responsible for UAC and currently has a record 22,264 in its care, according to the latest government figures. The agency provides the illegal immigrant minors with an array of services, including classroom education, mental and medical healthcare, legal counsel, and a variety of recreational activities. The overwhelming majority of the migrants—72%—are not children but rather young adults or adolescents 15 to 17 years old, government records show. Most of the youths are from Guatemala and Honduras and 68% are male, which has tremendously boosted gang recruitment in this country. Federal authorities have for years confirmed that the nation's most violent street gangs—including the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)—recruit new members at U.S. shelters housing UAC.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/22/buses-leaving-texas-border-town-packed-with-illegal-migrants/
'Not enough seats': Buses leaving Texas border town packed with illegal migrants
Buses leaving the Texas city at the heart of the border crisis are struggling to keep up with business — because they're full of illegal immigrants released into the US by overwhelmed Border Patrol agents, The Post has learned.
Since the crisis erupted following President Biden's election, the four bus companies that operate out of the Central Station bus terminal in McAllen, Texas, have added as many as six daily routes, totaling 250 seats — but it's still not enough, City Manager Roy Rodriguez said.
"We don't have enough private bus seats to get everyone out," Rodriguez told The Post.
The demand for tickets out of town is at a "record" high, with "most, if not all" of the recent increase coming from migrants who were caught crossing the border illegally and released pending future court appearances, Rodriguez said, citing information pulled together by McAllen Transit Director Mario Delgado.
"All seats are already purchased for tomorrow," Rodriguez said Wednesday.
"So, if somebody wants to buy a bus fare to head north, they have to wait two days."
Central Station has also seen a 50 percent surge in the number of passengers hanging around and waiting to leave, he said, adding, "That's substantial because we're a pretty busy bus station to begin with."
A spokesperson for Greyhound Lines — the country's largest bus company and one of the four that provide service to and from McAllen — acknowledged a spike in demand for travel from the southern border since March and said that "some of the increase can be attributed to migrant travel."
Greyhound hasn't received any federal help to expand its operations, the company said, but "would welcome assistance from the government as we continue to work diligently to provide travel support to migrant families.
"While it is not Greyhound's responsibility to specifically transport migrants, Greyhound strives to treat all passengers with dignity," the spokesperson added.
Representatives for three other carriers — Trailways, Tornado Bus Co. and El Expreso Bus Co. — didn't respond to inquiries.
McAllen is located in the Rio Grande Valley, one of nine regions in the Border Patrol's southern jurisdiction, which has seen more illegal immigration than any other, with 260,000 migrants stopped there since Feb. 1, according to federal data.
Nearly half of the migrants were in family groups, the statistics show.
Once caught by Border Patrol agents, they are processed and then sent to a government-run, coronavirus-testing site across from the bus terminal.
After being tested, the migrants are escorted to a nearby center run by Catholic Charities, where they stay for an average of 24 hours while making arrangements to travel further into the US.
The center now accommodates a record average of 7,000 people a week, with about half leaving by bus and the rest by airplane, Rodriguez said.
Although migrants are supposed to be released from custody with a manila envelope containing instructions on when and where they're supposed to appear in federal immigration court, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged earlier this year that doesn't always happen.
"In some cases, families are placed in removal proceedings further along in the release process rather than while they are at the border patrol station," DHS said in late March.
Rodriguez said McAllen has no choice but to deal with the influx and praised the assistance provided by Catholic Charities, saying, "Thank God for them because I don't know where we'd be without them."
"We're continuing to attempt to ensure that everyone is tested so that anyone is removed from the line, whether it be the bus or the airplane, and that's the best that they can do," he said.
"These folks are not coming across to stay here and therefore we've got to provide them [a way] to where they're headed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x2AhjDC4AA
Surprise surprise, the Catholic Church is one of the main financiers, and facilitators of flying illegals around our country. Helping them work around the law, and the TSA to board jets before anyone else bypassing the processes all the rest of us American citizens must go through in air ports. If the news caster had not asked specifically who the non profits were financing and facilitating this, no one would ever know. MSM hides so very much the Catholic Church is involved in. Nor will they ever make the connection between Biden and the rest of the numerous Catholic politicians who have been facilitating these illegals for decades now, or the interference they cause to prevent anything form ever being done about it. It is literally a foreign invasion facilitated by the Monarch of a foreign nation.
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/vatican-city
Quote below from link above.
Popes traditionally held power over regional territories known as the Papal States until 1870, when the unified Italian government claimed virtually all of the land outside of the city walls. A standoff between the church and secular government ensued for the next 60 years, until an agreement reached with the Lateran Pacts in February 1929. Signed by Benito Mussolini on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel III, the pacts established Vatican City as a sovereign entity distinct from the Holy See, and granted the church $92 million as compensation for the loss of the Papal States.
The Vatican remains the home of the pope and the Roman Curia, and the spiritual center for some 1.2 billion followers of the Catholic Church. The world's smallest independent nation-state, it covers 109 acres within a 2-mile border, and possesses another 160 acres of holdings in remote locations. Along with the centuries-old buildings and gardens, the Vatican maintains its own banking and telephone systems, post office, pharmacy, newspaper, and radio and television stations. Its 600 citizens include the members of the Swiss Guard, a security detail charged with protecting the pope since 1506.
This little nation state entertains ambassadors from virtually every nation on earth, has a permanent seat at the UN, and over a billion adherents the world over. Which adherents are commanded by their monarch to subvert any and all policies, peoples, Constitutions, and laws, which contradict her own from within said nations. Roman Catholics who would remain faithful to the Vatican and Pope are literally citizens of a foreign nation within every nation they occupy, who are called to establish Roman Catholic social justice and more where ever they are. BABYLON must do her work, and make the nations drunk with her wine.
https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/leaked-video-reveals-joe-bidens-hush-hush-migrant-invasion/
Quoted article below, from link above.
'Betraying the American people': Leaked video reveals Joe Biden's 'hush hush' migrant invasion
While Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi go all out to protect Ukraine's national sovereignty, at the same time they are orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border.
Two million illegal immigrants from dozens of countries crossed over from Mexico last year, and the Biden administration is facilitating the cartels' people-smuggling operation — at taxpayer expense.
Under cover of darkness, every night the federal government is transporting illegal migrants as fast as it can away from the border on secret charter flights into unsuspecting communities around the country. Officials have lied and obstructed the few journalists who have tried to reveal the truth.
This is nothing short of a betrayal of the American people.
And that's not just me saying it — those are exactly the words of one federal government contractor employed to transport migrants from the southern border to the airport in White Plains.
"The government is betraying the American people," the contractor told a Westchester County police officer in a conversation that was recorded on the cop's bodycam on the tarmac of the county airport on Aug. 13, 2021. The men were standing beside a Boeing 737 flown in from Fort Bliss, Texas, by iAero Airways under charter by the federal government.
Damning footage
The 51-minute footage was obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request by former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican candidate for governor in 2022.
Throughout the footage, police Sgt. Michael Hamborsky expresses frustration that local police have been given no information about the flights arriving after curfew at the airport, in breach of security protocols.
"You're on a secure facility here; we really don't know anything and we're in charge of security," he tells one of the federal contractors.
"This is anti all our security stuff."
The iAero flight that so puzzled Hamborsky that night was just one of the almost nightly charter flights that began shuttling migrants into the suburban Westchester airport after curfew from places like McAllen, El Paso and Houston, Texas, last year beginning at least as far back as Aug. 8. The flights stopped only after The Post revealed their existence in late October.
The bodycam footage shows Hamborsky courteously but persistently questioning a dozen federal contractors who are bustling around the tarmac overseeing migrants disembarking and boarding American Dream charter buses waiting on the tarmac between about 6:15 and 7 a.m.
Hamborsky ascertains that the plane arrived at 11:48 p.m. the previous night with 142 migrants on board.
Also on board were 12 "chaperones" — employees of MVM Inc., a controversial private security firm that was a major contractor for the CIA and the NSA in Iraq, and which last year signed a $136 million contract with the federal government to transport illegal migrants and unaccompanied children around the country.
The bodycam begins in the pre-dawn darkness at 6:09 a.m. when Hamborsky parks his squad car on the airfield next to the hangar of Ross Aviation, whose employees are assisting with refueling the plane.
Hamborsky asks to see the ID of the MVM contractors.
"I can give you my state ID," replies one man, "but work IDs we're not allowed to."
Hamborsky tells the contractors: "I'm just trying to figure out what's what, who's who and how I'm supposed to keep this secure."
The contractors start giving him the lanyards from around their necks.
One says: "We're not allowed to have our picture taken when we get on base."
"Un-f–king-believable," Hamborsky replies. "And who's that by? DHS [Department of Homeland Security]?"
"Yes, and the United States Army," is the reply. "You're on a federal installation but DHS wants everything on the down-low."
Hamborsky asks another contractor why they come to a small airport like Westchester.
"You don't want to be in somewhere the spotlight is," is the reply. "You want to try and be as down-low as possible. A lot of this is just down-low stuff that we don't tell people because what we don't want to do is attract attention. We don't want the media. Like we don't even know where we're going when they tell us."
Another contractor tells Hamborsky: "Listen, my thing is I like to comply but technically we're not supposed to show IDs or anything. Like I said, everything is supposed to be hush-hush."
Hamborsky replies, with good-natured but mounting exasperation: "And if you don't, I could just not let you out ...
"I don't care if it's military or not ... we gotta know who people are. The way TSA [the federal Transportation Security Administration] works is we're supposed to have a certain designated number [of passengers] for each chaperone. Well, there's 60 kids out here and there's two guys.
"Two [migrants] grab their bags out here and next thing you know we could be playing tag all night.
"I have to take my shoes off when I get on a plane. These guys are grabbing their bags and getting on buses."
One of the bus drivers waiting for his migrant passengers to board tells Hamborsky he has no idea of his destination.
"They didn't tell you where it's going?" asks the cop.
The driver replies: "They never do."
Security problem
Hamborsky learns from one of the MVM contractors that Delaware and Virginia are two destinations. Later he is told two more buses are heading for Madison, NJ, with one continuing to Maryland.
"You're trying to figure out what this is?" asks one of the bus drivers. "Good luck with that."
Hamborsky replies: "You're on a secure facility here and we don't really know anything and we're in charge of security. Hence why we're having a problem here."
The driver sympathizes: "Yeah ... I used to pick up basketball teams that have more security."
"One hundred percent," agrees Hamborsky. "We still don't know really what's happening, how they're getting here."
Meanwhile, in the background, migrants can be seen picking up identical bags laid out on the tarmac and heading toward buses. Most look to be in their middle to late teens, although there are a few older adult males. They can be heard speaking Spanish.
The drivers say usually the buses are waiting when the migrant flights arrive. But this night, "someone dropped the ball."
One says his boss rang him "in a panic" at 12:24 a.m., saying "we need four buses right away."
"We're a family-owned business," explains one driver. "We're subcontractors of a government contractor ... It's one of those things you can't turn down because once you sign the contract, you're a slave to the grind."
Later in the bodycam recording, a contractor tells Hamborsky: "I get the whole secrecy and all that s–t but this is even above my f–king pay grade ... the f- -k, you know what I mean?"
Hamborsky replies: "And why? You know why?"
The contractor replies: "You know why, look who's in office. That's why, come on."
Hamborsky says: "But what's the big secret?"
Contractor: "You know why. Because if this gets out, the government is betraying the American people."
He knows. Everyone knows that Americans don't want their country to be invaded by millions of illegal migrants. Hence the secrecy and lies from the Biden administration.
Papal puppets Biden, Pelosi, and many others, dancing the marionette dance of the Pope and Vatican. BABYLON THE GREAT, ever increasingly steering the reins of the global beast she rides.
Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness:
and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/02/11/catholicvote-lawsuit-catholic-charities-immigration-242373
Quoted article below from link above.
CatholicVote files suit to get information on Catholic agencies 'facilitating a record surge in illegal immigration'
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- CatholicVote, an independent political advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration seeking information about how the government and church-affiliated groups, mainly in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, have gone about "facilitating a record surge in illegal immigration."
The lawsuit was filed under the Freedom of Information Act Feb. 4 with Judicial Watch.
The suit said the organizations want records of communication between administration officials and the Diocese of Brownsville; Bishop Daniel E. Flores, who heads the diocese; Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley; Sister Norma Pimentel, "in her capacity as the executive director of the local Catholic Charities; and the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, which Sister Pimentel is known for administrating.
A Feb. 9 email said CatholicVote was "demanding transparency from the federal government and to know whether and how it has funded and coordinated with Catholic-affiliated charities in facilitating a record surge in illegal immigration."
A news release issued the same day by the Wisconsin-based group said the administration has refused to provide information on its communication with the Catholic-affiliated border charities mentioned in the suit.
Judicial Watch is a Washington-based activist group that files FOIA lawsuits to investigate government officials' conduct.
"American Catholics deserve to know the full extent of the U.S. government's role in funding and coordinating with Catholic Church-affiliated agencies at the border, and what role these agencies played in the record surge of illegal immigrants over the past year," Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, said in a statement.
"We will do whatever is necessary to uncover the truth," he said.
The Catholic faith tradition, because of its long and noted history of being forced to be on the move, provides programs throughout the world to welcome and accompany those who are forced to leave their homelands. It's a position historically backed by the work of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as well as Catholic groups in the U.S. and around the world.
CatholicVote also said it was seeking "all communications" between the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the USCCB as they pertain to Sister Pimentel, the respite center and the Catholic Charities agency with which she is affiliated.
Sister Pimentel, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus, has received praise, including from Pope Francis, for her work with migrants under the auspices of the Brownsville Diocese, which helps those who cross into the U.S. near the McAllen and Brownsville area at the respite center, close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
On Feb. 10, Fox News reported that Republican Congressman Lance Gooden, of Texas, had sent the network a letter in which he questioned Catholic organizations about their role at the border and accused them of helping fuel problems at the southern border.
Fox said Gooden had written to several faith-based nonprofits, also called nongovernmental organizations or NGOs, including Catholic Charities USA, about retaining "any relevant documents and communications related to encouraging, transporting and harboring aliens to come to, enter or reside in the United States, needed for future oversight or legislative requests from the United States Congress."
"I am troubled by the growing role NGOs have in fueling the drastic increase in illegal immigration across our southern border and throughout the country," Fox said, quoting an email the congressman sent to the network.
The congressman's letter also was sent to the faith-based groups Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Jewish Family Services. Both organizations also help migrants.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2022/01/27/catholic-charities-involved-in-largest-illegal-alien-invasion-in-us-history/
Quotes below from link above. My comments in blue.
Catholic Charities Involved in Largest Illegal Alien Invasion in US History
Catholic Charities is the largest NGO (non-governmental organization) involved in the trafficking of illegal aliens on both sides of the border. Catholic Charities receives millions of dollars in federal grants to essentially operationalizes Biden's illegal alien invasion strategy.
Lots of videos at the link documenting the invasion between the above statement, and the call to action below.
TAKE ACTION: Contact your bishop and ask ask him to demand an independent formal investigation into the potentially illegal activities of Catholic Charities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bruC6AZYO4E
Papal puppet Biden at it again. Flying illegals around the country.
https://tennesseestar.com/2022/04/14/catholic-charities-met-abbotts-bused-migrants-with-tickets-to-ride-elsewhere/
Quoted article below from link above.
Catholic Charities Met Abbott's Bused Migrants with Tickets to Ride Elsewhere
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, reports from Washington's Union Station, where Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott sent migrants who crossed the border into his state.
A social worker from the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington told The Star News Network that she and other staffers from Catholic Charities, including Monsignor John Enzler, the local president provided the migrants with food, clothing, diapers and toys – and tickets to their requested destinations.
Some of the migrants went to New York City, others went to Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Miami.
McCabe: Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has begun busing migrants from the Lone Star state to here in Washington, where they were dropped off at Union Station behind me. Roselle Velez, who is a social worker with Catholic Charities, told The Star News Network why Catholic Charities was there.
Roselle Velez: I got here, they were here already. They were waiting at the food court. We have the sisters and Father John was also here as well. So everyone from Catholic Charities in D.C., they were here and they greeted them, they fed them.
McCabe: Abbott directed his Division of Emergency Management to bust border migrants who volunteered to Washington April 6 as a protest against President Joe Biden's open border policies.
McCabe: Velez said she helped translate for the migrants, including one mother with two children.
Velez: They are from Venezuela. The mother had a 5-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter. They didn't have any clothes. They just have the clothes that they came with.
So Catholic Charities got them some clothing, diapers and baby wipes and milk, and toys. Even toys for them, too, so they could just have some toys while they are just going through this transition.
McCabe: If Abbott expected Washington to share the migrant burden Texas now shoulders, he was wrong. After a short rest stop, Catholic Charities sent the migrants on their way elsewhere.
Velez: So there is a group going to New York City, they're on the way now. There's one who's going to Rhode Island, there's another one who's going to Miami. There's another group going to Miami, and they are heading there as well. There's another bus.
McCabe: Their stop in D.C. was not a total loss. At least the migrants got to see how Americans live two blocks from the Capitol. Reporting for The Star News Network, Neil W. McCabe, Washington.
As I have documented on these boards before, the Catholic church is running this migration invasion from start to finish. They promote it, take care of the immigrants along their way to our border, get them in, and place them where they want them. Today they boldly do this with the aid of our now second Catholic President flying them where they want on our tax dollars. No doubt most of this if not all of it is on our tax dollars, as Rome receives tens of billions from our government every year. This is nothing short of an invasion and a war against this nation and its founding principles. As so much else, it should be and should have been headline news for a long time now, but gets placed far in the background by Jesuit owned, or influenced mainstream media. Same old, same old. Those who will not face up to who their real enemies are, will be subjugated by the same. So here we are on the many roads which lead to Rome, or the highway to hell, not much difference.
https://catholicvote.org/talking-to-catholics-about-gov-abbotts-refugee-ban/
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Talking to Catholics about Gov. Abbott's 'Refugee Ban'
Earlier this month, Texas became the first state to opt out of federal refugee resettlement programs under President Trump's 2019 executive order intended to make the programs dependent on the consent of each state.
A federal judge quickly ruled against Texas, but in the interim there has been a widespread outcry against Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
A Dallas News piece accused Abbott of making the great State of Texas "look small and mean." Democrats and immigration nonprofit leaders called his decision "shameful," and issued frenzied warnings that "immigrants are under attack." On social media, celebrities weighed in just as stridently.
Amid this outpouring of heated rhetoric, Catholic bishops have weighed in as well. As one CNN headline blared: "Every Catholic bishop in Texas is slamming Gov. Abbott's decision to bar refugees."
But neither the headlines nor many of the bishops' public statements mentioned that Abbott, a Catholic himself, intended the so-called "ban" on refugees to be temporary, to work to the benefit of both migrants and native Texans, and not to be prohibitive of refugees resettling in the U.S.
Abbott is Addressing a Real Crisis, not a Partisan Debate
When Abbott first made the decision, he briefly explained it in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Abbot made clear that the move would only pause refugee resettlements for the duration of fiscal year 2020, and was not intended as an exclusionary, or "anti-immigrant" measure.
In fact, he cited concern for recently-resettled refugees as one of the considerations that led to his decision.
"At this time, the state and non-profit organizations have a responsibility to dedicate available resources to those who are already here," he wrote, "including refugees, migrants, and the homeless—indeed, all Texans:
"As a result, Texas cannot consent to initial refugee resettlement for FY2020. This decision does not deny any refugee access to the United States. Nor does it preclude a refugee from later coming to Texas after initially settling in another state."
As virtually every American media outlet acknowledged, the U.S. immigration system has been flooded in the past two years with unprecedented numbers crossing the southern border and claiming refugee status.
The numbers are so overwhelming that the U.S. immigration court system is already backlogged with hundreds of thousands of cases awaiting hearings. Desperate migrants find themselves homeless and destitute, as private, State, and Federal relief workers struggle to keep up. Some new arrivals are even living in need of such basic necessities as water.
Nowhere have these conditions been more pronounced than in the State of Texas. So it can really come as no surprise to any honest journalist who has covered the events of the past two years that Gov. Abbott would feel the need to consider even drastic measures to get the situation under control.
In his letter, Abbot also pointed out that "Texas is one of the most welcoming states for refugees seeking to escape dangers abroad," and that the state has actually received more refugees than any other in the past ten years:
In fact, over that decade, roughly 10% of all refugees resettled in the United States have been placed in Texas. Even today, the process of resettling continues for many of these refugees. In addition to accepting refugees all these years, Texas has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system. ... Texas continues to have to deal with the consequences of an immigration system that Congress has failed to fix.
Rather than dismissing the real needs of refugees and migrants, Abbott seems to be trying to counterbalance their valid interests with those of the State he governs, as well as those of America at large, which is currently wrestling with how best to address an immigration system that leaders in both major parties have acknowledged to be overdue for reform.
Abbott's Catholicism
Given President Trump's executive order granting State governments the right to regulate their own refugee resettlements, there is no doubt that Abbott is within his rights as a governor to tackle these issues.
But in light of the fact that many of Abbott's detractors have gone so far as to question his personal faith, it seems only fair to also mention that he is also within his rights as a Catholic.
As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has stated, Catholic social teaching outlines the duties of public officials like Gov. Abbott toward migrants and citizens.
"The Catholic Catechism instructs the faithful that good government has two duties, both of which must be carried out and neither of which can be ignored," according to a USCCB document from some years ago:
"The first duty is to welcome the foreigner out of charity and respect for the human person. ... The second duty is to secure one's border and enforce the law for the sake of the common good. Sovereign nations have the right to enforce their laws and all persons must respect the legitimate exercise of this right: 'Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions, especially with regard to the immigrants' duties toward their country of adoption. Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens.' Catholic Catechism, 2241."
In other words, the Church's teachings require just the sort of careful balancing of interests that Abbott seems to be pursuing in his letter to the Secretary of State.
Talking to Catholics in the Pews
The media, and some Catholic leaders under pressure and scrutiny in the midst of a media firestorm, are in danger of letting the anti-Abbott, "refugee ban" narrative spiral out of control. And it can only bring more heat than light to an already hotly-contested and murky issue.
But it's worth noting that, as reported in the Texas Tribune last week, ordinary Catholics in the pews do not tend to be so one-sided on the contentious issues surrounding migration and refugee resettlement. In fact, Texas Catholics are split on such questions.
Instead of loud, reflexive denunciations and media-driven furor, these Catholics would be better served by an honest and charitable consideration of their governor's own reasoning, together with an assessment of the interests of migrants and refugees and, of course, a review of the Church's perennial teachings on the duties of states toward the vulnerable.
Yes, definitely just Jesuit theater, the acting performed by Gov. Abbot. A faithful son of his church, placing Catholic doctrine and social teaching before his state to nation. A perfect example of how the Vatican undermines the wishes and intentions of peoples and nations the world over, unto subjugation of her globalist agenda. Nothing to see here, move along.
https://www.catholicleague.org/marjorie-taylor-greene-slanders-catholics/
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SLANDERS CATHOLICS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gave an interview on April 21 to Michael Voris, the head of Church Militant, wherein they discussed the role of Catholic Charities assisting illegal aliens. She had plenty of opportunities to make rational criticisms of the agency, but instead she slandered the entire Catholic Church.
"I thought we had a separation of church and state, right? No, what it is, is Satan's controlling the church."
Satan is controlling the Catholic Church? She needs to apologize to Catholics immediately. She is a disgrace.
We are contacting House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about this matter. He's got a loose cannon on his hands.
This woman told the truth about the Catholic church's involvement in the immigration crisis, and global abuse of children. The above is the Catholic leagues response. She didn't go near as deep as possible, but at least she isn't afraid to speak the truth. Truth backed up by a great many news articles, reports, and even documentaries, which I have been posting on these boards for years now. Interesting to see, where this will go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJYQ-DTgqk
Yet another video documenting papal puppet Joe Biden's war against our nation and its founding principles and freedoms. A continuous flow of mostly Roman Catholic peoples from south of our borders to restock the ranks of those here long enough from previous mass migrations, to see and understand what is really going on. Who might not support them anymore.
This immigration over conversion tactic has been going on for well over a century now. Just more of the people and wealth redistribution necessary to continue flushing this nation down the toilet, in reducing all to the same levels of poverty which makes them dependent upon those perpetrating the crimes.
https://www.catholicamericanthinker.com/Globalist-Pope.html
Article below which is a little dated, but even more pertinent than when written, is form link above.
Globalist Pope Francis' Marxist Program to End All Sovereign Nations.
Our Globalist Pope leads the attack on all National Sovereignty to bring an end to all national borders in favor of Total Global Disorder, ostensibly for the good of the Planet and the Poor.
We have spoken of Pope Francis' obvious Marxism among the Papal Imperfections Pages, among other places. His unfailing support of Marxism's total global agenda leads to one possible conclusion, that he may actually be a Radical Marxist Revolutionary in deep disguise. Or, of course, he could be stupid; a mere Marxist Useful Idiot. Or something somewhere in between, like a Progressive.
Whatever he is, he opposes national sovereignty and the right of nations to have borders and rules of entry. And, whether he believes it or not, he fervently supports the Marxist-Globalist-driven Climate Change hoax aimed at all nations subordinating themselves to Global Governance, for the good of the planet.
(And for the good of Globalism.)
Without naming names, specifically without naming President Trump, Pope Francis has embarked on a program directly opposing anti-illegal immigration "Right Wing Populism" in all sovereign nations with borders. He wants all nations to allow floods of un-vetted, undocumented, aliens to enter their borders without restriction.
No need to apply for immigration papers at any embassy, no need for any immigration papers, no need to do anything the law requires in any nation, or even to enter through the appropriate entry points. Just flood right on in, from any point on any border. And bring your Marxism and/or your Islamism with you, right on into your new host country.
Lots of Cardinals, Bishops and Priests have jumped on Francis' Globalist bandwagon and are welcoming criminal aliens with open arms, all over America. Publishing foreign language lists of "rights" for them to learn and take advantage of, as if they were citizens with citizen's rights, and not criminal aliens at all.
The Washington Post reports on How Francis is Leading the Catholic Church against the anti-Globalist notion of Nationhood. There you can read about how high ranking American Catholic clerics ware working feverishly to destroy American sovereignty, in the name of the Poor.
Right.
It's really in the name of Globalism, and in the name of the ruler of the Globe.
This is not merely opposition to America. It is opposition to true Justice, in the name of Marxist Social Justice, and in the promotion of National Suicidal Diversity, in the promotion of Global Class Warfare, and in direct opposition to the unique American civil rights to Equality, Life, Liberty and Property.
We can understand, if not forgive, Pope Francis's Marxism since he was born and raised under Socialism. But for American clerics to be pushing all this treason against America and promoting condemned Marxism over Catholicism is shocking. How did they learn to hate America so? How did they come to support worldly Globalist-Communist Utopian ideals over Catholicism?
The question applies to them as well as to the Pope:
Are they stupid, or are they evil?
Who am I to judge?
Evil or stupid? Not stupid. Just as stupid is as stupid does, so evil is, as evil does.
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/vatican-backs-spains-marxists-on-illegal-immigration
Been a while since I posted on this thread. The article below is from the link above. The Vatican is busy supporting illegal immigration in other countries as well, toward her ultimate goal. Emphasis is mine.
VATICAN BACKS SPAIN'S MARXISTS ON ILLEGALS
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Vatican is urging regularization of 600,000 illegal immigrants following a manifesto by Spain's far-left parties.
On Wednesday, Fr. Fabio Baggio, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Migrants and Refugees, railed against the post-pandemic "new protectionism" created by countries wanting to "favor their nationals."
Addressing the VI Forum on Migration and Human Mobility convened by the Episcopal Commission on Migration, Baggio warned of "massive migratory flows arising from the desire of the people to seek a solution to economic problems."
"There are thousands of migrant workers who have had to return to their land, lost their jobs, stopped sending remittances to their families, and that's why we have families in crisis and entire nations that are facing returnee crises and do not know how to act," Baggio said.
"The pandemic has affected all people, yes, but the most vulnerable in a more particular way," he lamented.
"In the Vatican Commission that the Pope has constituted for COVID-19, and to which I also belong, we are convinced that this crisis constitutes an opportunity, a kairos, to change the system," the Scalabrinian priest remarked.
Criticizing the current global economic and social system as flawed, "especially where discriminations and asymmetries in the access and distribution of resources are more evident," Baggio said that the pandemic was an "opportunity to change the system and propose new economic systems" to "restart another idea of society and another idea of a world system."
On July 8, Spain's far-left coalition Unidas Podemos (United We Can), comprising Podemos, United Left and other left-wing parties, issued a manifesto titled "Heroes of COVID-19 and End of Irregularity" describing foreign nationals who worked in Spain during the pandemic as "heroes."
"We think it is decent, it is fair and it is patriotic to recognize all these heroes as compatriots and who can, therefore, have extraordinary access to Spanish nationality," the statement announced in the Congress of Deputies, Spain's lower house of Parliament.
They referred specifically to 600,000 migrants "who were on Spanish soil" when the Wuhan virus emergency was declared.
It is "the right decision also from the health and economic point of view," since "the continuity of the irregularity would put at risk not only the health of these people but also that of all citizens," Unidas Podemos stated.
Podemos, the main party in the leftist alliance, is headed by Pablo Iglesias, who is listed by George Soros' Open Society Foundations' non-governmental organization as a "reliable ally."
Iglesias, a 35-year-old professor of political science at Complutense University of Madrid, has been described as "the Marxist icon that could only happen to Spain."
"I consider myself a Marxist. Let us say that behind the theoretical implications and those of Podemos, there is a very specific interpretation of Gramsci," Iglesias revealed.
Italian Marxist philosopher and communist politician Antonio Gramsci is best known for his theory of cultural hegemony and is hailed as "the godfather of cultural Marxism" and "identity politics."
Calls for Migrant Amnesty
Following Fr. Baggio's endorsement of "mass regularization," Pablo Echenique, spokesman for Unidas Podemos, sent a tweet to the center-right Partido Popular and the nationalist Vox Party urging them as Catholics to heed the Vatican's call for migrant amnesty.
Spain's immigration law was amended four times between 2000 and 2004, and four regularization processes were implemented. A further 600,000 immigrants underwent a regularization process in 2005.
Muslims from Morocco constitute the largest group of immigrants in the traditionally Catholic country. Moroccans are Spain's second-largest minority.
Headed by Pope Francis, the Migrants and Refugees Section helps the Church to accompany refugees, those who are forced to migrate or victims of human trafficking.
The migrant section is part of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development created by Pope Francis through his motu proprio Humanam Progressionem in 2016.
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/news/news/catholic-sisters-make-advent-plea-biden-end-immoral-immigration-rule
Quoted article below from link above.
Catholic sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End 'immoral' immigration rule
Dec 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — They sang Advent hymns in front of the White House Dec. 3, hoping to get the ear of the president so he could consider lifting what they see as a health rule that hurts people trying to find refuge at the southern border.
Along with a large group of supporters and associates, about 80 women religious from 24 congregations around the country marched and circled an area in front of the White House singing and carrying signs that read: "Catholic Sisters say: End the Immoral Use of Title 42."
What they were referring to was Title 42 of the Public Health Safety Act, a policy the Trump administration began using in March 2020 as knowledge of rising infections of the coronavirus began to surge in the U.S. -- and around the world. The Biden administration has kept it in place to the consternation of immigration advocates, who say the rule is just another pretext to keep migrants out.
"We gather this morning as one family in you, in solidarity with everyone who you guided to flee their homes and journey to this land in search of a safe and fruitful life," Mary J. Novak, executive director of Network, said in an opening prayer.
Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, was one of the groups that organized the event.
Along with a group that included Sisters of Mercy, Ursulines, Maryknoll, Comboni Missionaries, Dominicans, Sisters of St. Francis, among others, and several groups that work with migrants, such as the Jesuit-run Kino Border Initiative, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. and the Haitian Bridge Alliance, the demonstrators shouted with a microphone from a public park in an area in front of the president's residence.
Sisters and supporters attended from New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Maryland, Missouri and Massachusetts.
Some kept walking in front of the White House as others gathered to talk about the reasons that had moved them to join the group.
Novak recalled the Advent journey of the Holy Family, who had to flee, looking for refuge, comparing it to the situation of present-day migrants trying to find similar safety, but from gangs, poverty and different kinds of violence.
"We pray for our national leaders, the president and his administration, to open their hearts to the suffering of our siblings at the border whose human dignity is being denied," she said. "Please guide us, merciful God, in our sacred work to end the rules and practices that are causing such suffering to our human holy family."
Biden administration officials have said it's up to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to decide when to lift Title 42, since it's not an immigration policy but a public health measure. With a lack of control over the coronavirus, advocates worry that concerns over variants, such as omicron, will only be used politically to further rules and measures that keep migrants out even as their plight only worsens.
"A new COVID variant is never a good thing, obviously for public health, but definitely from a perspective that it can be weaponized and used as an excuse by the government to extend Title 42 and other border policies," said Chelsea Sachau, of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project.
Sachau was quoted in a Nov. 30 article on the website of Fronteras Desk, a collaboration project run by various radio stations in Arizona.
Sister Tracey Horan, a member of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana, and associate director of education and advocacy for the Kino Border Initiative, told of the human toll her organization has seen at the border caused by Title 42.
She spoke about a family of five from Guatemala traveling north because of economic conditions and worries that their children would become involved with gangs or suffer violence at home.
"Upon arrival they quickly learned that Title 42 would block them," she said.
Seeing no other way to come across, they took to the river as the father carried a toddler but lost control in the current. A diaper kept the child afloat long enough for her brother to grab her and pull her to safety. But the father floated down the river and was caught by Border Patrol agents, she said.
"This is the kind of desperation that Title 42 causes," she said. "Because migrants are no longer allowed to apply for asylum, they feel they have no alternative. That's a risk. The only chance they have is going back to where they came from, but it is not an option."
As long as the Biden administration keeps Title 42 in place, "they are emboldening organized crime and are directly responsible to deaths of men, women and children seeking protection at the southern border," she said.
Sherly Debrosse, of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, said people can hide behind a lot of different excuses for limiting immigration but rules and regulations boil down to one thing: racism. She urged others to consider the human toll some of the rules and regulations take.
"We would make such a grave mistake to separate immigration issues from race issues in this country," she said. "This is not about politics. This is about rights. This is about pregnant women. This is about babies. This is about human beings."
Ronnate Asirwatham, government relations director for Network, said Title 42 wasn't the only method the administration has used to keep migrants out.
She referenced the Biden administration's announcement it is reinstituting the Migrant Protection Protocols, a Trump-era policy that keeps migrants waiting on the Mexico side until their asylum cases can be heard by U.S. immigration courts.
Although the Biden administration had ended the protocols earlier this year, in August a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas told administration officials they had to continue the policy, saying officials had not ended it properly.
On Aug. 24 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the judge's ruling and ruled the administration had to restart the policy.
It resumed Dec. 6 at one location -- with others to follow -- and local reporters said about 30 people had been sent back to the Mexico side on its first day.
"As justice seekers, as Americans, but especially as Catholics, we are ashamed that President Biden has locked the door at our southern border to our immigrant siblings," Asirwatham said. "We are here today to show our love and our solidarity."
A man in his 30s named Santiago told the crowd his story of fleeing Honduras, subsequently traveling to Mexico, where he lived for 11 years until it, too, became too dangerous to live. A person was burned alive in front the house he and his family shared, and they made a decision to leave, he said. But not all were able to cross to the U.S.
"Title 42 has separated my family," he said. "My children ask, 'Dad, when will we be able to see you?'"
Those gathered near the White House asked Biden to put himself in the shoes of the migrants stuck on the other side of the border with family as criminals surround them.
"What I want most to say to President Biden and to all of you today is that we know things do not have to be this way," said Sister Horan. "This is a conscious choice we are making as a nation."
She said immigrant advocates were not asking for a complete dismantling of the immigration system but simply asking for restoration system of asylum, humane treatment and due process.
"My prayer is that we don't just wait and hope for the light of the world to come," she said. "But that we (make) the conscious choice to help it shine brightly by the way we receive our migrating sisters and brothers."
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/01/21/immigration-reform-bill-biden-catholics-239792
Article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Catholics should work with Biden to get his immigration reform bill passed.
On his first day in office, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. introduced wide-ranging legislation, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, to reform the nation's immigration system. The "Biden bill" marks the beginning of a new national debate on immigration that will, inevitably, feature many of the unresolved issues of debates past.
The introduction of the bill on the first day of the administration signals that President Biden is willing to spend political capital in his first term to get it passed—capital that two of his predecessors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, were unwilling to spend until their second term. As a consequence, both Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama failed in their attempts to pass a bill.
It also represents a unique opportunity for the Catholic community to work with the administration to finally get immigration reform over the finish line.
The legislation reflects of many of the policy priorities set forth by the U.S. and Mexican bishops in their 2003 pastoral letter "Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope." It includes a broad legalization program with a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented persons in the nation, long a goal of the church. It also reduces waiting times for family reunification in the legal immigration system, strengthens protections for refugees and asylum seekers, and addresses the root causes of flight from nations like El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Of course, the introduction of the bill, while welcome, is the easy part of the process. As history has shown, passing legislation like this in a relatively intact form through both chambers of a closely divided Congress will be exponentially more difficult. Difficult compromises may have to be made to ensure some measure of success.
One lesson the Trump era has taught us is to recognize the depth of opposition to immigrants in parts of the electorate—including, sadly, among the Catholic population. In past debates, proponents of immigration reform have underestimated the political strength of the opposition. For opponents, effective messaging (using scare terms like "amnesty" and "open borders") combined with strong grassroots activism has proven to be an effective, and ultimately winning, strategy to stop legislation.
Supporters of immigration reform, including Catholic advocates, will need to counter the many misleading assertions by opponents through education and community organizing. The U.S. bishops' Justice for Immigrants campaign is primed to lead the way in this effort.
However, several issues will emerge during the debate that will require careful navigation. They represent longstanding disagreements that have torpedoed past immigration reform bills.
The scope and benefits of a legalization program. The Biden bill provides a path to citizenship to all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, with DACA and T.P.S. recipients and farmworkers eligible to apply for a green card immediately. Other immigrants who arrived in the country before Jan. 1, 2021, would receive temporary legal status and be eligible to apply for a green card after five years and for citizenship after eight years.
Some legislators, even those who support immigration reform, will seek to shrink the number of immigrants who qualify for any legalization program. Advocates may be confronted with the agonizing decision of accepting legal status for some portion of the undocumented population but not for everyone. Republican legislators may oppose a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, preferring the creation of a renewable legal status that requires an immigrant to use legal avenues already in law to attain citizenship.
Family-based immigration. Although the Biden bill reduces wait times for family reunification through the family visa system—a position that the U.S. bishops strongly support—it is likely that some elected officials will push to eliminate certain family categories in favor of employment, or "merit-based" visas. They argue that the family immigration system should focus on immediate family members—spouses and children—rather than extended family members.
In the 2013 immigration bill, for example, the family categories including adult children and siblings were eliminated and replaced with employment-based visas. Supporters of family-based immigration, including Catholic advocates, will face the challenge of expediting family-based visas without sacrificing these categories.
Future flows of migrants. One issue that has undermined past immigration bills has been "future flows" of migrants seeking to work in the agriculture, construction and service sectors, among others. Business interests have traditionally pushed for a large "guestworker" or "temporary worker" program to provide work visas to migrant workers.
Labor unions and immigrant advocates have generally opposed these programs because they do not include adequate worker protections, just wages or permanent legal status for workers. The Biden bill increases the number of employment-based visas in the system but does not include a "guestworker" program. Even so, the issue will emerge during the debate and could derail any final agreement.
Enforcement. The Biden bill enhances the use of technology at the border but otherwise does not add new enforcement programs to help deter or control undocumented migration. For many legislators, this makes the bill a nonstarter. They argue that immigration enforcement must be strengthened in exchange for any legalization program, so that future irregular migration can be better managed. (Some legislators in the past have argued that no legalization program can proceed until the border is "secure"—a goal that has been left ill-defined.) The question for advocates will be what kind of new enforcement programs are acceptable, if any.
Despite these challenging issues, the passage of an immigration reform bill during the 117th Congress is achievable, provided that supporters are willing to accept some trade-offs and not make, as the saying goes, the perfect the enemy of the good.
This time the fate of immigration reform legislation could be different than in years past, as polls show that Americans have grown more supportive of immigrants during the Trump era, not less. The Catholic community, working with a Catholic president, can play a key role in ensuring a positive outcome.
So much for separation of church and state. Political subversion from within, from the one religion of the world which is also a literal foreign nation state.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/biden-administrations-deeply-unchristian-immigration-policy-must-change
Article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Biden administration's deeply unchristian immigration policy must change
Sep 29, 2021
The disturbing images of United States Border Patrol agents charging on horseback at Haitian migrants at the southern border last week set off an understandable firestorm of shock and outrage, which led to mounting criticism of the Biden administration for allowing such inhumane tactics on its watch. The cruel deportation policies aimed at Haitian migrants even led to a senior diplomat to resign in protest Sept. 23.
On Sept. 24 President Joe Biden publicly condemned what news photos and video captured at the border, saying, "It's outrageous," adding, "I promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation, underway now, and there will be consequences. There will be consequences."
Commenting on the obvious evocation of America's history of chattel slavery and racial injustice arising from white and white-presenting men on horseback corralling defenseless Black migrants on foot, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the situation during an appearance on the TV show "The View" on Sept. 24.
Harris said that the pictures of the Border Patrol agents "evoked images of some of the worst moments of our history, where that kind of behavior has been used against the Indigenous people of our country, has been used against African Americans during times of slavery." But she then declined to address whether the Biden administration would halt further deportations of Haitian migrants.
For all the condemnation of the optics at the border, there appears to be little interest on the part of senior administration officials in attending to the actual problem of inhumane and unjust immigration policies that has led to the mass deportation of migrants at the southern border. In fact, much to the consternation of human rights advocates and many Democratic lawmakers, the Biden administration continues to support the Trump-era law known as Title 42, which authorizes the refusal of refugees and migrants at the border under the guise of "health protections" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, this justification was and remains the thinnest of veneers intended to cover over dehumanizing policies under the guise of public health concerns.
Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, sent a Sept. 23 letter to Biden demanding he end the use of Title 42 to deny asylum-seekers their basic human rights. The letter, which was co-signed by 164 Catholic religious congregations, organizations, universities and academic centers (including the Center for Spirituality at St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, where I serve as director), pointed to both an earlier federal district court decision ordering the Biden administration to halt this practice and Pope Francis' own statement Sept. 26 on the occasion of the 107th World Day for Migrants and Refugees in which the pope calls for greater recognition of the rights of migrants and refugees.
For as much as the continuation of this unjust practice at the border has confounded critics, it also appears that many within the Biden administration are likewise surprised by the direct criticism and protest in response to its actions.
Caitlin Dickerson, writing in The Atlantic Sept. 25, notes that there seems to have been a shift in public opinion and political critique in the wake of the many horrendous immigration policies put in place by the Trump administration. An unexpected, but ultimately important, consequence of the increased scrutiny directed to U.S. border policy during the previous administration has been continued attention to what is happening with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dickerson explains:
Up until recently, the Biden administration seemed to have been banking on the persistence of this double standard, whereby the left-leaning parts of the public assume general goodwill on the part of Democratic politicians and therefore give them a pass. The administration has taken up court battles to protect some of Trump's harshest asylum policies and commenced flying multiple planeloads of migrants back to Haiti. ...
But the assumption that these tactics would go unchallenged when deployed by a Democratic administration, as was often the case in the past, appears to have been a serious miscalculation. The spotlight that Trump shined on the southern border for four years is still plugged in. The public is still paying attention. And images that evoke the era of slavery — with fair-skinned men on horseback rushing Black migrants, whiplike reins flailing behind them — have added to a long-simmering push from the left to consider immigration policy not simply in terms of economics or national security, but also in terms of race.
There is no longer openness among many allies of Democratic politicians to turn a blind eye, make excuses or grant a blanket "benefit of the doubt" when it comes to rank dehumanizing policies and practices.
I think this is a good and important development. There is no question that over the last five years the Republican Party, at least at the national level, sold its soul to the devil in backing a dangerous demagogue whose immigration policies were overtly racist and dehumanizing, which resulted in the party's relinquishing of any claim to a moral high ground.
But to assume that just because the opposition party is worse than your own that you ought to be able to get away with an immoral immigration policy here or there is wrongheaded and needs to be called out.
No politician is perfect and no party's policies will ever be universally devoid of justified criticism on ethical grounds. However, the treatment of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at our nation's border is something for which debate is not needed because the moral imperative is plain as day. These dehumanizing policies are scandalous and sinful in their application against those at our border in general, but even more so when we consider the way in which they are being deployed against our Haitian sisters and brothers — who have not only experienced some of the greatest poverty in the Western hemisphere, but have also suffered the political chaos of a presidential assassination and a devastating earthquake just within the last few months.
It is no secret that President Biden is an admirer of Pope Francis, both as a practicing Roman Catholic and from the perspective of an inspirational moral leader on the global stage.
Therefore, I urge the president to heed the pope's words from Sept. 26, reminding both Catholics and all people of goodwill of what God demands of us individually and collectively when it comes to welcoming our sisters and brothers in desperate need.
"Ours must be a personal and collective commitment that cares for all our brothers and sisters who continue to suffer, even as we work towards a more sustainable, balanced and inclusive development," the pope said. "A commitment that makes no distinction between natives and foreigners, between residents and guests, since it is a matter of a treasure we hold in common, from whose care and benefits no one should be excluded."
Never mind that the reports of abuse were exaggerated, and a simple political tool for the left. President Biden must of course bend the knee to Pope Francis and the Catholic left. More prime examples of separation of church and state.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/catholic-advocates-keep-calling-end-shameful-immigration-rule
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Catholic advocates keep calling for end to 'shameful' immigration rule
Mar 24, 2022
WASHINGTON — Two years after the implementation of a public health rule limiting who enters the U.S. at its borders, Catholic immigration advocates keep calling out the Biden administration for continuing it and they are demanding its demise.
Title 42 of the Public Health Safety Act is a policy the Trump administration began using in March 2020 as knowledge of rising infections of the coronavirus began to surge in the U.S. — and around the world.
Of Title 42, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says on its website that the "prohibition on the introduction of persons or property, in whole or in part, from Mexico and Canada is required in the interest of public health."
Border Patrol agents have been instructed to expel anyone caught trying to illegally enter the U.S. instead of processing them under existing immigration law.
The order, the agency says, prohibits "the entry of certain persons who potentially pose a health risk, either by virtue of being subject to previously announced travel restrictions or because they unlawfully entered the country to bypass health screening measures."
But with a dwindling number of infections and lifting of mask mandates around the country, advocates said keeping the rule in place has nothing to do with health concerns, but with more nefarious motives.
"While we watch much of the nation remove their masks at the public health guidance of this administration, we simultaneously watch the same administration continue to expel vulnerable people back to harm for the supposed protection of public health. We will not stay silent in the face of such hypocrisy," said Anna Gallagher, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., known as CLINIC, in a March 21 news release.
Biden administration officials have said Title 42 is not an immigration policy, but a health measure guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On March 12, just days before the second year of Title 42's implementation, the CDC said it was ending the measure for unaccompanied minors but not for adults.
"It is shameful that we have reached this anniversary," Gallagher said. "Science has told us, over and over, that Title 42 is not justified. Now that the CDC announced it will no longer be blocking unaccompanied children under the order, the lack of justification is even more glaring. If migrant children are not a threat to public health, then neither are migrant families or adults."
Gallagher called the measure "harmful, racist, xenophobic and outright sinful."
On March 21, several Catholic groups gathered outside the CDC offices in Washington to demonstrate against Title 42.
"As people of faith, we are called to love our neighbor without distinction. Title 42 dishonors the dignity of migrants and violates the internationally recognized right to seek asylum. President (Joe) Biden must act in accordance with his Catholic faith and end the racist Title 42 policy before more people are subject to violence and persecution," said Mary J. Novak, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby.
"Two years is too long for Title 42. Immigration advocates and the faith community do not tolerate the CDC's and President Biden's complicity in rationalizing and legitimizing this harmful, racist policy," said Ronnate Asirwatham, Network's government relations director. "This policy was designed to negatively impact asylum-seekers and migrants, especially Black and brown migrants. We must restore asylum and end this harmful policy at once."
Recently, a Ukrainian family who flew from Europe to Mexico City and headed north seeking refuge at the southern border of the U.S. was turned away several times. However, they were eventually allowed in after an outcry.
Some news agencies have reported their sources are saying the policy could end in April.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said March 22 that if Title 42 is lifted, it "would take our border from its current state of chaos into a whole new level of utter, utter meltdown."
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration also has spoken out against the use of Title 42, and a group of Catholic women religious who protested Title 42 outside the White House in December called the rule "immoral."
https://abc7.com/title-42-ruling-supreme-court-decision-remain-in-mexico-on-immigration/11885062/
Article below from link above.
Supreme Court allows President Biden to end Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum seekers
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration can end a Trump-era immigration policy known as "Remain in Mexico" that had forced thousands of asylum seekers to wait south of the border while their claims were adjudicated.
The court ruled 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices in the majority.
Officially termed the "Migrant Protection Protocols" -- or MPP -- the policy was created in 2019 to send unauthorized immigrants, including asylum seekers, back to Mexico while their cases are processed in immigration court.
Trump administration officials intended the policy to serve as a deterrent against flows of migrants along the southwest border. Human rights observers and immigrant advocacy organizations said the policy contravened international law, putting vulnerable people at risk of higher documented rates of kidnapping, extortion and violence in the areas they were forced to wait.
President Biden attempted to formally end the MPP last year but was sued by Republican-led states Texas and Missouri, which alleged the Immigration and Naturalization Act required the administration to continue the program. A federal court ordered the policy to continue as legal challenges played out.
The INA says that the Department of Homeland Security "shall" detain unauthorized noncitizens pending immigration proceedings, but it also allows for their parole inside the country on a case-by-case basis if it's determined to be for "public benefit."
Congress has never allocated sufficient resources to fulfill the law's requirement of detaining all migrants and asylum seekers pending an immigration hearing; every administration has had to exercise some level of discretion in enforcement.
The Biden administration argued that the MPP required costly and complicated negotiations with Mexico and that foreign policy authority rests solely with the president - not the states or federal courts.
Under President Donald Trump, roughly 70,000 migrants were enrolled in the program and sent back to Mexico to await immigration hearings in the U.S. So far, the Biden administration has enrolled 5,000 migrants in the program. Just 2.4% have been granted relief after their claims were heard, one recent study found.
The court's decision comes as the flow of migrants to the southwest border continues to strain law enforcement and humanitarian resources. Customs and Border Protection reported 239,416 encounters with migrants in May, a two percent increase compared to April; a quarter of those were repeat offenders.
A separate Trump-era border enforcement policy known as Title 42 -- activated during the pandemic to rapidly expel migrants due to COVID -- remains in effect and unaffected by the court ruling. Biden has also tried to rescind Title 42, but lower courts have ordered it continued as legal challenges proceed.
A Catholic majority Supreme Court, which Trump himself helped establish by putting three Catholics in the Supreme Court, shoots down one of his own policies in favor of policies more in line with Catholic social doctrine and teachings. Wonder what will happen to title 42 which many Catholics are calling to an end of as well, if that case makes it to the Supreme court? Along with many other issues related to Catholic Social Justice. Especially since the Vatican believes and teaches that Catholics ought to do all they can to make their social doctrines laws of the land, whenever and wherever possible.
: Amo Thu Oct 06, 2022 - 13:26:50
https://abc7.com/title-42-ruling-supreme-court-decision-remain-in-mexico-on-immigration/11885062/
Article below from link above.
A Catholic majority Supreme Court, which Trump himself helped establish by putting three Catholics in the Supreme Court, shoots down one of his own policies in favor of policies more in line with Catholic social doctrine and teachings. Wonder what will happen to title 42 which many Catholics are calling to an end of as well, if that case makes it to the Supreme court? Along with many other issues related to Catholic Social Justice. Especially since the Vatican believes and teaches that Catholics ought to do all they can to make their social doctrines laws of the land, whenever and wherever possible.
Make no mistake on the extent of this.... The Jesuit connection.
There are now six Roman Catholics and three Jews loyal to Jesuit Pope Francis I making up "the Court."
Chief Justice John G. Roberts is
a member of an international popish brotherhood, a crusading Military Order with its first spiritual and political allegiance to the pope of Rome.Clarence Thomas... While Clarence Thomas attended Holy Cross he was a member of member of Alpha Sigma Nu
(Jesuit Honor Society).
Samuel Alito,
Sonia Sotomayor...Sotomayor also
served with Jesuit Father Joseph O'Hare. She attended
Cardinal Spellman High School, LOYOLA SEMINARY HOLDS DEDICATION; Largest Training Center for Jesuit Priests Is Blessed by Cardinal Spellman
Brett Kavanaugh... He noted his
Jesuit education at Georgetown Preparatory School Amy Coney Barrett...she and her family belong to a Christian covenant community known as the People of Praise.
: Rella Fri Oct 07, 2022 - 18:09:52
Make no mistake on the extent of this.... The Jesuit connection.
There are now six Roman Catholics and three Jews loyal to Jesuit Pope Francis I making up "the Court."
Chief Justice John G. Roberts is a member of an international popish brotherhood, a crusading Military Order with its first spiritual and political allegiance to the pope of Rome.
Clarence Thomas... While Clarence Thomas attended Holy Cross he was a member of member of Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society).
Samuel Alito,
Sonia Sotomayor...Sotomayor also served with Jesuit Father Joseph O'Hare. She attended Cardinal Spellman High School, LOYOLA SEMINARY HOLDS DEDICATION; Largest Training Center for Jesuit Priests Is Blessed by Cardinal Spellman
Brett Kavanaugh... He noted his Jesuit education at Georgetown Preparatory School
Amy Coney Barrett...she and her family belong to a Christian covenant community known as the People of Praise.
It might be more like seven members, as I understand Neil Gorsuch is listed as Anglican/Catholic. Basically raised Roman Catholic, while now attending an Anglican church.
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/?publink=3cedc577f_1348747
Quoted article below from link above.
Migrants use Catholic Charities to block ICE efforts
BY STEPHEN DINAN THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Immigrants crossing the border illegally are shielding themselves from ICE by listing Catholic Charities addresses as their intended destinations.
That makes it nearly impossible for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to serve them with their initial immigration court summons, gumming up the courts and giving the migrants a way to avoid the initial step in their deportation cases.
The result is when ICE does catch up, officers have to start the deportation process anew.
Catholic Charities and Homeland Security both acknowledged the practice is happening, but disagreed on who was to blame. The department said it has to accept any valid addresses migrants provide. The nonprofit group said it's a symptom of a "broken" immigration system.
Immigration officers, though, said the nonprofit and the migrants appear to be acting in concert to shield the newcomers. The summons, officially known as a Notice to Appear or NTA, is what alerts the immigration courts that a migrant has been put into deportation proceedings.
"If we don't serve a notice to appear to them, they aren't placed into proceedings," one officer said. "So the true backlog is not being accurately portrayed."
That officer figured more than 10% of migrants in their region were using the tactic.
If that were true nationally, it would mean tens of thousands of migrants each month are using Catholic Charities and other nonprofits to avoid the initial steps in their deportation.
The issue could become even more pronounced as soon as this week when the Title 42 pandemic border policy, which had allowed the government to quickly expel some migrants, is slated to expire.
The number of new immigrants crossing the southern border illegally, which has already been running at a record-high sustained pace of roughly 7,000 a day, could double.
In October, roughly a third of immigrants without documentation encountered at the border were expelled under Title 42. Most of the rest were caught and released.
Some were served with immigration court summonses before release, but many were set free on "parole" with the expectation they would collect their summonses from ICE at a later time.
That's where the bogus addresses come into play.
Before being released, the migrants are asked for their intended destinations so NTAs can be sent to them to start their deportation cases. They are listing real addresses, but ones at which they have no intention of living.
When ICE follows up with an NTA, it lands in a black hole.
For migrants who have valid asylum claims, it means they don't get to prove their case. For the majority whose claims are bogus, though, it means they duck the first step on the path toward their eventual deportation.
"If you keep them off the docket there's never a court hearing, which means the next time ICE gets them, they're just then beginning that process. This is to delay as long as possible the removal of illegal aliens," said Rob Law, who served as a senior official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Trump administration.
Catholic Charities said it became aware of the issue in April.
A spokesman said the issue "has caused us great concern," and he said the situation extends to other nonprofit groups besides Catholic Charities.
"The practice of misaddressing immigration documents places extreme burdens on asylum-seekers, nonprofit organizations and the U.S. courts," said Bill Gangluff, chief communications offi cer at Catholic Charities USA.
"Incorrect addresses will cause those seeking asylum to miss court appearances and jeopardize their status because they may never receive their documents. It causes legal, logistical and resource concerns for Catholic Charities agencies. And it disrupts the docket by denying the court the ability to notify asylumseekers about important court dates and proceedings," he said.
The organization wrote a letter to President Biden and top congressional leaders in September demanding that Homeland Security stop using its addresses, and also asked for more federal money to welcome the migrants it is helping.
"DHS must stop listing Catholic Charities' addresses on future documents without the entities' expressed consent," the organization said.
Catholic Charities said it has been in negotiations with Homeland Security and Mr. Gangluff said they believe the department is working on a fix.
The department gave no such indication in its response to The Times.
Indeed, Homeland Security said listing Catholic Charities or another nonprofi t group will be accepted by border officers and agents as long as it is a "verifiable address."
"Those who are released pending the outcome of their immigration proceedings must provide an address and follow strict immigration reporting requirements," Homeland Security said in a statement to The Times.
"Those who do not have a supporter in the U.S. may provide the address of an NGO or other location in their destination city that may not be a residential address," the department said.
The migrants are then supposed to update their addresses when they reach their destinations and check in with ICE.
For immigrants who got here illegally, counting on them to check in is often a vain hope. ICE follows up with its NTA, but if they aren't at the address, it ends up going into a virtual black hole.
Mr. Gangluff said some Catholic Charities agencies will return ICE's documents while others might flag the documents as "misaddressed" for the immigration court.
That does little for ICE, according to the officer, who said the immigration court case can't begin until the document reaches the migrant.
Mr. Law also said Catholic Charities is off base in blaming the feds.
"Not only are they complicit in this, they're actively encouraging the border crisis but they want to hide any level of public accountability," said Mr. Law, who is now director of homeland security at the America First Policy Institute.
But he said Homeland Security's policies also deserve blame.
"This is what happens when you refuse to detain aliens and you rely on NTAs and alternatives to detention. It becomes this honor system, but when you already have a population that's violated several immigration laws just to get to that point, you're asking for further exploitation," he said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week sent a letter asking state Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate NGOs for possibly "planning and facilitating illegal border crossers."
Mr. Abbott said legislation might be needed to rein in the NGOs.
And the Heritage Foundation earlier this month released a report showing that Homeland Security has essentially outsourced some of its border functions to NGOs in order to process and release migrants more quickly.
Heritage Foundation investigators tracked cellphones of presumed illegal immigrants from border NGO locations to their final destinations and found migrants ended up in nearly every congressional district. Heritage said it identified more than 30 NGOs that are involved in welcoming the migrants.
Mr. Law said the NGOs are, in effect, aiding the smuggling cartels by completing the smuggling journey in making sure migrants get released into the U.S.
"Under the guise of altruism or humanitarian focus, they are the final leg of the smuggling network. They are the ones that are oftentimes being reimbursed by taxpayer dollars, they encourage illegal aliens to come here, and they become the landing spot," he said.
The illegal immigrants didn't give their real addresses to the governement? Shocker. ::aloneinclearlogic::
: Wycliffes_Shillelagh Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 07:00:56
The illegal immigrants didn't give their real addresses to the governement? Shocker. ::aloneinclearlogic::
The real shocker, is that the above is the main point you got and apparently will take away from the quoted article. Which is exactly why our nation has been, is, and will continue to be trashed from within and without. Willing abject ignorance. Which will not, and cannot therefore identify and address the issues and or institutions causing the problems in the first place. This is exactly why God will send strong delusion upon humanity, who have already chosen delusion by ignoring and refusing to address the truth of realities unfolding right before their very eyes. So be it, as God's prophetic word has determined.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
: Amo Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:38:52
The real shocker, is that the above is the main point you got and apparently will take away from the quoted article. Which is exactly why our nation has been, is, and will continue to be trashed from within and without. Willing abject ignorance. Which will not, and cannot therefore identify and address the issues and or institutions causing the problems in the first place. This is exactly why God will send strong delusion upon humanity, who have already chosen delusion by ignoring and refusing to address the truth of realities unfolding right before their very eyes. So be it, as God's prophetic word has determined.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Merry Christmas, Amo! ::smile::
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: Amo Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:38:52
The real shocker, is that the above is the main point you got and apparently will take away from the quoted article. Which is exactly why our nation has been, is, and will continue to be trashed from within and without. Willing abject ignorance. Which will not, and cannot therefore identify and address the issues and or institutions causing the problems in the first place. This is exactly why God will send strong delusion upon humanity, who have already chosen delusion by ignoring and refusing to address the truth of realities unfolding right before their very eyes. So be it, as God's prophetic word has determined.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
And, of course, you believe all of that is now rather than, say, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand or more years from now.
: Wycliffes_Shillelagh Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:49:36
Merry Christmas, Amo! ::smile::
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Likewise Wycliff. I'll take it that your online name has nothing to do with the following histories in relation to the great Protestant reformer John Wycliff -
From -
LIFE GIVING WORD MINISTRIESJohn Wycliffe (1324-1384) gave the English-speaking world its first Bible. The Scripture portions most commonly found among the English people before Wycliffe were Anglo Saxon and French.
WYCLIFFE'S TIMES
Rome ruled England and Europe with an iron fist. One hundred years earlier, Pope Innocent III had humbled King John II of England. The king had done things that displeased the pope, so the pope excommunicated him and issued a decree declaring that he was no longer the king and releasing the people of England from obeying him. The pope further ordered King Philip of France to organize an army and navy to overthrow John, which Philip began to do with great zeal, eager to conquer England for himself.
The pope also called for a general crusade against John, promising the participants remission of sins and a share of the spoils of war.
In the meantime, King John submitted to the pope, pledging complete allegiance to him in all things and resigning England and Ireland into the pope's hands. The following is an excerpt from the oath that John signed on May 15, 1213:
"I John, by the grace of God King of England and Lord of Ireland, in order to expiate my sins, from my own free will and the advice of my barons, give to the Church of Rome, to Pope Innocent and his successors, the kingdom of England and all other prerogatives of my crown. I will hereafter hold them as the pope's vassal. I will be faithful to God, to the Church of Rome, to the pope my master, and to his successors legitimately elected."
The Scriptures was forbidden in the common languages of the people in Wycliffe's day. One of Wycliffe's enemies, Knyghton, a canon of Leicester, complained that by translating the Scriptures into English and thus laying it "open to the laity and to women who could read" Wycliffe was casting the gospel pearl under the feet of swine. This was the attitude that was typical of Roman Catholic leaders in that day.
WYCLIFFE'S DOCTRINE
Wycliffe was a Catholic priest but began to preach against Rome's errors in his mid-30s. He did not reject Rome all at once but gradually grew in his understanding. There is a lot we do not know about his doctrine, as many of his writings have perished, but we do know that Wycliffe exposed many of Rome's errors:
He rejected the doctrine that tradition is equal in authority with the Scriptures. He rejected transubstantiation and indulgences. He taught that the apostolic churches have only elders and deacons "and declared his conviction that all orders above these had been introduced by Caesarean pride" (Shelton, II, p. 415).
Wycliffe believed the Bible to be the Word of God without error from beginning to end. He testified, "It is impossible for any part of the Holy Scriptures to be wrong. In Holy Scripture is all the truth; one part of Scripture explains another" (Fountain, John Wycliffe, p. 48).
Wycliffe's foundational doctrine was that the Bible is the sole authority for faith and practice and that men had the right to interpret Scripture for themselves before the Lord. He said, "Believers should ascertain for themselves what are the true matters of their faith, by having the Scriptures in a language which all may understand."
Wycliffe was very bold against the pope, contending that "it is blasphemy to call any head of the church, save Christ alone" (Thomas Crosby, History of the English Baptists, I, 1740, p. 7).
Consider some other statements by Wycliffe on the subject of the papacy:
"It is supposed, and with much probability, that the Roman pontiff is the great Antichrist."
How than shall any sinful wretch, who knows not whether he be damned or saved, constrain men to believe that he is head of holy Church?" (Shelton, II, p. 415).
"Antichrist puts many thousand lives in danger for his own wretched life. Why, is he not a fiend stained foul with homicide who, though a priest, fights in such a cause?" (Eadie, History of the English Bible, I, pp. 46,47).
Wycliffe taught that men have the right to have the Bible in their own languages and was willing to endure the wrath of the Catholic authorities by translating the Scriptures into English. When Wycliffe began the translation work, the Pope in Rome issued "bulls" against him. Wycliffe's reply was as follows:
"You say it is heresy to speak of the Holy Scriptures in English. You call me a heretic because I have translated the Bible into the common tongue of the people. Do you know whom you blaspheme? Did not the Holy Ghost give the Word of God at first in the mother-tongue of the nations to whom it was addressed? Why do you speak against the Holy Ghost? You say that the Church of God is in danger from this book. How can that be? Is it not from the Bible only that we learn that God has set up such a society as a Church on the earth? Is it not the Bible that gives all her authority to the Church? Is it not from the Bible that we learn who is the Builder and Sovereign of the Church, what are the laws by which she is to be governed, and the rights and privileges of her members? Without the Bible, what charter has the Church to show for all these? It is you who place the Church in jeopardy by hiding the Divine warrant, the missive royal of her King, for the authority she wields and the faith she enjoins" (Fountain, John Wycliffe, pp. 45-47).
Wycliffe also taught that men had the right to interpret Scripture. "Believers should ascertain for themselves what are the true matters of their faith, by having the Scriptures in a language which all may understand.
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There is some evidence that Wycliffe rejected infant baptism, at least toward the end of his life. There is evidence of this from his own writings. Wycliffe taught that "baptism doth not confer, but only signify grace, which was given before." This principle undermines the doctrine of infant baptism. The Martyrs Mirror, first published in Dutch in 1660, states that in 1370 Wycliffe issued an article "declared to militate against infant baptism" (p. 322).
There is also evidence of this from the Catholic authorities. Thomas Walden and Joseph Vicecomes claimed that Wycliffe rejected infant baptism and they charged him with Anabaptist views. Walden, who wrote against the Wycliffites or Hussites in the early part of the 1400s, called Wycliffe "one of the seven heads that came out of the bottomless pit, for denying infant baptism, that heresie of the Lollards, of whom he was so great a ringleader" (Danver's Treatise, p. 2, 287, cited by Joseph Ivimey, History of the English Baptists, 1811, I, p. 72).
Even if Wycliffe did not entirely deny infant baptism, it is certain that many of his Lollard followers did. The term "Lollard," like that of "Waldensian," was a general term that encompassed a wide variety of doctrine and practice. While many of the Lollards retained infant baptism, it is certain that others did not.
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WYCLIFFE AND THE WALDENSIANS
It is important to understand that there were already Waldensian, or separatist Anabaptist Christians, in England during the days of Wycliffe. We documented this in our study on the Waldenses in the Advanced Bible Studies Series course on Church History. Waldenses came to England in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries.
The Martyrs Mirror describes the persecution of 443 Waldenses in England in 1391. At least one of these told the inquisitors that he had been a Waldensian for 30 years. That takes us back to 1361, when Wycliffe was only 37 years old and when he first began preaching against Catholic errors.
Anglican historian Joseph Milner notes the possible connection between the Waldensians and John Wycliffe: "The connection between France and England, during the whole reign of Edward III, was so great, that it is by no means improbable, that Wickliffe himself derived his first impressions of religion from [Raynard] Lollard [a Bible-believing Waldensian leader who was burned at the stake at Cologne]" (Milner, The History of the Church of Christ, 1819, III, p. 509).
Catholic writers connected Wycliffe with the Waldenses. "Thomas Walden, who wrote against Wickliff, says, that the doctrine of Peter Waldo was conveyed from France into England—and that among others Wickliff received it. In this opinion he is joined by Alphonsus de Castro, who says that Wickliff only brought to light again the errors of the Waldenses. Cardinal Bellarmine, also, is pleased to say that 'Wickliff could add nothing to the heresy of the Waldenses'" (Jones, A History of the Christian Church, II, p. 91).
Joshua Thomas, in his History of the Welsh Baptists, describes some Baptists who lived in the 14th century in Olchon in Herefordshire, and he believes Wycliffe "received much of his light in the gospel" from these separatist believers (Ivimey, I, pp. 65-67).
Frederick Nolan, who diligently pursued the history of the transmission of the biblical text, says that the Lollards were disciples of the Waldenses (Nolan, Inquiry into the Integrity of the Received Text, 1815, p. xix, footnote 1).
WYCLIFFE'S BATTLES WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
For his translation efforts and his biblical views, Wycliffe was hounded by the Roman authorities.
Wycliffe was forced to appear before the Catholic bishops in the first half of the year 1377 to give an account of his doctrine.
The bishops then appealed to Pope Gregory XI, and he issued five papal bulls against Wycliffe in May 1377.
From then on, Wycliffe had trouble with the Catholic authorities.
THE PROTECTING HAND OF GOD UPON WYCLIFFE
Wycliffe would have been cut off by the Roman Catholic authorities had he not, by divine intervention, been protected by certain powerful individuals and unusual events.
One of these was JOHN OF GAUNT, the Duke of Lancaster, who protected Wycliffe for many years. John was a large man and a bold warrior. His armor, which is displayed today in the Tower of London, is 6 foot 9 inches.
Another protector was QUEEN JOAN (1328-85). She was the wife of Edward III (1360-76), also known as the Black Prince (so named because of his black armor). When Edward died in 1376, she became the Queen Mother to her son Richard II. In 1378, the enemies of Wycliffe called him to stand before a tribunal of bishops in Lambeth Palace. Wycliffe was accused of spreading heresies, but the bishops were frustrated in carrying out any sentence. "...Sir Richard Clifford entered with a message from the Queen Mother, the widow of the Black Prince, forbidding them to pass sentence upon Wycliffe" (Fountain, John Wycliffe, p. 33). The trial ceased.
QUEEN ANNE, the wife of Richard II (1367-1400), also assisted Wycliffe. She was daughter to the Roman emperor Charles IV and sister of Wenceslaus, king of Bohemia. Anne was only a teenager when she was brought to England to wed Richard. She brought versions of Scriptures in German, Bohemian, and Latin with her into England. She loved Wickliffe's doctrine and sent copies of Wycliffe's books into Bohemia by her attendants (Ivimey, I, p. 69). The godly queen died in June 1394, at the age of twenty-seven.
Further, in 1378 Pope Gregory XI died, and THE GREAT PAPAL SCHISM began, during which there were two (Gregory XII and Benedict III) and then three popes, and these were too busy hurling curses at one another to worry much about Wycliffe in England!
WYCLIFFE'S MISSIONARY ENDEAVORS
Wycliffe not only translated the Bible but he carried out missionary endeavors.
Wycliffe had a powerful influence through his extensive writings, which were widely distributed in England and even in Europe and created a dissident revival movement.
Wycliffe had a missionary heart and he trained and sent out preachers to proclaim the Gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ. These were called "Bible men" and eventually were also called Lollards, and they were hounded and bitterly persecuted by the Catholic authorities. (The term "Lollard" predated Wycliffe. It might have been derived from a Waldensian preacher named Walter Lollardus, an Englishman who was burnt for heresy in Cologne. See William Canton, The Bible and the Anglo-Saxon People, 1914, p. 42; and Joseph Ivimey, The History of the English Baptists, 1811, I, p. 64.)
Wycliffe also had copies of the hand-written Scriptures produced and distributed not only in England but also abroad in Europe. That these multiplied widely is evident from the record that still exists of the many copies that were confiscated by the authorities: "By reference to the Bishop's Registers it will appear that these little books were numerous, as they are often specified as being found upon the persons of those accused. Sometimes the Gospels are spoken of either separately, or together; or it is the book of Acts, or the Epistle of James, or the Apocalypse that is specified. It appears also from these Registers, that many of those who possessed these little volumes were either servants or tradesmen" (Condit, History of the English Bible, p. 75).
THE END OF WYCLIFFE'S LIFE
In 1381, just three years before his death, Wycliffe boldly proclaimed that the Roman doctrine of transubstantiation was false. He taught that the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper do not change substance and are merely symbolic of the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Wycliffe's protector, John Gaunt, refused to accept Wycliffe's denial of Rome's foundational doctrine. He warned Wycliffe to be silent about this, but Wycliffe refused, though he knew by his stand he would probably lose his protection from an earthly perspective. Gaunt did withdraw his guardianship, but Wycliffe put his trust in Someone who is larger than 6 foot 9 inches!
Wycliffe was expelled from his teaching position at Oxford at that time and was forced to withdraw to his parish of Lutterworth where he lived until his death.
In May 1382, Wycliffe was called before yet another synod of ecclesiastical authorities. This is called the Blackfriars' Synod, because it was held in the monastery of Blackfriars in London.
When the 47 bishops and monks and religious doctors took their seats, a powerful earthquake shook the city. Huge stones fell out of castle walls and pinnacles toppled. "Wycliffe called it a judgment of God and afterwards described the gathering as the 'Earthquake Council'" (Fountain, John Wycliffe, p. 39).
The synod condemned Wycliffe, charging him specifically with 10 heresies and 16 errors. His writings were forbidden and the king gave authority to imprison all of those who believed the condemned doctrines.
Wycliffe died on December 31, 1384.
THE WYCLIFFE BIBLE
Wycliffe's greatest influence was through the Bible that he translated. The New Testament was completed in 1380 and the Old Testament in 1382, just two years before he died.
It was revised by JOHN PURVEY, one of Wycliffe's disciples. The Wycliffe Bible commonly distributed was the Purvey edition.
Purvey knew that the fear of God and great care were necessary for an accurate translation. The following is from the introduction he wrote to his revision:
"A translator hath great need to study well the sense both before and after, and then also he hath need to live a clean life and be full devout in prayers, and have not his wit occupied about worldly things, that the Holy Spirit, Author of all wisdom and cunning and truth, dress him for his work and suffer him not to err. God grant to us all grace to know well and to keep well Holy Writ, and to suffer joyfully some pain for it at the last.
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In 1421, Purvey was arrested a second time for his persistence in preaching against Rome's errors and for the distribution of Scriptures. It is said that during his first arrest in 1400, he recanted, but if that is true, he repented of it and ultimately died for his faith.
It is probable that Purvey died in prison in miserable straits for his faith in the Word of God sometime during or after 1427. We are told he "endured great suffering in Saltwood Castle" (Eadie, History of the English Bible, I, p. 65).
Wycliffe's translation was based on the Latin Vulgate, and it contained most of the errors common to that version.
THE STRANGE TALE OF WYCLIFFE'S BONES
At the Roman Catholic Council of Constance, which met between 1415 and 1418, John Wycliffe was condemned and his bones were ordered dug up and burned. This is the same Catholic council that burned John Huss and Jerome of Prague.
"As his Bible aroused the English conscience, the pope felt a chill; he heard unearthly sounds rattle through the empty caverns of his soul, and he mistook Wickliff's bones for his Bible. The moldering skeleton of the sleeping translator polluted the consecrated ground where it slept. The Council of Constance condemned his Bible and his bones to be burnt together" (Armitage, A History of the Baptists, I, p. 315).
For some reason, another 13 years passed before the strange deed was actually performed. It occurred during the reign of Pope Martin V (1417-1431). In 1428, nearly 44 years after his death, Wycliffe's bones were exhumed and burned and the ashes scattered. What sight could be more unscriptural, more pagan, more wicked, than these Catholic leaders digging up old bones in a grave yard so they can publicly desecrate the long-dead Bible translator and preacher of the Gospel of Grace? What other evidence do we need that the Roman Catholic Church is apostate? After the remains of Wycliffe were burned, the ashes were cast into the little river Swift, which flows near the Lutterworth church.
The British historian Thomas Fuller saw in this a far grander vision than the one enjoyed that day by the Catholic authorities that carried out the dastardly deed:
"To Lutterworth they come, Sumner, Commissarie, Official, Chancellour, Proctors, Doctors, and the Servants ... take, what was left, out of the grave, and burnt them to ashes, and cast them into Swift a Neighbouring Brook running hard by. Thus this Brook hath conveyed his ashes into Avon; Avon into Severn; Severn into the narrow Seas; they, into the main Ocean. And thus the Ashes of Wickliff are the Emblem of his Doctrine, which now, is dispersed all the World over."
THE INFLUENCE OF WYCLIFFE AND THE LOLLARDS
The Word of God was preached in England in a dark day and many came to the light and were saved. The record of this is largely unwritten and that which was written was largely destroyed, but it can be found in Heaven's libraries.
After Wycliffe's death the Lollards and other dissident believers continued to preach the Word of God and congregate together in fellowships to the extent possible.
The term "Lollard," like the terms "Waldensian" and "Albigensian" and "Paulician," was a catchall word that encompassed a wide variety of Christians who were opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine.
While there were Lollards who were pedobaptists and still held to some of Rome's errors, others progressed farther in their spiritual understanding and were immersionists. This fact is commonly overlooked or denied by Protestant (and even some Baptist) historians today, but the evidence is overwhelming. In a letter dated October 10, 1519, Erasmus gave this description of the Lollards in Bohemia: "... they own no other authority than the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament; they believe or own little or nothing of the sacraments of the church; such as come over to their sect, must every one be baptized anew in mere water..." (Crosby, I, pp. 14,15). Thus Erasmus described the Lollards as Anabaptists.
The authorities in England persecuted the readers of the Wycliffe Scriptures. "This Bible provoked bitter opposition, and it became necessary for the people to meet in secret to read it, as they often did. Persecution did not begin at once, but it finally became widespread and bitter. Many suffered and it has been said that some, for daring to read the Bible, WERE BURNED WITH COPIES OF IT ABOUT THEIR NECKS" (Simms, The Bible from the Beginning, p. 161).
Many laws were passed against Bible believers, such as the following:
The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel: In 1408 Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the Synod of Oxford, made a constitution which rendered it illegal to read any of Wycliffe's writings or translations within the province of Canterbury. "Detected copies of the Bible, or of any of its component books, would consequently be destroyed" (H.W. Hoare, Our English Bible: The Story of Its Origin and Growth, 1901, p. 100). The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel made this brash demand: "WE THEREFORE DECREE AND ORDAIN THAT NO MAN SHALL, HEREAFTER, BY HIS OWN AUTHORITY, TRANSLATE ANY TEXT OF THE SCRIPTURE INTO ENGLISH, OR ANY OTHER TONGUE, by way of a book, libel, or treatise, now lately set forth in the time of John Wyckliff, or since, or hereafter to be set forth, in part of in whole, privily or apertly, upon pain of greater excommunication, until the said translation be allowed by the ordinary of the place, or, if the case so require, by the council provincial" (Eadie, I, p. 89). This was the first English statute for the burning of heretics (though Bible-believing Christians had been burned before this), and it was not repealed until 1677, or 276 years later. This is Arundel's estimation of the Bible translator: "This pestilential and most wretched John Wycliffe of damnable memory, a child of the old devil, and himself a child or pupil of Anti-Christ, who while he lived, walking in the vanity of his mind ... crowned his wickedness by translating the Scriptures into the mother tongue" (Fountain, John Wycliffe, p. 45).
During the reign of Henry V (1413-22), an Act was confirmed by which the "English sheriffs were forced to take an oath to persecute the Lollards, and the justices must deliver a relapsed heretic to be burned within ten days of his accusation. ... No mercy was shown under any circumstances" (Armitage, A History of the Baptists, 1890, I, pp. 323, 325).
In 1414 the legislature under Henry V joined in asking for harder measures against the Lollards. "After a suspected rising of the Lollards, a law was passed, declaring that ALL WHO READ THE SCRIPTURES IN THE MOTHER TONGUE SHOULD 'FORFEIT LAND, CATEL, LIF, AND GOODS, FROM THEYR HEYRES [THEIR HEIRS] FOR EVER'" (Eadie, History of the English Bible, I, p. 89).
Many of the Lollards were burned alive for their faith in the 1400s. Following are a few examples. In our Advanced Bible Studies course on Church History we list about 40 that were burned in the 15th century, but there were probably many more. Much of the record is gone.
In 1409 a tailor named Bradbe was roasted alive in a barrel (Eadie, I, p. 87; Hassell, pp. 465,66).
Thomas Bagley was burned at Smithfield in 1430. He had stated that if a priest made the consecrated wafer into God, he made a God that can be eaten by rats and mice.
At Christmas time in 1417, Sir John Oldcastle was roasted alive for his faith in the Word of God and his rejection of Rome's authority. Oldcastle was the Lord of Cobham, a famous and fearless knight, and a favorite of King Henry IV. He loved John Wycliffe and the Wycliffe doctrine and often stood by Wycliffe or other Lollard preachers in his armor to protect them. Oldcastle used his position to shield Lollard preachers and his wealth to have copies of the Wycliffe Scriptures made for distribution. In spite of his open rejection of Roman Catholicism, Oldcastle was himself shielded King Henry IV until his death in 1413, at which time Oldcastle's Romanist enemies connived destroy him. They falsely charged Oldcastle with plotting a rebellion against the new king and had him arrested and condemned to die as a traitor and a heretic. Brought to the place of punishment a few days before Christmas 1417, "having a cheerful countenance," it was evident that the old warrior still carried a burden for the souls of the people. Prior to his brutal execution, he warned the people to obey the Holy Bible and to beware of false teachers, whose lives are contrary to Christ and His example. He refused to allow a Catholic priest to minister to him, boldly declaring, instead, that he would confess his sins "to God only." Falling down on his knees, he prayed that God would forgive his persecutors. This man who had loved the Word of God and had caused it to be distributed among the people, was hung in chains and suspended over the fire to be roasted alive. As this barbarous execution proceeded, the hateful priests and monks reviled and cursed the poor man and did their best to prevent the people from praying for him. It was to no avail. The people loved the godly knight and they wept and prayed with him and for him. The last words which were heard, before his voice was drowned by the roaring flames, was "Praise God!
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John Goose was burned at Tower Hill in 1474. He had been arrested and had abjured ten years earlier, but he repented of his abjuration and continued in the truth. After Goose's final arrest, a sheriff in London, Robert Billesdon, took the condemned man to his home to plead with him to repent of his "errors." The steadfast believer refused and requested something to eat, saying "I eat now a good and competent dinner, for I shall pass a little sharp shower or I go to supper." Thus, he was planning to eat his supper in Heaven, but before that, he had to go through the fire, which he described as "a little sharp shower." After he finished his meal, John Goose asked to be taken to the execution.
In 1494, 80-year-old Joan Boughton was burned to death at Smithfield. She was charged with holding eight heretical opinions derived from Wycliffe. Joan Boughton's daughter, Lady Young, widow of Sir John Young, a mayor of London, was also burned at the stake. She had accepted Christ and apostolic doctrine, but her husband remained a Catholic.
Many others suffered imprisonment in the Lollard's Tower and other places:
So many of the dissident Christians were arrested and incarcerated that a tower in Lambeth Palace, the London headquarters of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was named Lollard's Tower. It was made into a prison in the early 15th century by Archbishop Henry Chichele.
Those imprisoned in the Tower were shackled in chains. The rings for the shackles could still be seen in the early 20th century.
In one three-year period (1428-31) 120 persons were imprisoned for Lollardy.
The Lollard's Tower was bombed on May 10, 1941, during World War II, and was "completely gutted." It has been rebuilt and today it houses private apartments. When we had a private tour of Lambeth Palace in March 2003, our guide told us that she did not know what, if anything, still remains of the prison room. But there is a photo in the official Lambeth Palace guide book that appears to possibly have been taken after World War II and that shows a corner of the prison room with the rings in the walls (Lambeth Palace, Warners Midlands PLC: 1998, p. 11).
Many Lollards were branded and otherwise marked: Many were marked for life as "heretics" by branding or by being forced to wear special clothes.
Some were forced to wear a depiction of a fiery torch on their clothes during the rest of their lives as a reminder "that they deserved burning" and as a continual warning to others of the potential price of standing upon the Bible and rejecting Roman Catholic authority. To go into the public without this garment or with it covered meant death. "And, indeed, to poor people it was true,--put it off, and be burned; keep it on, and be starved: seeing none generally would set them on work that carried that badge about them" (Evans, Early English Baptists, I, p. 23, f1).
Others were branded on the cheeks. "Their necks were tied fast to a post with towels, and their hands holden, that they might not stir; and so the hot iron was put to their cheeks. It is not certain whether branded with L for Lollard, or H for heretic, or whether it was only a formless print of iron" (Fuller, Church History, p. 164).
The Scriptures were confiscated and burned
In 1375, the Archbishop of Prague issued orders for Wycliffe's books to be burned, and "consequently two hundred volumes of them ... were committed to the flames" (Orchard, A Concise History of Baptists, p. 237). In 1410 about 200 copies of Wycliffe's writings were publicly burned at Oxford.
So many of the Wycliffe Bibles were destroyed that only 15 copies of the Old Testament and 18 of the New still exist, in spite of the fact that they were reproduced over a period of more than 140 years prior to the printing of the Tyndale New Testament (Simms, The Bible from the Beginning, p. 164).
The Forbidden Book
"The Bible was worth more than life itself to many of these ancient Christians, and so it is today to those who understand its true value. "The forbidden book was often read by night, and those who had not been themselves educated listened with eagerness to the reading of others; but to read it, and to hear it read, were alike forbidden. Copies of the New Testament were also borrowed from hand to hand through a wide circle, and poor people gathered their pennies and formed copartneries for the purchase of the sacred volume. Those who could afford it gave five marks for the coveted manuscript (a very large amount of money in that day), and others in their penury gave gladly for a few leaves of St. Peter and St. Paul a load of hay. ... Some committed portions to memory, that they might recite them to relatives and friends. Thus Alice Colins was commonly sent for to the meetings, 'to recite unto them the Ten Commandments and the Epistles of Peter and James.' ... In 1429 Margery Backster was indicted because she asked her maid Joan to 'come and hear her husband read the law of Christ out of a book he was wont to read by night.' ... The means employed to discover the readers and possessors of Scripture were truly execrable in character. Friends and relations were put on oath, and bound to say what they knew of their own kindred. The privacy of the household was violated through this espionage; and husband and wife, parent and child, were sworn against one another. The ties of blood were wronged, and the confidence of friendship was turned into a snare in this secret service. Universal suspicion must have been created; no one could tell who his accuser might be, for the friend to whom he had read of Christ's betrayal might soon be tempted to act the part of Judas towards himself, and for some paltry consideration sell his life to the ecclesiastical powers" (Eadie, History of the English Bible, I, pp. 91, 92, 93).
The persecutions continued right up to William Tyndale's day in the early 16th century. The Lollard believers continued to be imprisoned, persecuted, and burned. In our Advanced Bible Studies course on Church History we list 99 Christians who were burned for their faith in England between 1500 and 1532, and many others were imprisoned, beaten, and otherwise tormented.
Because of the fierce persecution in Britain, the Word of God was carried abroad. Because of the bitter persecution in England following Wycliffe's death, multitudes of Christians were forced into exile, fleeing to the wilds of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, to Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Bohemia. As they moved from place to place, they carried with them the precious words of eternal life and in this manner the outlawed Scriptures spread even in the face of bitter persecution.
The preaching of the Word of God prepared the way for the Reformation in England and elsewhere. The groups of Christians who established their faith and practice upon the Wycliffe Bible continued to exist until the formation of the Church of England. The doctrine of the Lollards was still being proclaimed in England in 1529. The royal proclamation that year called upon the authorities to "destroy all heresies and errors commonly called Lollardies." As late as 1546, well into the Protestant Reformation, another proclamation by the English authorities forbidding the possession of Scriptures also mentioned the writings of Wycliffe.
Thus, John Wycliffe is called the "MORNINGSTAR OF THE REFORMATION."
: 4WD Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:52:44
And, of course, you believe all of that is now rather than, say, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand or more years from now.
Not when I see it taking place now, by an ever increasing number of peoples the world over. Who are also racing us toward global unification and government under the immoral guidance of the man of sin, and the spiritually whorish institution over which he presides. Which whorish woman sat upon the first beast of the book of Revelation chapter 13, and is presently rising atop the second beast which helps heal the first beasts deadly wound. But what are such prophetic utterances to those who will choose lying wonders over the truths of God's word?
What lying wonders? Yours?
Conservatives often act like the people walking by a 12 on 1 fight saying, "not my business".
: Amo Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 12:52:29
But what are such prophetic utterances to those who will choose lying wonders over the truths of God's word?
What is the truth of God's word? Do you profess to actually know it above and beyond everyone else?
Chill dude, you're just another one of us seeking the truth in the best way possible.
: Alan Sun Dec 25, 2022 - 10:02:39 Do you profess to actually know it above and beyond everyone else?
Well, as a matter of fact he does. Surely, Alan, you have noticed that.
: Alan Sun Dec 25, 2022 - 10:02:39
What is the truth of God's word? Do you profess to actually know it above and beyond everyone else?
Chill dude, you're just another one of us seeking the truth in the best way possible.
I have no intention of chilling, while the enemy of all souls has person after person, institution after institution, corporation after corporation, and government after government, capitulating to his evil designs which lead all of humanity directly to destruction. You chill, if you so choose. Silence me if you have to, by pushing that button. I will not chill. I will simply move on. As has already been pointed out, these boards are not moving forward. No new comers, points to its end, sooner or later.
Yes I do think I know it better than most others, but not everyone else. Many millions believe as I do, but their voices are and will continue to be ever increasingly censored. While I continue to seek truth, I am also very sure of certain truths I have already come to believe. The continued evidences of which, I fill this thread and many others with. If I wasn't sure of these things, I would not bother sharing and or defending them. Seeing them directly fulfilled in the recorded events of the past, the many recorded events of recent years, and even presently before my very eyes. My confidence in these truths only increases.
Apart from this, why would anyone who did not think they were right, or were unsure of such, argue anything? These boards are filled with nothing but debates between people whom I would hope at the very least, have strong convictions that they are right. If not, what are such, but liars and or those right on the verge of becoming liars. Preaching and defending that which they themselves are not even sure of. This is not the condition of authentic biblical belief and or testimony.
2Pe 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Authentic biblical "Christianity", moves forward by the power of the Holy Spirit of God. Not the powers that be of this world, and compromises with the same. Therefore can we, and do all authentic bible believers see, know, and identify the apostate "Christian" professing institutions which are in bed with and compromising with all these powers of this world. Attempting and succeeding in forcing their views upon all, and censoring all opposition to them, by those who see through their lies and manipulation. Which is what all this mass migration is about. Destroying cultures, systems of belief, practice, and government which prevent or will not allow for the force, manipulation, and tyranny the enemy of all truth wishes to establish over and above all of humanity. As God's prophetic word has predicted. So be it, as God's word has predicted. Nevertheless, the truth shall not be silenced, until God Himself has determined it is time to allow this struggle between truth and error to end. When He will utter the following words.
Rev 22:6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
: 4WD Sun Dec 25, 2022 - 04:41:06
What lying wonders? Yours?
Here we are, please do expose my lies, as all bible believers should endeavor.
It was a question. You were the accuser, not me. But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended.
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4WD on Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:52:44
And, of course, you believe all of that is now rather than, say, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand or more years from now.[/size]
Not when I see it taking place now, by an ever increasing number of peoples the world over. Who are also racing us toward global unification and government under the immoral guidance of the man of sin, and the spiritually whorish institution over which he presides. Which whorish woman sat upon the first beast of the book of Revelation chapter 13, and is presently rising atop the second beast which helps heal the first beasts deadly wound. But what are such prophetic utterances to those who will choose lying wonders over the truths of God's word?
: Amo Mon Dec 26, 2022 - 10:20:23
Here we are, please do expose my lies, as all bible believers should endeavor.
Posted by: 4WD
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It was a question. You were the accuser, not me. But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended.
Not all. Many agree but are afraid to voice an opinion.
Of course... not all would listen to one who follows a woman. Being a woman I see that well.
But again, not all would agree with the one you hold in such high esteem Jack Cottrell.
Can you prove that everything that came out of Ellen Whites mouth was false? Everything?...
All are subject to the teachings of those who went before us until we see their fallacies.
But then when we try to tell or explain what is right in front of a readers eyeballs, our past beliefs jump up to bite us.
NO, I am not suggesting Amo is no longer following Ellen's words, but I have read enough from him to know he puts a lot of study into what he writes.
At one time I would have been considered a Calvinist. I am sure many in my church still are. But no longer for I see the error in blind trusting what someone says.....
But repeating, I am just a woman who is not supposed... according to many on here.... utter a sound in church.
Buff is ripped apart at every chance and all because he hears a different drummer.
I should start to follow and quote Joseph Smith. It would give you something new to challenge.
All I know is when it comes to what the Jesuit Papacy is up to, Amo is 100% correct. My adopted Grandfather, before emigrating from Italy as a young man was in the Nobel Guard -aligned with the Swiss Guard- As was the The Palatine Guard was an all-volunteer rifle regiment formed in 1850 by citizens of the Papal States. ... it was not overly long as he fled from that and the church... period.
This was about 1910ish.
He used to talk about that a lot... and because of that he had to leave Italy.
They had a lot of down time and the guard would be palying cards most evenings and talking about what they heard and knew
OK.. I digress.
There is, and has been an extensive agenda coming out of Rome and Vatican City. You do not have to believe it, but ignoring it will not make it not so.
I have zero doubt we are marching so fast toward the end of the end.
You do not have to believe it... just remember even your Lord and Savior said
Luke 21:34 KJV
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
And I caution all... (Yep, I know. I am a mere woman with no authority and should not do it )
Jude 1:4 KJV
"For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."
Carry on.
Rella, I wasn't able to follow your post. It seemed like you were addressing me in some of your post but clearly not all of your post. Maybe you could go back and reorganized it.
: 4WD Mon Dec 26, 2022 - 16:29:14
It was a question. You were the accuser, not me. But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended.
Yes, simple one sentence accusations are certainly a lot easier than actually addressing and specifically pointing out the errors that would prove such accusations. This thread is about the increasing number of Catholics in this country being due to mass migrations of them into it, rather than conversions, and the obvious intentions and support of the Vatican concerning the same. Its pages are filled with articles, videos, and such proving just that. I rightly connect such manipulative and detrimental behavior to the antagonists of God's people described in biblical prophecy. As its effects are detrimental to bible based belief and effected government for and by the people. Here we are, refute this, if you can.
As far as your silly argument or accusation concerning the fact that I think I am right, well duhhh. Why would I debate or try to convince anyone of that which I believed was wrong or untrue? Of course those who do not believe, or incorrectly believe the scriptures as I do are the intended. Who else would be? I'm sorry if you do not believe the truth as you understand it, is worth seriously trying to convince others of. I just want to see people set free.
Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
: Rella Wed Dec 28, 2022 - 11:38:28
Posted by: Amo
Not when I see it taking place now, by an ever increasing number of peoples the world over. Who are also racing us toward global unification and government under the immoral guidance of the man of sin, and the spiritually whorish institution over which he presides. Which whorish woman sat upon the first beast of the book of Revelation chapter 13, and is presently rising atop the second beast which helps heal the first beasts deadly wound. But what are such prophetic utterances to those who will choose lying wonders over the truths of God's word?
Posted by: 4WD
« on: Mon Dec 26, 2022 - 16:29:14 »Insert Quote
It was a question. You were the accuser, not me. But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended.
Not all. Many agree but are afraid to voice an opinion.
Of course... not all would listen to one who follows a woman. Being a woman I see that well.
But again, not all would agree with the one you hold in such high esteem Jack Cottrell.
Can you prove that everything that came out of Ellen Whites mouth was false? Everything?...
All are subject to the teachings of those who went before us until we see their fallacies.
But then when we try to tell or explain what is right in front of a readers eyeballs, our past beliefs jump up to bite us.
NO, I am not suggesting Amo is no longer following Ellen's words, but I have read enough from him to know he puts a lot of study into what he writes.
At one time I would have been considered a Calvinist. I am sure many in my church still are. But no longer for I see the error in blind trusting what someone says.....
But repeating, I am just a woman who is not supposed... according to many on here.... utter a sound in church.
Buff is ripped apart at every chance and all because he hears a different drummer.
I should start to follow and quote Joseph Smith. It would give you something new to challenge.
All I know is when it comes to what the Jesuit Papacy is up to, Amo is 100% correct. My adopted Grandfather, before emigrating from Italy as a young man was in the Nobel Guard -aligned with the Swiss Guard- As was the The Palatine Guard was an all-volunteer rifle regiment formed in 1850 by citizens of the Papal States. ... it was not overly long as he fled from that and the church... period.
This was about 1910ish.
He used to talk about that a lot... and because of that he had to leave Italy.
They had a lot of down time and the guard would be palying cards most evenings and talking about what they heard and knew
OK.. I digress.
There is, and has been an extensive agenda coming out of Rome and Vatican City. You do not have to believe it, but ignoring it will not make it not so.
I have zero doubt we are marching so fast toward the end of the end.
You do not have to believe it... just remember even your Lord and Savior said
Luke 21:34 KJV
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
And I caution all... (Yep, I know. I am a mere woman with no authority and should not do it )
Jude 1:4 KJV
"For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ."
Carry on.
Your point Rella, was easy enough to determine, but for those who would probably not care to acknowledge it. The proof of the things you spoke of, and that which I am recording on this thread is there for all to see. Most simply will not even care about it, or acknowledge it. Therefore will God Himself eventually send strong delusion upon humanity, that they should believe a lie. Not simply because of what we are discussing here and now, but because this is increasingly becoming the norm concerning all even basic truths. As all are witnessing in the world today. Being told that things we see and know right in front of us, are not what we know they are. More and more actually coming to believe such nonsense. Such are and will continue to be given over to delusion. So be it, as God's word has determined.
: 4WD Wed Dec 28, 2022 - 12:44:37
Rella, I wasn't able to follow your post. It seemed like you were addressing me in some of your post but clearly not all of your post. Maybe you could go back and reorganized it.
On Sat Dec 24, 2022 Amo quoted you.
4WD on Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 11:52:44
And, of course, you believe all of that is now rather than, say, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand or more years from now.
He replied to you
Not when I see it taking place now, by an ever increasing number of peoples the world over. Who are also racing us toward global unification and government under the immoral guidance of the man of sin, and the spiritually whorish institution over which he presides. Which whorish woman sat upon the first beast of the book of Revelation chapter 13, and is presently rising atop the second beast which helps heal the first beasts deadly wound. But what are such prophetic utterances to those who will choose lying wonders over the truths of God's word?
You then quoted Amo
Quote from: Amo on Mon Dec 26, 2022 - 10:20:23
Here we are, please do expose my lies, as all bible believers should endeavor.
To which you replied
Posted by: 4WD
« on: Mon Dec 26, 2022 - 16:29:14 »Insert Quote
It was a question. You were the accuser, not me. But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended.
And the rest of my reply is because of you quoting and replying to AMO... then AMO quoting and replying to you. AND YOU SAYING
"But I must admit it was a bit of a rhetorical question; all who do not interpret scripture as you are the likely intended."
It gets tiresome when people who follow a different drummer... that, BTW, leads to the only important belief we all have... and that is our faith... get constantly castigated.
From day one on here I have been in those shoes.... I no longer care.
Y'all jump all over Amo's followings because of Ellen White. Yes, I believe she was mistaken in most... but not all.
hll jump all over those who have ... can I say evolved from what you feel is the proper way to worship... Referring to Buff.
And all the while you are hanging on every word of Jack Cottrell who I find not to my liking based upon the superiors I have learned from.
Amo is 100% correct in every thing he has posted about Pope Frankie (HE does not deserve my respect) and the church of Rome.
But y'all want to play ostrich simply because you cannot get around to accepting he just might know of what he is talking.... and what he says IS NOT from Ellen Whites mouth. It comes from a long hard study that I know a bit about because of my adopted grandfather knowing more then he should 100 plus years ago.
I will quote my 9th grade PA history teacher when she would assign a lesson and follow it up with "A word to the wise should suffice"
WE ARE closer to the end then anyone on here wants to believe. Saying you doubt and finding reasons to doubt will not make it any less so.
I hope I am clear with this
Thanks, Rella, for the clarification; that helps.
: Rella Fri Dec 30, 2022 - 11:13:05
Y'all jump all over Amo's followings because of Ellen White.
Actually I don't think I have ever mentioned Ellen White. I know, sort of, who she is, but actually know next to nothing about her.
: RellaAnd all the while you are hanging on every word of Jack Cottrell who I find not to my liking based upon the superiors I have learned from.
I have said that Cottrell is my favorite theologian and that is true. However, I do not hang on his every word; in fact, there are several things or areas in which I disagree with Cottrell. For example, Cottrell would support Amo in his view of the six-days creation and the flood being global. But for the most part, particularly as it relates to soteriology, I am in nearly complete agreement with Cottrell.
: RellaAmo is 100% correct in every thing he has posted about Pope Frankie (HE does not deserve my respect) and the church of Rome.
But y'all want to play ostrich simply because you cannot get around to accepting he just might know of what he is talking.... and what he says IS NOT from Ellen Whites mouth. It comes from a long hard study that I know a bit about because of my adopted grandfather knowing more then he should 100 plus years ago.
I don't think that I have disagreed with his view of what is going on in the RCC these days. I do not necessarily ascribe to his views about RCC in relation to the last days.
: RellaWE ARE closer to the end then anyone on here wants to believe. Saying you doubt and finding reasons to doubt will not make it any less so.
It may well be that we are closer to the end than some here want to believe. However, your claiming it to be so and finding reasons you think so will not make it so. To that end, I find it strange that God would take over 4000 years after creating man to put His plan for the salvation of mankind into action and then end it all after only about 2000 years. But, if indeed that is God's plan, then so be it.
God's plan of the salvation of mankind has been in effect since day one after the fall. He has been actively involved in the salvation of humanity, and has no doubt prevented universal apostasy and destruction again, many times over since then. Every sacrifice presented to God as He Himself directed throughout the history of this world, in repentance of sin, typified faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The everlasting gospel has been preached throughout all ages.
Heb 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
God is perfect, and in the end, all will see and understand that His timing is perfect as well.
Gal 4:1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Many believe in a 6000 year timeline for this worlds history. Two thousand from Creation to the flood, two thousand from Abraham and the Jews to Christ, and two thousand from the first advent of Christ to the second one. With the earth resting during the seventh thousand years. Seems to make some sense, concerning the significance of the number seven, representing completeness. Of course there is a lot more involved. A search regarding the 6000 year prophecy, will produce much material regarding the same. I find it interesting, but haven't yet delved deep into it.
: Amo Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 10:15:49
God's plan of the salvation of mankind has been in effect since day one after the fall.
God's plan of salvation of mankind was in effect even before creation. It had not been revealed to mankind until Christ came, lived and died upon the cross. That was the mystery about which Paul spoke.
Rom 16:25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.
Eph 3:3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
Eph 3:4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
Col 1:26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
Col 1:27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
: Amo Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 10:15:49
Heb 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Another of those bad translations/interpretations from the KJV.
Heb 4:1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
Heb 4:2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.The good news of verse 2 there is the promise of entering his rest mentioned in verse 1, not the gospel of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
: 4WD Fri Dec 30, 2022 - 16:20:21
Thanks, Rella, for the clarification; that helps.
Actually I don't think I have ever mentioned Ellen White. I know, sort of, who she is, but actually know next to nothing about her.
I find that extremely difficult to believe for there has been many a debate over her, even here on these boards.
How can you consistently knock an individual without knowing from where they derive some, if not all of their beliefs?
I have said that Cottrell is my favorite theologian and that is true. However, I do not hang on his every word; in fact, there are several things or areas in which I disagree with Cottrell. For example, Cottrell would support Amo in his view of the six-days creation and the flood being global.
Well, ::tippinghat:: to the admission of not blanket following him.
But for the most part, particularly as it relates to soteriology, I am in nearly complete agreement with Cottrell.
Question. Was there anything of his that you would say actually influenced your beliefs
or are you a follower because he comes close to the beliefs you formed for yourself?
I don't think that I have disagreed with his view of what is going on in the RCC these days. I do not necessarily ascribe to his views about RCC in relation to the last days.It may well be that we are closer to the end than some here want to believe. However, your claiming it to be so and finding reasons you think so will not make it so.
And your not seeing or understanding those reasons will not nullify them.
To that end, I find it strange that God would take over 4000 years after creating man to put His plan for the salvation of mankind into action and then end it all after only about 2000 years.
You find that stranger than God taking the indeterminable amount of time.... guaranteed to be over 4000 years from Creation or Adam... to the flood? This could be a great subject .
Here is where I see the overall reason that God made Adam to begin with... ( I am not talking about man in their image) comes into play. Adam was created for a specific reason and bringing man into life for infinity was not one of them for then there would have been no need for Jesus. God would just have continued to wipe the earth clean every so many centuries, only to have some one start things up again.
God had/has a plan and it is not up to us to second guess His timing.
I am not YEC but certainly not of the scientific/evolutionary mindset. I am YE in so far as the base 6000 or 7000 we know of in the bible. That is all we need to know. That is our handbook and book of rules. But I am equally certain that initial creation is older then 6000 or 7000 or even the sometimes suggested 13,000 years.
But, if indeed that is God's plan, then so be it.
Amen and amen!
: Rella Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 15:33:26Question. Was there anything of his that you would say actually influenced your beliefs or are you a follower because he comes close to the beliefs you formed for yourself?
I attended for two years the college where Cottrell received his undergraduate degree. He was two years ahead of me. It was the same college where my wife received her BA in Bible. He was one year ahead of her even though they were the same age. It was the same college where he taught for nearly fifty years and was the chief professor of Theology for much of his time there. I have followed him at least since he finished his Ph.D. and returned to the college to teach.
It is not at all strange that we should view much theology similarly.
: 4WD Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 14:23:06
God's plan of salvation of mankind was in effect even before creation. It had not been revealed to mankind until Christ came, lived and died upon the cross. That was the mystery about which Paul spoke.
Rom 16:25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.
Eph 3:3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
Eph 3:4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
Col 1:26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
Col 1:27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
I agree that it was certainly known by God from eternity. It was not in effect though, before it was ever needed. And it was needed immediately after the fall. Which is when it was put in place, though not yet literally established. Though certainly in effect for all who believed and obeyed God by faith in the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, represented in every sacrifice and offering brought before Him in the obedience of faith. What difference is it to God, whether authentic faith is looking forward to the event of salvation, or back upon it. Both are authentic faith in God's plan of salvation. Conceived as we both agree I assume, form eternity in the mind of God.
: 4WD Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 14:30:21
Another of those bad translations/interpretations from the KJV.
Heb 4:1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
Heb 4:2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
The good news of verse 2 there is the promise of entering his rest mentioned in verse 1, not the gospel of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Don't be silly.
https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-the-gospel.html
The word gospel literally means "good news" and occurs 93 times in the Bible, exclusively in the New Testament. In Greek, it is the word euaggelion, from which we get our English words evangelist, evangel, and evangelical. The gospel is, broadly speaking, the whole of Scripture; more narrowly, the gospel is the good news concerning Christ and the way of salvation.
The key to understanding the gospel is to know why it's good news. To do that, we must start with the bad news. The Old Testament Law was given to Israel during the time of Moses (Deuteronomy 5:1). The Law can be thought of as a measuring stick, and sin is anything that falls short of "perfect" according to that standard. The righteous requirement of the Law is so stringent that no human being could possibly follow it perfectly, in letter or in spirit. Despite our "goodness" or "badness" relative to each other, we are all in the same spiritual boat—we have sinned, and the punishment for sin is death, i.e. separation from God, the source of life (Romans 3:23). In order for us to go to heaven, God's dwelling place and the realm of life and light, sin must be somehow removed or paid for. The Law established the fact that cleansing from sin can only happen through the bloody sacrifice of an innocent life (Hebrews 9:22).
The gospel involves Jesus' death on the cross as the sin offering to fulfill the Law's righteous requirement (Romans 8:3–4; Hebrews 10:5–10). Under the Law, animal sacrifices were offered year after year as a reminder of sin and a symbol of the coming sacrifice of Christ (Hebrews 10:3–4). When Christ offered Himself at Calvary, that symbol became a reality for all who would believe (Hebrews 10:11–18). The work of atonement is finished now, and that's good news.
The gospel also involves Jesus' resurrection on the third day. "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification" (Romans 4:25). The fact that Jesus conquered sin and death (sin's penalty) is good news, indeed. The fact that He offers to share that victory with us is the greatest news of all (John 14:19).
The elements of the gospel are clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 15:3–6, a key passage concerning the good news of God: "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living." Notice, first, that Paul "received" the gospel and then "passed it on"; this is a divine message, not a man-made invention. Second, the gospel is "of first importance." Everywhere the apostles went, they preached the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Third, the message of the gospel is accompanied by proofs: Christ died for our sins (proved by His burial), and He rose again the third day (proved by the eyewitnesses). Fourth, all this was done "according to the Scriptures"; the theme of the whole Bible is the salvation of mankind through Christ. The Bible is the gospel.
"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile" (Romans 1:16). The gospel is a bold message, and we are not ashamed of proclaiming it. It is a powerful message, because it is God's good news. It is a saving message, the only thing that can truly reform the human heart. It is a universal message, for Jews and Gentiles both. And the gospel is received by faith; salvation is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8–9).
The gospel is the good news that God loves the world enough to give His only Son to die for our sin (John 3:16). The gospel is good news because our salvation and eternal life and home in heaven are guaranteed through Christ (John 14:1–4). "He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you" (1 Peter 1:3–4).
The gospel is good news when we understand that we do not (and cannot) earn our salvation; the work of redemption and justification is complete, having been finished on the cross (John 19:30). Jesus is the propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2). The gospel is the good news that we, who were once enemies of God, have been reconciled by the blood of Christ and adopted into the family of God (Romans 5:10; John 1:12). "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1). The gospel is the good news that "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).
To reject the gospel is to embrace the bad news. Condemnation before God is the result of a lack of faith in the Son of God, God's only provision for salvation. "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son" (John 3:17–18). God has given a doomed world good news: the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Back on topic.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/29/joe-biden-reopens-welfare-dependent-legal-immigration-united-states/
Joe Biden Reopens Welfare-Dependent Legal Immigration to the United States
President Joe Biden's United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has officially reopened legal immigration to foreign nationals with a history of using American taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
In early 2020, the Trump administration finalized a federal regulation known as the "public charge" rule that made it less likely for foreign nationals to secure green cards to permanently reside in the United States if they had previously used welfare programs like food stamps, Medicaid, or taxpayer-funded housing programs.
Almost immediately after taking office, Biden threw out the finalized public charge rule imposed by the Trump administration, blowing open the door for welfare-dependent legal immigration to the United States, for which American taxpayers will ultimately foot the bill.
Late last week, USCIS started imposing Biden's public charge rule which specifies that foreign nationals with a history of welfare dependency will not be excluded from seeking green cards to permanently resettle in the United States.
"[Department of Homeland Security] will not consider receipt of noncash benefits (for example, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, public housing, school lunch programs, etc.) other than long-term institutionalization at government expense," the agency states.
When Trump first issued the Public Charge rule in 2019, polls found that the policy was overwhelmingly popular with Americans. About 6 in 10 Americans said they supported ending welfare-dependent legal immigration, including 56 percent of Hispanics and 71 percent of black Americans.
In 2017, the National Academies of Science noted that state and local taxpayers are billed about $1,600 each year per immigrant to pay for their welfare and revealed that immigrant households consume 33 percent more cash welfare than American citizen households.
A similar study from the Center for Immigration Studies found that about 63 percent of noncitizen households use at least one form of public welfare, while only about 35 percent of native-born American households are on welfare. This means that noncitizen households use nearly twice as much welfare as native-born American households.
Every year the federal government rewards about 1.2 million foreign nationals with green cards to permanently resettle in the United States, while another 1.4 million foreign nationals secure various temporary work visas to take American jobs.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that Americans overwhelmingly, by a 69 percent majority, want to reduce legal immigration levels. This includes a plurality of Americans, 36 percent, who want legal immigration levels cut at least in half.
More wealth redistribution of Roman Catholic social justice, put in place by our Roman Catholic papal puppet President.
: Amo Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 17:33:42
Don't be silly.
Amo, who is the "they" in verse 2 who you would apparently say had the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed to them? In Hebrews 3:16 they are said to be
"all those Moses led out of Egypt". Are you really suggesting that the gospel of Jesus Christ was preached to them? If so, then I think Paul would disagree with you.
: Amo Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 17:49:36
Back on topic.
You were the one who introduced the subject of Hebrews 4:1-2. I was simply pointing out your lack of understanding of the passage.
: 4WD Sun Jan 01, 2023 - 06:51:43
You were the one who introduced the subject of Hebrews 4:1-2. I was simply pointing out your lack of understanding of the passage.
I didn't say let's get back on topic, I just said back on topic, and posted an article on the topic of this thread.
: 4WD Sun Jan 01, 2023 - 06:42:30
Amo, who is the "they" in verse 2 who you would apparently say had the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed to them? In Hebrews 3:16 they are said to be "all those Moses led out of Egypt". Are you really suggesting that the gospel of Jesus Christ was preached to them? If so, then I think Paul would disagree with you.
I don't think anything, I know they had the gospel preached to them in types and symbols. Not to mention specific prophesies concerning the Messiah. Who do you think led Moses? The entire nation of Israel was led by, completely centered around, and looked prophetically forward to their Messiah Jesus Christ. What do you think the entire Sanctuary services were all about? Go read Hebrews again, and understand who was, is, and will always be right at the center of the salvation of humanity from the very moment of the fall.
1Co 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.Who do you think Moses went to see in the burning bush?
Exo 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said,
Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.Joh 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.Jesus declared that He was the God of the burning bush who commanded Moses. He declared that Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day, and he saw it, and was glad. Paul says that Jesus Christ is the one who lead Israel through the wilderness. The entire nation of Israel and all of God's own during the old covenant and antediluvian world, were those who looked for and awaited the promised Messiah Jesus Christ. Every sacrifice they made in obedience unto God was by faith in Him. Every act of obedience by them to God, was obedience to Him.
The following link is to the book, The Cross and Its Shadow. Which deals with this subject in depth, if you have any interest.
https://www.remnantofgod.org/books/CS/crossandshadow.htm
I guess you are right. And the NT is superfluous, not really giving us any new information.
: 4WD Mon Jan 02, 2023 - 03:12:49
I guess you are right. And the NT is superfluous, not really giving us any new information.
Your words, not mine.
https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-archbishop-accuses-desantis-of-trying-to-criminalize-empathy-2023-4?op=1
Quoted article below from link above.
Catholic leader accuses Ron DeSantis — who has positioned himself as a defender of the Christian faith — and Florida Republicans of seeking to criminalize 'empathy' with new anti-immigrant crackdown
*Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says a Republican immigration bill would criminalize "empathy."
*Backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly transport an undocumented migrant.
*Wenski accused Florida Republicans of trying to "demonize" vulnerable people.
A proposal in Florida that would make it a felony to knowingly provide transportation to an undocumented immigrant is a "punitive" measure that would effectively make it illegal to be a good Christian, the Catholic archbishop of Miami said Thursday, accusing its promoters — including Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — of seeking to criminalize "empathy."
There are around 772,000 undocumented immigrants in Florida, according to the Migration Policy Institute; around half have resided in the United States for more than a decade. Under a bill making its way through Florida's GOP-led legislature, providing any of those people transportation, be it to a school or church, would be a felony offense and conflated with trafficking, with violators risking prison time.
Last month, a group of evangelicals in Florida spoke out against the proposal, saying it would make them criminals for preaching the gospel.
In a statement issued Thursday, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski echoed that criticism, accusing Florida Republicans of playing state-level politics with a federal issue.
The bill, SB 1718, "would criminalize 'empathy' by expanding the definition of 'human smuggling,'" Wenski said. He took issue not just with the transportation provision but the requirement if passed, that hospitals check the immigration status of those they treat, which Wenski argued: "would discourage migrants from seeking timely medical care and would end up overburdening hospital emergency rooms."
He added: "The sponsors of this bill want to take out their frustrations on the migrants with various punitive measures that unfairly demonize them and gratuitously seek to make their lives even more difficult."
A spokesperson for DeSantis, a practicing Catholic who has positioned himself as a defender of the Christian faith, did not respond to a request for comment.
It is not the first time that DeSantis and Florida's Republicans have run afoul of the Catholic Church. In February, the Florida Catholic Conference, which represents the state's bishops, told Insider that it opposes a DeSantis-led push to expand the death penalty. A pending bill would allow a convicted criminal to be put to death even when jurors are opposed, a proposal the conference's executive director, Michael Sheedy, said is "deeply concerning."
The church has also criticized DeSantis on immigration. In February 2022, Archbishop Wenski took issue with DeSantis' rhetoric on unaccompanied minors at the US-Mexico border, accusing him of dehumanizing rhetoric and arbitrarily distinguishing them from Cubans who earlier came to Florida as refugees.
"This was a new low in the zero-sum politics of our divisive times," Wenski said. "Children are children — and no child should be deemed 'disgusting' — especially by a public servant."
DeSantis, however, has shown no signs of responding to the criticism. At the time Wenski made his earlier remarks, then a spokeswoman for DeSantis, Christina Pushaw, went on the offensive. "Catholics do not have to support illegal immigration or human smuggling," she wrote on Twitter.
https://progressive.org/latest/other-americans-migrant-shelters-targeted-abbott-24223/
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
The Other Americans: Migration Crackdowns Are Targeting Migrant Shelters in Guatemala
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala are raising concerns about the implementation of reforms and regulations by the Guatemalan government that they say will put their networks of migrant shelters at risk of closure. The concerns stem from the implementation of requirements that are codified in the country's new immigration law.
The reforms were made in February 2022 by Guatemala's congress, under pressure from the Biden Administration to address irregular migration from Guatemala. They increased the sentence for human trafficking by coyotes, the human smugglers that give routes to migrants, from ten to thirty years in prison.
According to the Episcopal Conference, Guatemala's government is also pressuring the networks of migrant shelters run by the Catholic Church to gather biometric data and other personal information from the migrants they serve and to provide that data to immigration authorities. Due to the vague language of the reforms and the eagerness of Guatemalan authorities to combat migration, the reforms also put humanitarian migrant shelters at risk of trafficking charges.
"The government wants to have access to very detailed data on migrants," says Brenda Peralta, who works with one shelter operator, the Franciscan Network for Migrants. "The concern there is that they want to have more control."
She adds, "The Church's humanitarian [shelters] are there [so migrants can] rest while they continue on their way."
The Catholic Church's networks across Guatemala includes a total of nine shelters that supply migrants with shelter, food, and other services for up to three days, before they set out to the next shelter along their journey north.
This kind of migrant support could lead to trafficking charges, especially because the shelters also provide migrants with information about safe routes. Due to these threats of new oversight, the Episcopal Conference has suggested that if they are forced to comply with these new measures the best move may be to close the shelters entirely in order to protect the migrants.
"[The shelters] are not police stations where you have to ask for all the information to know if they are thieves or not," Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini, who serves as the bishop to the department of Huehuetenango, exclaimed at a press conference in Guatemala City's central plaza on February 9. "No, what matters to us is helping [migrants]."
Members of the Human Mobility Pastoral of Guatemala will be meeting with the country's Vice President Guillermo Castillo and the members of the National Immigration Authority in the coming week to discuss the implementation of the requirements and reforms so that they do not threaten the shelters. But at the same time, those who are providing services for migrants are still concerned that threats could come for simply providing humanitarian services.
"Getting to that point of criminalizing [the shelters] is serious," says Friar Germán Tax, a member of the Franciscan order in Guatemala who manages its migrant shelter south of Guatemala City.
"It is an attack against people, against migrants," he tells The Progressive. "We hope it doesn't come to that, or at least that they accept the modifications. Because what the government wants us to do is practically use us for their interests and that we hand over the data of the migrants and no, that is not possible."
Across the hemisphere, migrant shelters have increasingly come under attack, often by criminal groups, for their support of migrants. These threats have led to the closure of at least two shelters in the last decade.
In Guatemala, the director of the main shelter in Guatemala City received death threats for his work giving refuge to migrants during the caravans of Honduran migrants and asylum seekers in 2020. According to Tax, his parish outside Guatemala City faced threats in October 2022 for providing shelter to Venezuelan migrants in a nearby church, though he says it was unclear if the threats came from gangs or from the government.
According to experts in Guatemala, the current threats stem from the pressure to criminalize coyote networks, and essentially the shelters, that is coming from the United States government.
The government of the United States along with others, have argued that combatting coyote networks is key to resolving irregular migration. Since taking office in 2021, the Biden Administration has especially increased pressure on Guatemalan and other Central American governments, and has often found a willing ally in the administration of Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei.
"[These policies] come from the United States," Delia Catu, who works with the Guatemala-based migrants rights advocacy group Pop No'j, tells The Progressive. "Guatemala is now a transit country, [and the United States] does not want [migrants] to pass here and they create norms and laws so they do not pass through here."
This latest wave of migrant suppression traces back to January 2021. That's when a caravan of migrants and asylum seekers who left Honduras and sought to pass through Guatemala in the hopes of reaching the United States were beaten with poles and tear gassed by police and military forces, driving them back to the border.
Since then, the Guatemalan government has attempted to demonstrate that it is trying to resolve the flow of migration to the United States. They have prosecuted a number of those accused of participating in coyote networks.
Police and immigration officials also have expanded the definition of coyote to criminalize those who give passage to migrants seeking to reach the border with Mexico. This has resulted in accusations of trafficking and even the arrests of taxi and bus drivers who give passage to migrants.
These measures have resulted in higher costs and further instability for migrants as they cross through Guatemala, though the nation continues to be one of the primary sources of migrants from the region. Driven by poverty, state abandonment, violence, and the lack of opportunity, migrants will continue to seek an escape.
"Guatemalans have their very own route because Guatemala continues to export people," Tax says. "They keep going."
https://original.newsbreak.com/
@Joe-duncan-561174/2995036152894-critics-say-desantis-immigration-bill-violates-their-religious-liberty
My my. Check out this twisted article quoted below from link above.
Critics Say DeSantis' Immigration Bill Violates Their Religious Liberty
DeSantis is coming under attack by religious leaders who are criticizing his legislation, saying it violates their religious liberties
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees several fundamental rights. Those include our beloved freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from religion, the right to the press, the right to peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Of these rights, for many people, the right to religious liberty is the most important.
It protects the right of citizens to practice their religion or religious belief system freely and without interference from the government.
The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses
The religious freedom aspect of the First Amendment is rooted in the idea that the government should not establish a state religion or favor one particular religion over another. This principle, known as the Establishment Clause, ensures that the government remains neutral on matters of religion and does not interfere with an individual's ability to practice their faith.
In addition to the Establishment Clause, the First Amendment also includes the Free Exercise Clause, which guarantees that individuals have the right to practice their religion as they see fit. This means that individuals are free to worship as they choose, without fear of persecution or discrimination.
Controversies of Religious Freedom
The religious freedom aspect of the First Amendment has been the subject of many legal cases throughout American history. In the landmark case of Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Supreme Court declared that the Establishment Clause prohibits the government from providing financial support to religious institutions or using tax dollars to support religious activities. Similarly, in the case of Engel v. Vitale (1962), the Court held that school-sponsored prayer violated the Establishment Clause.
Religious liberty has been the source of a lot of controversies lately. In recent years, there have been debates over whether businesses can refuse service to customers based on religious beliefs or whether employers can refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees on religious grounds. These issues highlight the ongoing tension between religious freedom and other important societal values, such as equal treatment under the law.
Religious Leaders Speak Out Against DeSantis
But sometimes, religious freedom conflicts with religious freedom.
After all, what happens when the free exercise of religion conflicts with the state's establishment of religion? While the State of Florida hasn't officially established a state religion, like other governments in the United States, Florida tends to favor some religions over others.
Yesterday, Orlando Representative Anna Eskamani and religious leaders spoke out against DeSantis and Florida's new abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion after six weeks, and it will take effect if and when the Florida Supreme Court strikes down a challenge to the current law (which is fifteen weeks).
Religious leaders argued that the ban, which was pushed by certain religious denominations, violated the rights of other denominations and Jews. Most Christians believe abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases. Only a handful—mostly Evangelical—believe it should be illegal in all or almost all cases.
Evangelicals are the only religious group that has a majority favoring criminalizing abortion, according to Pew Research.
To ban abortion in support of the Evangelicals is to disallow other religions and religious organizations to practice their religion and other denominations their interpretations of the Bible. Even the Satanic Temple has sued various states for infringing on their religious liberty surrounding abortion.
And now, other religious leaders are arguing that another one of DeSantis' bills is violating their religious liberty.
The bill is called SB 1718, An Act Relating to Immigration, and it sets forth new guidelines, laws, and penalties in an effort that proponents say will curb illegal immigration. The bill prohibits counties, cities, municipalities, and more from issuing ID cards to illegal immigrants. It also requires hospitals to collect immigration data, presumably in an effort to catch illegal immigrants. But it does one other thing that has shaken religious leaders and thinkers, much like the six-week abortion ban has.
The bill makes it a felony to transport an illegal immigrant by vehicle. It doesn't matter if you're an Uber driver or if the friend you've known for a few years turns out to be an illegal immigrant, if you drive them somewhere, it's a felony under the law.
Gabriel Salguero and Myal Greene write for the Orlando Sentinel:
"Jesus taught his followers that the greatest commandment was to love God and to love one's neighbor. He then told the story of a Good Samaritan who exemplified neighborly love by transporting a vulnerable traveler in need to get help. If SB 1718 passes into law unamended, such transportation would be a felony in Florida — at least if the Good Samaritan knew or had reason to suspect that the neighbor in need had entered the United States unlawfully.
Just as the Bible says life begins at the first breath—and not fertilization—in Genesis, the New Testament says that Christians should help travelers and love thy neighbor. As WLRN writes:
"Florida's 'anti-illegal immigration bill' targets more than just undocumented migrants. A piece of legislation recognized as an "anti-illegal immigration bill" is making its way through the Florida Legislature and looks likely to pass.
"SB 1718 proposes harsh punishments not just for undocumented migrants who are in the state, but for anyone who hires or helps them. That could have a dramatic effect on South Florida, economically, in agriculture and tourism; and socially, in hospitals and universities.
This has even gotten some Evangelicals upset.
Some Florida evangelicals have released a statement calling on DeSantis to reconsider the immigration bill.
This ought to give DeSantis pause. DeSantis' six-week abortion ban has already done incalculable damage to his political brand. As writers for NBC News said, "For better or worse, Ron DeSantis now owns Florida's six-week abortion ban."
But this immigration bill is receiving even more blowback from religious leaders than the abortion bill.
It's a rare day indeed that Evangelical leaders challenge the Republican Party for violating their religious freedom. But that's precisely what's happening with this bill.
What do you think should happen to the immigration bill? Do you think DeSantis should sign it? Or does it go too far?
Yesterday, Orlando Representative Anna Eskamani and religious leaders spoke out against DeSantis and Florida's new abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion after six weeks, and it will take effect if and when the Florida Supreme Court strikes down a challenge to the current law (which is fifteen weeks).
Religious leaders argued that the ban, which was pushed by certain religious denominations, violated the rights of other denominations and Jews. Most Christians believe abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases.
And what exactly is wrong with the 6 week limitation? While I personally abhor any thoughts of abortion, all women who would seek one knows by the 6th week if she is or is not pregnant.
"Most Christians believe abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases"
Sorry, Those are not Christians IMO
: Rella Sat Apr 29, 2023 - 06:26:17
And what exactly is wrong with the 6 week limitation? While I personally abhor any thoughts of abortion, all women who would seek one knows by the 6th week if she is or is not pregnant.
"Most Christians believe abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases"
Sorry, Those are not Christians IMO
Twisted is, as twisted does.
Yesterday, Orlando Representative Anna Eskamani and religious leaders spoke out against DeSantis and Florida's new abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion after six weeks, and it will take effect if and when the Florida Supreme Court strikes down a challenge to the current law (which is fifteen weeks).
Religious leaders argued that the ban, which was pushed by certain religious denominations, violated the rights of other denominations and Jews. Most Christians believe abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases. Only a handful—mostly Evangelical—believe it should be illegal in all or almost all cases.
Those who claim that it impinges on "religious practice" are abusing the term.
Since when is abortion a matter of church and/or Biblical doctrine? Show me one document from any church or denomination
REQUIRING women to have an abortion. Unless it is required, limiting or outlawing abortion is NOT impinging on the free practice of their religion.
The ancient Aztec religion REQUIRED the periodic human sacrifice of a young girl whose still-beating heart was held up in the hands of the priest to the rising sun. To outlaw that practice IS IMPINGING on the practice of that religion by its adherents. I am sure none of the pro-abortion camp would advocate allowing that to be done today.
C'mon people - be consistent.
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/our-vision-and-ministry/immigration-refugee-services/
https://www.usccb.org/migrationministries
https://www.cliniclegal.org
https://ccsww.org/get-help/specialized-services/refugee-immigration-services/
https://uscatholic.org/articles/202002/the-new-parish-ministry-empowering-immigrant-catholics/
http://www.cccsos.org/programs-services/immigration-services/
https://archseattle.org/ministries/outreach-ministries/immigrant-refugee-ministry/
https://www.usccb.org/resources/migrationministries.pdf
https://www.catholicextension.org/stories/5-catholic-ministries-helping-migrants-border/
https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/diocesan-offices/migration-office/
https://www.ccda.net
https://txcatholic.org/pastoral-resources/how-you-can-help/ministries-migration/
https://www.dwtx.org/what-we-do/ministries/immigration-refugee-ministries
https://www.ccdallas.org/services/immigration-legal-services/
https://www.dolr.org/immigration-services
https://pvm.archchicago.org/human-dignity-solidarity/immigration-ministry/catholic-campaign-for-immigration-reform
https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/immigration/
https://www.oakdiocese.org/catholic-immigration-services
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23315024211035726
https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/germany/migration-immigration
https://charitiessc.org/immigration-legal-services
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=SC
https://www.catholiccharitiesraleigh.org/immigration/
https://www.ccannj.org/immigration-and-refugee/
I could no doubt go on and on, searching for state and county entities as well. As stated in other threads, the Roman Catholic church represents an agent of subversion from within very nation she exists. The more there are, the more subversion they can effect. They subvert and or redistribute peoples, cultures, wealth, natural resources, and so on and so forth unto the religious, political, and economic outcomes they desire. Which in the end is a two class society of wealthy and powerful elitist clergy and politicians, who lord themselves over the dependent laity and poor they themselves have established for this very purpose. All in their plans to bring the entire world back into a state similar to that of the feudalist states of dark ages Europe, whose leaders were also in bed with the Vatican unto said two class social structure. Where they can once again crush all dissent, and stamp out personal freedoms and liberty of conscience. In the worship of the final global beast of biblical prophecy. So be it, as God's prophetic word has determined.
Well, probably no need to go over the details of mass migration at our southern boarders for the last several months of inactivity here. Under the leadership of our second Roman Catholic President, who vowed to work closely with the Pope of Rome, we basically have no southern boarder. The papal agenda of the redistribution of peoples is moving along very well.
https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/immigration/catholic-teaching-on-immigration-and-the-movement-of-peoples
The quote below is taken from the link above, where the topic may be viewed in its entirety. All emphasis is mine.
Third Principle: A country must regulate its borders with justice and mercy.
The second principle of Catholic social teaching may seem to negate the first principle. However, principles one and two must be understood in the context of principle three. And all Catholic social teaching must be understood in light of the absolute equality of all people and the commitment to the common good.
A country's regulation of borders and control of immigration must be governed by concern for all people and by mercy and justice. A nation may not simply decide that it wants to provide for its own people and no others. A sincere commitment to the needs of all must prevail.
In our modern world where communication and travel are much easier, the burden of emergencies cannot be placed solely on nations immediately adjacent to the crises. Justice dictates that the world community contribute resources toward shelter, food, medical services, and basic welfare.
Even in the case of less urgent migrations, a developed nation's right to limit immigration must be based on justice, mercy, and the common good, not on self-interest. Moreover, immigration policy ought to take into account other important values such as the right of families to live together. A merciful immigration policy will not force married couples or children to live separated from their families for long periods.
Undocumented immigrants present a special concern. Often their presence is considered criminal since they arrive without legal permission. Under the harshest view, undocumented people may be regarded as undeserving of rights or services. This is not the view of Catholic social teaching. The Catholic Church teaches that every person has basic human rights and is entitled to have basic human needs met—food, shelter, clothing, education, and health care. Undocumented persons are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by employers, and they are not able to complain because of the fear of discovery and deportation. Current immigration policy that criminalizes the mere attempt to immigrate and imprisons immigrants who have committed no crime or who have already served a just sentence for a crime is immoral. In the Bible, God promises that our judgment will be based on our treatment of the most vulnerable. Before God we cannot excuse inhumane treatment of certain persons by claiming that their lack of legal status deprives them of rights given by the Creator.
Finally, immigration policy that allows people to live here and contribute to society for years but refuses to offer them the opportunity to achieve legal status does not serve the common good. The presence of millions of people living without easy access to basic human rights and necessities is a great injustice.
It is the position of the Catholic Church that pastoral, educational, medical, and social services provided by the Church are never conditioned on legal status. All persons are invited to participate in our parishes, attend our schools, and receive other services offered by our institutions and programs.
The Catholic Church certainly has the right to believe and teach as they wish. Including the presumptuous belief that it is their place to tell all the nations of this earth how they need to be. They also certainly have the right to treat illegal immigrants how they please.
Nevertheless, when they teach and advise their adherents to ignore the laws of the nation they are within accordingly, they become agents of political subversion within said nations. It is one thing for the Catholic Church to provide these possibly subversive services from and by her own means, it is another altogether to redistribute the wealth of nations toward outcomes at variance with the laws and wills of the people of nations. The Catholic Church receives countless billions of dollars a year of tax monies from nations whose citizens have not agreed to or with such governmental support. She then uses those funds to subvert the will of nations and peoples right under their noses. Taking their tax monies and redistributing it to illegal immigrants without their permission. This is nothing short of theft.
Using the tax monies and resources of nations without the permission of its people, to fund the facilitation of illegal immigration, and feed, house, clothe, provide free medical services for, and what have you, is called stealing. Which the eighth commandment forbids. The politicians of this country have no right to place the will of the Pope, the leader of another nation, over and above the will of its people. This is one of the exact sins Protestants of the past rejected, along with a great many Catholics themselves in the convulsions of the French Revolution. That is governments bowing to the will of Popes and prelates over and above the will of their own peoples. Why will we repeat this disastrous history over again? Nevertheless, God's word has predicted it will be so.
Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?.................................
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
https://thejesuitpost.org/2021/04/the-u-s-catholic-church-needs-migrants-and-not-just-to-fill-pews/
Article below from link above.
THE JESUIT POST
The U.S. Catholic Church Needs Migrants, and Not Just to Fill PewsDoes your local parish have a Spanish Mass? Maybe Vietnamese, Portuguese, or another non-English language?
It is a trend that has been growing over the past few decades, with 29% of U.S. parishes celebrating Mass in a language other than English as of 2010. Incorporating one or more ethnic groups into a single parish creates a "shared parish" where shared spaces are negotiated between ethnic groups under the umbrella of a single parish. These parishes welcome migrant communities and enrich the local church.
The shared parish fits with the times. We live in a transnational world of globalization and multinational corporations, along with unprecedented levels of migration.
The motives for migration to the United States remain varied. Violence, like the drug-related gang violence in Mexico and Central America, drives refugees and asylum seekers to leave their homes in search of safety, while pronounced economic disparity between the United States and many of its neighbors impels others to migrate in search of work.
In this milieu of a globalized world, the Catholic Church acts transnationally across borders and, in fact, is well positioned to do so.1 Migrants, particularly the large percentage from Latin America who are Catholic, benefit in various ways from the transnational nature of the Church. This is certainly clear in the proliferation of shared parishes. But it is important to note that the relationship is mutually beneficial, as the U.S. Catholic Church benefits from the richness and diversity brought by migrants.
Simply put: migrants need the Church, and the Church needs migrants.
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The urgency of this attentiveness to the mutually beneficial relationship between migrants and the Church remains pressing in the United States. President Trump made anti-immigration policies a rallying cry of his presidency, beginning with shouts of "Build the Wall" during his campaign. He is out of office now, but the ramifications of four years spent weakening channels for legal entry, failing to address backlogs of asylum claims, and freezing hires in the Office of Refugee Resettlement have slowed the Biden administration's ability to respond to rising levels of migrants in 2021.
Crowded migrant shelters filled with children are proving to be a serious test of President Biden's first hundred days in office. Meanwhile, Republican senators have tabled any talks about pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants until the rising number of migrants at the border is addressed to their liking.
In contrast to unstable political rhetoric around migration, the official teachings and pronouncements of the U.S. Catholic Church stand in strong defense of migrants. There is a long tradition of Catholic Social Teaching supporting the rights of people to migrate.
The document "Strangers No Longer" published in 2003 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) along with the Catholic bishops' conference of Mexico outlines extensive proposals for public policy changes in the United States in favor of migrants, including broadening legal avenues for migration, providing paths to legalization for undocumented migrants, and a review of enforcement tactics that lead to abuse, discrimination, and death. These are bold political recommendations coming from the Church, and they are desperately needed.
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Migrants need the Church.
In the midst of anti-immigration rhetoric and policies, the Church can advocate on behalf of migrants' rights, giving voice to those who are too often left voiceless. For example, in the wake of publishing "Strangers No Longer," the USCCB formed the Justice for Immigrants campaign to unite and mobilize Catholic institutions and individuals in support of immigration reform. Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network are two other examples of Catholic organizations committed to defending the rights of immigrants and advocating for policy change.
Beyond advocacy efforts in the United States, various Catholic-based organizations are working to care for migrants at every step of their journey. Dozens of shelters along the migrant corridor through Mexico offer food, medical services, and a place to rest along the dangerous route through the country. Organizations like the Kino Border Initiative operate along the U.S.-Mexico border assisting those in transit and those who have been detained or deported. The Mujer y Familia Migrante program by Jesuit Migrant Services in Mexico provides supportive interventions for families separated by migration, including mental health support groups and revenue-generating projects. This host of ministries advocates, supports, and accompanies migrants in transit and upon arrival, and cares for the communities they leave behind.2
These efforts could easily be amplified and expanded if more parishes join the fray in advocating and working on behalf of migrants. While the messaging in official church teaching has been clear in support of migrants, this message does not always get filtered down to the pews of the average Catholic in the United States. Have you heard Church teachings on immigration preached about in your own parish? Migrants need support and advocacy from the Church, and not just from a select few parishes and organizations.
Just as importantly, migrants need the Church for the spiritual assistance their faith provides and the cultural connections drawn through Church participation. The migrant journey to the United States from Central America and Mexico is often fraught with difficulties and dangers. Many migrants pray for an intercessor, like the Virgin Mary or a particular Marian apparition, to accompany them on their journey. Rosaries or other small, portable religious artifacts are often among the few possessions that migrants bring with them. Migrants are drawing on their faith and religious experiences to find strength and hope along their journey.
Upon arrival in the United States, encountering a welcoming parish can help migrants adapt to their new context and feel connected to their homeland, especially when liturgies and ministry are offered in their native language. It can be a powerful emotional experience for a person to hear their native language used for public prayer in a country dominated by a foreign language and amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the public sphere.
For the advocacy efforts and humanitarian aid, for spiritual assistance and cultural connections, migrants need the Church.
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The Church needs migrants.
The U.S. Catholic Church likewise benefits from the presence of migrants. Let me begin by stressing that this is not because of the baseless claims that the Church supports migration to simply fill churches. The Church needs migrants because they carry ideas, introduce skills, and build bridges across cultures.
Coming from a different country and context, migrants can bring a broader understanding of what religion is and where to find it. When Latin American migrants introduce devotional practices like home altars, or host public events like a celebration for Our Lady of Guadalupe, it enriches the U.S. Catholic Church.
Migrants can also model lay leadership, as some migrants come from remote communities without a resident priest. By necessity, this reality creates a culture of strong lay leadership. Bringing these experiences to the U.S., migrants can help to encourage greater participation from the laity in parishes here.3
Shared parishes between ethnic groups, including English- and Spanish-speaking populations, can be the source of meaningful intercultural encounter. Pope Francis has made "encounter" an important theme of his pontificate. He introduced this concept in his homily on the Vigil of Pentecost in 2013: "It is important to be ready for encounter. For me this word is very important. Encounter with others. Why? Because faith is an encounter with Jesus, and we must do what Jesus does: encounter others."
That being said, there is a high risk in shared parishes of "cultural encapsulation," where distinct cultural communities function in parallel with only limited interaction in negotiating shared spaces. Maybe there are weekend Masses in English and Spanish, but do those populations ever intermingle? Just bumping into each other in the parking lot is not enough to engender mutual understanding. In fact, it can cause tension and lead to avoidance between groups.
But the potential remains high in shared parishes for creating social spaces of community dialogue where new perspectives can be offered and social networks can be grown across groups. Healthy dialogue can break down stereotypes and build relationships. This form of encounter benefits all, including migrants and native-born citizens in the parish.
For the new practices and devotions introduced into parishes, for modeling lay leadership, and for the opportunities for intercultural encounter, the U.S. Catholic Church needs migrants.
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With rising numbers of migrants reaching our southern border, we need to be reminded of the mutually beneficial relationship between the Church and migrants in our transnational world.
Migrants look to the Church to provide service and aid along the journey and advocate for their rights when they are not given a voice. Migrants draw spiritual fruits from their faith to help them through the dangers and difficulties of migration, and they find safe spaces of comfort and strength where they can practice their faith in shared parishes.
The U.S. Catholic Church needs migrants for the new practices and devotions they bring, for the broader understanding of the faith they offer, and for their modeling of lay leadership. Shared parishes that bring together multiethnic populations are a source of great potential for intercultural encounter that can build bridges and create networks between groups. Rooted in faith and compelled by Church teaching, parishes in the United States need to respond to the signs of the times to create welcoming spaces and increased advocacy efforts on behalf of migrants.
We do not need a bigger wall. We need more bridges. Because migrants need the Church, and the Church needs migrants.
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/illegal-immigration-and-the-catholic-church-follow-the-money
Article below from link above.
Illegal Immigration and the Catholic Church: Follow the Money
Is the Church enabling criminality and facilitating the oppression of the immigrants we are hoping to help?
The open border and uncontrolled influx of millions of people have devastating consequences. It is a true crisis.
Over the last two-and-a-half years, over 7 million illegal immigrants have entered the United States. That number does not include those who escaped detection and are not in any official counts. By the end of 2024, it is projected that well over ten percent of the population will be here illegally.
The results of President Biden's decision not to enforce border laws and the massive illegal immigrant flow takes various forms. Challenges include drug and human trafficking, child abuse, sexual exploitation, indentured servitude and other labor crimes, environmental crimes, gang violence, assorted welfare frauds, national security concerns, money laundering, homelessness and squalor on the streets of American cities and towns, and the corrosive effects of flaunting the rule of law.
Yet, the above categories of crime are sterile. There are countless very real and horrific examples of injury, death, heartache, and suffering for individuals, families, and communities.
The net dollar cost of illegal immigration to the American taxpayers is at least $151 billion a year. Most expenditures at the federal, state, and local levels involve housing, education, health care, and increased expenditures on law enforcement and related services.
So why is the above criminality allowed to continue—and even encouraged? In this era of massive deficit spending, why are the expenditures not questioned?
I often found it helpful in my past work in federal law enforcement and the intelligence community to focus on two factors when examining criminal and strategic issues: (1) Cui bono? (Who stands to benefit?); and (2) Money.
It always comes back to money. Outside of crimes of passion, criminals and criminal organizations commit crimes for financial gain. Greed—avarice—is one of the seven deadly sins. It is part of the human condition.
There are many parties that benefit from illegal immigration.
Of course, the illegal immigrants themselves benefit. Despite the misinformation that emanates from the Biden administration and the mainstream news media, illegal immigrants are not "refugees" or "political prisoners," or fleeing from "global climate change." They are not arriving in small, loving, family units or striving for "family reunification."
The overwhelming majority are economic migrants. They are mostly young males searching for a better life. They come to the United States to make money (both legally and illegally). Most are extremely poor and quasi-illiterate. Few speak English. Some are infected with very serious communicable diseases. Unfortunately, with the open border policies in place, we don't really know who they are. There are no meaningful background checks.
The countries of origin for the illegal immigrants benefit from their emigration. Worldwide, in 2022, migrant workers sent almost $800 billion back to their home countries. The United States is the largest source country for worldwide remittances, especially for Latin America and the Caribbean. For example, Mexico received about $60 billion in official remittances. Yet the real number is far higher.
In addition to well-known remittance service providers such as Western Union and Money Gram, unofficial or informal money and value transfer systems are also very popular with migrants. Some of these methods include the South Asian hawala network, the Chinese "flying money" system, simple bulk cash smuggling, trade-based value transfer, and, increasingly, various forms of mobile payments and mirror "swaps." Most of these networks are underground and most operate illegally. In addition, remittances, whether official or unofficial, are not taxed. The end result is a massive outflow of money leaving the United States and flowing into recipient countries. For example, approximately 25 percent of El Salvador's GDP is due to remittances.
Organized crime, cartels, gangs, and our geo-political adversaries and terrorist organizations also benefit from open borders and illegal immigration. Open borders facilitate narcotics trafficking—and the laundering of hundreds of billions of illicit proceeds every year. The cartels are astute business organizations. Recognizing the enormous profits to be made in facilitating human trafficking through smuggling routes, networks, and territory they control, they modified their business plan.
Charging fees that vary but generally range in the tens of thousands of dollars per person, some observers believe the cartels now make more money trafficking humans than narcotics. The sordid business of human trafficking also involves indentured servitude or the payment of smuggling fees over time. Many victims, including children, work in the sex trade or labor long hours in underground ethnic-based businesses around the country.
The cartels are expanding their physical presence and reach into the United States. They are increasingly involved in other lucrative crimes such as organized theft rings and stolen cars. The open border and illegal immigration also facilitate the entry of tens of thousands of military-age males from adversaries such as China and Venezuela into the United States. So far in 2023, the U.S. Border Patrol has stopped 146 individuals currently on the terrorist watch list. Those numbers do not count the ones we did not catch.
Big business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other "elites" also benefit from illegal immigration. They enjoy cheap labor and more consumers. Meanwhile, the American worker—particularly minorities—suffer from depressed wages, loss of buying power, and the dilution of government services caused by illegal immigrant competition.
The Democratic Party benefits from its promotion of open border policies and illegal immigration. It is part of former President Obama's "fundamental transformation" of the United States. Without a national "conversation," the Democratic Party is actively working to change the population dynamics.
Illegal immigrants are given (bribed with) taxpayer-funded welfare, food stamps, healthcare, education for their children, and other government handouts. Illegal immigrants voting by the millions, facilitated by questionable practices such as lack of genuine identification, ballot harvesting, and drop boxes, change the electorate at the federal, state, and local levels. Coming from Latin American socialist collectivism, the schemes must seem normal to the recent arrivals.
The Biden Administration has endorsed and incentivized the entry of more illegal immigrants than the populations of 32 states (counting the District of Columbia). Democrats know that if, for example, Texas turns blue, they will cement their hold on power. And power means the ability to control the money flow to their activists and special interests.
With the above as context, let's examine the role of the American Catholic Church in facilitating the immigration crisis.
The corporal acts of mercy necessitate that we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, and clothe the naked. Our compassion dictates that we assist strangers to our homeland. But when it comes to illegal immigration, is our empathy misplaced? Is the Church enabling the above criminality and facilitating the oppression of the immigrants we are hoping to help? Are leftists and naïve do-gooders in the Church participating in the transformation of the United States that by far the overwhelming majority of all Americans, particularly Catholics, do not want?
Decades ago, the State Department began to resettle genuine refugees in the United States. They approached the Catholic Church for help. Today, that legitimate assistance has turned into an "illegal immigration complex" worth billions of dollars.
Liberal groups make the correct calculation that most will be afraid to criticize the Biden Administration's use of nongovernmental organizations and faith-based groups to help mask the flow of federal money to aid illegal immigration. Unfortunately, some people smear as racist anyone who advocates for securing the border—something that should be considered non-controversial and essential for all nation-states.
Francis, a leftist globalist Argentine, has made the defense of illegal immigration a major plank of his papacy. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is all-in. Post-Covid, weekly Mass attendance has continued its steep decline. There is a need to fill both the pews and the collection plates.
Catholic organizations are among the top recipients of federal immigration funds. Between 2008-2022, Catholic charitable organizations received approximately $3 billion in federal funding. The USCCB acts as a kind of general contractor. It is the single largest grantee of subawards in the nation. For example, Catholic Charities receives direct funding from the USG but also subawards from the USCCB. According to Forbes, in 2022 Catholic Charities USA was the 13th-largest U.S. charity. Of $4.7 billion in total revenues, Catholic Charities received $1.4 billion from government support.
In short, the globalist Left and the Biden Administration are hiding behind faith-based organizations to keep federal grants flowing to assist illegal immigration and to deflect from the horrific criminal results. Meanwhile, it is clear many Catholic charities benefit financially from their participation in—and promotion of—illegal immigration.
Shouldn't Catholic charitable organizations devote themselves to the problems of poverty, lack of education, inequality, unemployment, and poor health care in the illegal immigrants' countries of origin instead of helping criminals break U.S. law and transform our country?
Rather, it appears that once again, it all comes back to money.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/30/archbishop-catholics-rebel-against-churchs-pro-migration-policies/
Quoted article below from link above, emphasis is mine.
Archbishop: Catholics Are Rebelling Against Church's Pro-Migration PoliciesCatholics are rebelling against their religious leaders' pro-migration policies, and the Catholic leadership must set them straight, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York said in an interview on December 21 with the Catholic-run Center for Migration Studies"We were about ready — [with] Catholic Charities — a year ago to turn that [empty New York City] school into a school for immigrant kids, who would come in, and we'd help them with their English. We would help them get up to speed when it comes to their eventual insertion into one of our schools," the Catholic Cardinal said.
"And the people in that parish ... rebelled and said, "Absolutely not, we will not have them here," said Dolan, who watches over the massive government-funded, migrant-delivery process operated by the legally independent Catholic Charities USA.
Dolan also dismissed criticism from "bigots" in Congress and asserted that he and other bishops get "hate mail ... saying, 'We're tired of you bishops being hung up about the immigrants, and we're not going to support you anymore.'"
"This is part of our Catholic responsibility to do this, and this is part of that pro-life ethic that gives a lot of flavor to our evangelical witness," he said, adding, "I am honored to receive criticism and to be maligned for defense of the immigrant."
Not "everybody who wants high immigration is guilty of the sin of pride, but that sure seems to be the case here," Mark Krikorian, the director of the Center for Immigration Studies, responded.
The Bishops "think expressing their views on broad political issues is at least as important — if not more important — than actually preaching the Gospel," he said:
They're making the mistake about "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." ... If there is somebody who shows up in front of your church and they're hungry, [charitably] feeding them is perfectly appropriate. But trying to change [government] policy so that there are more hungry people [delivered to] your church door is very different. That's the [doctrinal] mistake they're making.
"It's a very superficial and poorly thought approach to the issue, but I think it's sincere," he added.
Dolan is determined to overcome his parishioners' growing, rational, and decent opposition to the government-run migration flood.
"Those two things...I have found effective in kind of breaking down this terrible Berlin Wall [between Bishops and parishioners] that's existing in us getting anywhere," Dolan said as he explained how he tries to get his parishioners to support the government's economic policy of Extraction Migration:
I tried to reason with them, to go back in history, and to say this is exactly what your parents, your grandparents, and your great-grandparents faced. It was the same thing. And gradually they began to recall the stories and they said, "Oh, that's right. ... We remembered when the Irish pastor made us Italians go downstairs for mass, and that being the main church." I'm not saying I was eminently successful here, but I could see the ice begin to melt and the people sort of saying, "Oh, that's right. We are immigrants, too. We are children and grandchildren of immigrants, and that's what makes our country great.
"We do need to be reminded of our history," echoed Nicholas DiMarzio, Dolan's pro-migration colleague and a bishop emeritus of Brooklyn, New York. U.S.-born citizens are born with an unchangeable immigrant identity, he stated: "I think that we have to constantly remind [parishioners] people of where they came from, that we all are immigrants here. No one has a right to be here. We came as immigrants to a country where there were Indians before immigrants."
"I'm not an immigrant," responded Marguerite Telford, a U.S.-born citizen and a Catholic who works with Krikorian at the Center for Immigration Studies. "If I moved to France, would I become an immigrant-immigrant?" she scoffed, adding:
I don't understand why they would want to take away the significance of my citizenship and label me an immigrant — and my children and grandchildren! — when that does not fit who I am. What does this [redefinition] have to do with theology?
DiMarzio also posited that migration is good for the United States:
The benefits of immigration to our country need to be emphasized. People don't see that. Again, the negativity is that "they're taking away [resources]." Well, they give more than they take when all is said and done. To analyze it properly, economically, we get people that are already grown, somewhat educated, some very educated, and it doesn't cost us anything. We benefit as a country.
"Does that sound like a church statement?" Telford responded: "It's good for the economy, and you need to do this." Does that make any sense coming from the pulpit? ... It is not doctrine, and we do not have to agree with them on this:
In contrast, Dolan claimed that national political and economic debates are unrelated to Catholics' religious duty to help migrants:
We have to distinguish between the political and the economic and security issues, which are big time and which are broken and which are scandalous and which deserves criticism, whether it comes to the right or the left, and which desperately needs to be fixed. We have to distinguish between that and loving and caring for the people that are here, who have really nothing to do with that.
"When you greet the Iraqi family at the airport, you get a warm feeling that you're helping people," Krikorian responded. But Dolan and the Bishops are downplaying the case-and-effect links between migration and the nation's economy, Krikorian noted:
The fourth person on the video was Kerry Robinson, the president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. The charity accepts government funds to help move huge numbers of illegal migrants via its 168 aid centers into Americans' communities, housing, workplaces, and already-crowded K-12 schools. Robinson dismissed public criticisms of her government-funded focus on migrants:
I have seen firsthand the services that our border agencies provide to migrants. It is demanding, relentless, noble, and I would say holy work.
After migrants have been processed by the federal government and permitted to enter the country, federal authorities often bring them to one of our respite centers, where they receive a nourishing meal, access to a shower, a change of clothes, a safe place to sit, to sleep ... [and] navigate transportation systems so that they can travel to their destination cities.
"It is not political, and it should not be controversial," she insisted.
But in October, Robinson admitted that poverty and homelessness are growing amid President Joe Biden's migration:
There are roughly 4 million affordable homes available nationally for 11 million extremely low-income renter households. That's a shortage of 7 million affordable housing units. That's catastrophic ... [and] child poverty increased from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022—the largest single-year increase since 2010.
The Bishop's pro-migration policies are bad economics and harmful to their parishioners and to ordinary Americans, Telford said.
By supporting the government's policy of importing more wage-cutting, rent-spiking workers, "they're making it difficult for Catholics to have large families," she said. "Yet then they turn around and say, 'Oh, we need to bring in more workers for the economy.'"
The Bishops "don't understand [the pocketbook impact of migration] because they're not economists," and their lack of understanding will help make Catholic parishioners poorer and less able to fund charity, Telford said.
In political debates about economics and resources, "there's always winners and losers; there's always costs and benefits," Krikorian said. "The black and white thinking that is appropriate in asserting [religious] doctrine [about good and evil] is not appropriate in these kinds of [political compromise] situations":
Dolan is touting his pro-migration policy, which is growing as the public increasingly opposes Biden's invitation to millions of economic migrants.
In New York, 62 percent of Catholics described legal migration as a burden, and just 27 percent describe it as a benefit, according to an October poll by Siena College for the New York Times. A majority of Americans say migration is an invasion as the public rejects the Cold War-era narrative that declared the United States a "Nation of Immigrants."
"Something does feel different now from what we have seen in the past 25 years or so," admitted C. Mario Russell, the executive director of the pro-migration CMS group and the host for Dolan's video. He told Dolan, stating, "Perhaps it's a gradual letting go of empathy or compassion as an imperative. Or perhaps it's the choice just to ignore ... [a prior] shared self-understanding of ourselves as a 'Nation of Immigrants'":
The criticism is growing because Biden's almost-open borders policy cuts American wages, inflates housing costs, and pushes Americans away from good jobs in coastal cities, such as Dolan's New York City.
In 2023, Biden's pro-migration deputies welcomed roughly 3.2 million economic migrants over America's southern border. He also imported roughly 2 million legal immigrants and short-term visa workers. That huge inflow was greater than the number of girls and boys born to Americans during the year:
Migration diverts taxpayers' aid from young and sick Americans, job-creating investment from Heartland states, economic opportunities from poor and minority groups, and also imposes huge costs on communities and poor counties.
The policy also favors landlords and migrants over American families, who lose the income to afford to have children. It transfers wealth to older investors from the younger employees, who lose wages and productivity-boosting investment, and it widens wealth gaps, especially in Dolan's New York City.
Many employers are eager to hire healthy, hard-working, and compliant migrants instead of by-the-book American professionals, or the unwanted, drug-tainted, disabled, sometimes criminal, and often uncooperative Americans found at the lower end of the labor force:
Migration allows the government and investors to divorce themselves from the neediest people and to avoid painful "big time" policy decisions, such as birth declines or the remedy for education gaps in population groups. For example, Biden's government does little to block the deadly drug inflow from Mexico because it prioritizes deals on migration policy. Similarly, business has less incentive to support education reforms or drug eradication programs because migrants can fill the jobs abandoned by drug addicts and school dropouts:
The migration policy also retards the science, productivity, and innovation that is needed for U.S. prosperity and weakens the strong middle class that is needed to balance the political power of the wealthy, especially in Dolan's city of New York.
The wealth-shifting policy favors D.C. politics over truth-telling. For example, investors fund the pro-migration advocacy groups that insist that migrants are fleeing violence — even though many migrants openly say they are economic migrants in search of better jobs in U.S. workplaces. "Many of us that are coming over are just wanting to work. ... Some of us are professionals. We aren't thieves. We aren't violent thugs. Just give us an opportunity," a Venezuelan migrant told the Washington Post in May 2023.
The Biden policy also helps the armed cartels gain more wealth and smuggle more deadly drugs to U.S. addicts. The federal policy also extracts human resources from poor countries to stimulate the investors' share of the U.S. consumer economy, expands poverty in migrants' home countries, reduces wealth-generating trade, and strengthens anti-democratic dictators:
Biden's migration splits a myriad of foreign families, expands the U.S. child-labor economy, and also kills thousands of foreign migrants. "There were two images of his treacherous journey north that he couldn't get out of his head," Albinson Linares from Telemundo.com wrote in January 2023 about a Venezuelan migrant named Johan Torres, who crossed through the Darién Gap in Panama:
The first was how a [migrant] person who resisted a robbery in Mexico was killed with a machete; the other happened in the jungle, when he saw a man leave behind his young daughter, waist-deep in mud. "He left her there, lying in the mud and crying. And I couldn't do anything because I was dying of exhaustion. But I can't forget that."
Dolan, however, insisted that observant Catholics must support more illegal migration.
"I have a duty and a sacred responsibility to welcome and defend the immigrant," Dolan insisted. "This is not some option. This is not some hobby. I have a duty to do that. ... [It] is part of our moral heritage."
"The Roman [Catholic] church is a hierarchical institution, and the hierarchs are used to having their way," Krikorian responded. "In this country, Catholics are Americans, and they're going to decide for themselves what they want to do."
The Bishops' pro-migration policies are "very, very divisive, and right now, we've got enough divisive things in the church and with people in general," Telford said.
Dolan "should consider sitting down ... and find out why so many disagree with him on immigration," Telford said, adding, "Perhaps he is living in a bubble surrounded by [pro-]immigration activists."
https://www.newsrael.com/posts/mekdliuua9?utm_source=wnd&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=syndicated
Quoted article below from link above.
MAJOR SCANDAL rocks the Italian Catholic Church: Bishops accused of funding illegal immigration
Rome, Italy – A significant scandal has recently emerged within the Italian Catholic Church, implicating high-ranking church officials, including cardinals and archbishops, in a scheme of organizing and financing illegal migration from Africa to Europe.
Investigations led by the prosecutor's office in Ragusa, Sicily, have uncovered troubling connections between several Italian dioceses and the George Soros-tied NGO "SOS Mediterranea," accused of aiding and abetting human trafficking under the guise of refugee aid.
Financial Ties and Controversial Figures
The investigations have revealed that these dioceses channeled at least €2 million into operations alleged to support illegal migration. Notably, some funds reportedly ended up in the personal accounts of pro-immigration activists. Key figures implicated include Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Archbishop Corrado Lorefice of Palermo, Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Archbishop Erio Castellucci of Modena, and Archbishop Giovanni Ricchiuti of Altamury. Additionally, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg is also on the donor list, having contributed €25,000 to these questionable activities.
Luca Casarini: The Radical Leftist Linchpin
Central to this scandal is Luca Casarini, a prominent left-wing activist and a key figure in the NGO "SOS Mediterranea." Known for his involvement in the 2001 G8 summit protests in Genoa, Casarini has long been under scrutiny for his radical methods and unscrupulous tactics in illegal migrant transportation. These protests, marked by violence and chaos, highlighted his controversial role in the activist community.
In recent years, Casarini has been instrumental in the operations of "SOS Mediterranea," an organization often working with other left-wing NGO groups like Antifa-tied "Sea-Watch." These radical groups, have been accused of illegally ferrying migrants from Africa to Europe, raising significant concerns about the legality and ethics of their operations. As reported previously at RAIR, video evidence exposes the coordination between NGO migrant ferries and illegal human traffickers. The human traffickers even advertise their illegal services on left-wing Facebook. Casarini's deep involvement in these activities has made him a central figure in the ongoing controversy surrounding the role of NGOs in the European migrant crisis.
Pope Francis' Involvement and Criticism
Adding to the controversy, Pope Francis' interactions with Casarini have drawn criticism and raised eyebrows. Despite his lack of active involvement in Church life, the Pope's decision to invite Casarini to participate in the Vatican Synod of Bishops in 2019 has been seen as an endorsement of these left-wing globalist practices.
In a move that further intensified debate, Pope Francis notably received a life jacket with a crucifix from Casarini, a gesture interpreted as a symbol of support for the NGO's activities. This act, along with the Pope's public welcoming of illegal migrants in Lampedusa, has added to his anti-European stance on migration policies. These actions have not only been a topic of intense debate within the Church but have also sparked discussions on a broader societal level, questioning the Church's role and stance in illegal migration and refugee aid.
Critics argue that such gestures by the Pope encourage illegal migration and conflict with the interests of European states grappling with illegal mass migration challenges. These incidents underscore the complexities of the Church's involvement in geopolitical issues, particularly in the realm of illegals and caring more about their well-being than the citizens of Europe.
https://randoland.us/bill_breakdowns/refugee-revenue-us-conference-of-catholic-bishops-455-million-in-grant-awards/
Quoted article below from link above, my comments in blue.
Refugee Revenue: US Conference of Catholic Bishops' $455 million in grant awards
The federal government has outsourced the processing and care of refugees admitted to the United States to a myriad of tax-exempt non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
These organizations are often religiously affiliated, such as the DC-based United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). USCCB has been paid by the federal government for refugee resettlement services since 1975.
During the Biden Presidency, USCCB's reported federal contracts and grants revenue for refugee assistance has increased dramatically:
2019 revenue: $14.6 million
2020 revenue: $20.2 million
2021 revenue: $67.5 million
2022 revenue: $122.6 million
According to USASpending, USCCB has been awarded over $450 million in refugee assistance grants since 2021. These grant awards include:
$138 million for refugee reception and placement services, with $38.4 million specifically for evacuated Afghan refugees
$110 million for the "Preferred Communities Program" (refugee aid program established in the 1990's by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, includes one year of comprehensive assistance
$48.8 million for USCCB's Unaccompanied Alien Children program
$66.1 million for general post-resettlement refugee assistance
USASpending lists the following grants to USCCB since 2021:
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $110,721,974
Purpose: USCCB FY2022 preferred communities program
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2022)
Amount: $44,293,200
Purpose: 2022 voluntary agencies matching grant program
Link to award
Department of State grant (2023)
Amount: $38,770,526
Purpose: To ensure that all refugees approved for admission to the United States are provided with reception and placement services
Link to award
Department of State grant (2022)
Amount: $37,384,263
Purpose: Provide initial relocation support services for Afghans paroled into the United States
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2023)
Amount: $33,591,250
Purpose: 2023 voluntary agencies matching grant program
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2022)
Amount: $23,318,360
Purpose: GY 2022 refugee support services and set asides
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2023)
Amount: $22,370,348
Purpose: GY2023 refugee support services and set asides
Link to award
Department of State grant (2023)
Amount: $20,940,112
Purpose: To ensure that refugees admitted to the United States receive reception and placement services
Link to award
Department of State grant (2022)
Amount: $17,634,519
Purpose: To ensure that all refugees approved for admission to the United States are provided with reception and placement services appropriate to their personal circumstances
Link to award
Department of State grant (2021)
Amount: $17,142,103
Purpose: To provide reception and placement services to eligible recipients under the U.S. refugee admission program (USRAP)
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $17,024,905
Purpose: Residential long term foster care services for unaccompanied alien children
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $16,347,414
Purpose: Home study and post release services for unaccompanied alien children
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2024)
Amount: $7,623,000
Purpose: 2024 voluntary agencies matching grant
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $6,404,523
Purpose: 2021 voluntary agencies matching grant program
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2022)
Amount: $5,948,164
Purpose: GY2022 ORR refugee cash and medical assistance
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2023)
Amount: $5,699,292
Purpose: Residential (shelter and/or transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied children-licensed and Texas-exempt and Florida-delicensed only
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2023)
Amount: $5,354,882
Purpose: GY 2023 ORR refugee cash and medical assistance
Link to award
Department of State grant (2023)
Amount: $5,081,375
Purpose: To ensure that refugees admitted to the United States receive reception and placement services
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2023)
Amount: $5,070,055
Purpose: Residential (shelter and/or transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied children - licensed and Texas-exempt and Florida-delicensed only - with this grant, USCCB/MRS proposes to continue shelter and transitional foster care services through two sub-recipient programs: 1. Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia 2. Commonwealth Catholic Charities these sub-recipient programs are licensed child placement agencies experienced in providing services for vulnerable children and immigrant populations, including unaccompanied children. The two sub-recipients have established relationships with community partners to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to unaccompanied children in ORR/DUCO custody.
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2022)
Amount: $4,635,867
Purpose: Residential (shelter and/or transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied children-licensed and Texas-exempt and Florida-delicensed only
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $3,948,699
Purpose: GY2021 ORR refugee cash and medical assistance
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2024)
Amount: $3,000,000
Purpose: GY2024 refugee support services and set asides
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2024)
Amount: $1,098,605
Purpose: GY2024 ORR refugee cash and medical assistance
Link to award
Administration for Children and Families grant (2021)
Amount: $1,040,000
Purpose: GY2021 refugee support services and set asides
Link to award
Department of State grant (2023)
Amount: $994,500
Purpose: To ensure all Afghan refugees and Afghan sivs coming through the OAW/EW pipeline receive reception and placement services
Link to award
Department of State grant (2023)
Amount: $305,871
Purpose: Implement a formalized training program resulting in a refugee resettlement case management and leadership certificate
Link to award
For those interested in examining the links provided concerning the awards, go to link provided which the article is quoted from.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2023/12/31/us-bishops-bank-millions-aiding-illegal-invasion/
I found the last two posted articles at the above link, where there are many more of a similar nature for those interested. Some of which I will continue to post from that site, or the original sites they linked their articles from. Including the following.
https://www.themainewire.com/2023/12/catholic-charities-maine-touts-taxpayer-funded-migrant-resettlement-plans/
Catholic Charities Maine Touts Taxpayer-Funded Migrant Resettlement Plans
Two executives from Catholic Charities Maine joined a panel discussion this week hosted by Refugees International and the Women's Refugee Commission to discuss how the nonprofit works to resettle refugees and asylum seekers in the state.
Catholic Charities has been doing refugee resettlement work since 1975, and is one of three agencies in Maine that are approved to resettle refugees in the state, alongside Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) and the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine.
In early October, the three resettlement agencies announced that they had been approved to resettle double the amount of refugees in fiscal year 2024 (FY24) than they did in FY23.
Catholic Charities Maine received $29.7 million in contributions in 2021, according to the most recent public version of the organization's Form 990 tax filing.
Of that funding, $13.6 million came from government payments and $7 million came from Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded medical welfare program.
Per that 2021 tax filing, CEO Stephen Letourneau made more than $170,000, dentist Meredith L. Davis-Pound made roughly $144,000, and orthodontist Burton L. Rankle made more than $215,000.
Refugees are a distinct migrant population from asylum seekers, as refugees must acquire approval prior to entering and residing in the U.S., and are immediately granted work authorization upon being extended status as a refugee.
Asylum-seeking migrants, however, may enter the country and have a pending asylum application that takes years to adjudicate, and are not authorized to work in the U.S. for a period of 150 days following the filing of their asylum application.
Julie Allaire, Chief Program Officer at Catholic Charities Maine, described to the panel how in July 2022, Catholic Charities launched a pilot program at the behest of the state for transitional housing for "asylum-seeking families."
"It is adapted based on our best practices on refugee resettlement," Allaire said. "And the idea was really to test a purpose-built model of case management, coordinated services, and housing."
"We created and are running this pilot, the state funds the contract, and the City of Portland's General Assistance office determines eligibility for participation in the program," she said.
"And what's unusual in Maine is that asylum seekers are eligible for General Assistance," Allaire explained.
General Assistance is a form of voucher-based welfare that is administered by municipal governments but funded mostly through state tax revenues.
"So as the General Assistance budgets were under more pressure due to growing unhoused populations, the state was looking for ways to take pressure off this budget, and that's where this idea evolved from," she said.
Allaire said that at the time of the launch of their 2022 pilot program, "asylum-seeking families" comprised the "largest portion of the unhoused population" in Maine.
The Catholic Charities executive outlined the funding model of the transitional housing program, in which the state provides funds via contracts with Catholic Charities, hotels, and a "large network" of contracts with other organizations which provide various services to migrant families.
Joanna Testa, program director at Catholic Charities Maine, then described the process asylum seekers go through when they enter into the organization's transitional housing program.
"As soon as families arrive from the City of Portland, whether from overflow shelters or other overflow placements," Testa explained, "they have some of their belongings inspected in an educational process with our residential staff to examine whether or not there may be any bugs that are being brought into the facility."
"We try to eliminate that before people are actually brought in," she said, adding that they "do some education" with the asylum seekers on proper food storage.
Following the inspection, Catholic Charities does a "rules orientation," by introducing the migrant families to "some of the U.S. law around the supervision and discipline of children as well as domestic violence episodes."
This is done, Testa explained, so that the migrants "have that information right from the beginning and understand what the expectations of shelter are" in the facility.
Catholic Charities then works with the migrant families to maximize the amount of taxpayer-funded welfare the families receive.
That effort includes determining their eligibility and to signing them up for various welfare programs, including General Assistance, medical assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance. Program (SNAP) a.k.a. Food Stamps, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
The organization also does on-site school and English language class registration for migrant families, as well as partnering with the Maine Center for Disease Control to make sure the children have all vaccinations needed for public school attendance.
Additionally, Catholic Charities connects the migrant families with volunteer attorneys to aid them in correctly filing their asylum applications, helps them to apply for work authorization 150 days after filing their asylum application, and works with "housing navigation partners" to find permanent housing for the migrant families.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/exclusive-cardinal-muller-says-mass-migration-is-being-used-to-destroy-national-identities/
Quoted article from link above, also found at COMPLICIT CLERGY, my comments in blue.
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller says mass migration is being used to destroy national identities
Cardinal Müller also believes the elites are committing a 'genocide' by promoting abortion and euthanasia. The German cardinal said many globalists believe that there are 'too many' people on Earth who are causing 'climate damage.'
Cardinal Gerhard Müller has said that "self-appointed" globalists are using mass migration to destroy the national identity of countries.
In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Müller talked about the ideologies behind globalism and their dire consequences.
"Mass immigration is not about helping people but about destroying national identity," Müller said. "They say that national identity is nationalism, which has caused all the wars, so they say they are against nationalism, but they are really against the nation."
"If nationalism is the reason for wars, we must ask who is financing the wars and what interests are behind it."
"They want everyone to be completely isolated and not connected by language, culture, family ties, or a native land where you feel at home," Müller continued.
"They want to destroy all that. They want everyone to be atomized, without cultural and religious roots and identity," he concluded.
Müller also believes the elites are committing a "genocide" by promoting abortion and euthanasia.
The German cardinal said many globalists believe that there are "too many" people on Earth who are causing "climate damage."
To fight this supposed "overpopulation," these powerful elites are using abortion and euthanasia as part of an "extermination program," Müller told LifeSiteNews.
"And at the same time, anyone who criticizes this is called a Nazi by those who themselves promote the murderous Nazi ideology of 'might makes right'... The genocide that is now being carried out is protected through propaganda by equating its critics with the people who committed the genocide in the past," the cardinal added.
"The perversion of their logic is to portray the victims as the perpetrators. What is the depopulation program other than a plan of reducing people through violence?"
Müller explained that the "Nazi" accusation is often used as an "instrument of power" to suppress dissent.
"They [the globalists] don't care that suicide rates among young people are growing worldwide. It's just right for them."
This low regard for human life comes from the philosophical position of materialism that the globalists subscribe to, Müller told LifeSiteNews. According to the materialists, "human beings are just matter, just a mass of people that can be manipulated," he explained.
"You have to look at the French-Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran, in his book Le Mauvais demiurge, which propagates the most ruthless hatred of creation and of the goodness of God, spewing forth the snake venom of the nihilism of all Jacobin, communist, fascist and woke 'elites' of the last two centuries," Müller said.
"They [the globalists] don't feel anything about it either. For them, people are just a number... 10,000 less is good for the statistics!"
The former prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) said that the globalist system is a blend of capitalism and communism. Western globalists are capitalists with a "socialist mindset," according to Müller.
"In this system, totalitarianism is merged with materialism," he stated.
"And whoever has the most money is in power and controls and pays the media."
Müller said that it is well documented by reliable sources that one of the major German newspapers, Der Spiegel, is partly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Müller also told LifeSiteNews that climate change and the "green" movement are being used as a "substitute religion," to which many adhere "instead of spreading the original [Christianity]."
"The respect for the creature is derived from the belief in the good creator and does not need a catastrophic worldview."
Instead of genuinely caring about the environment, the globalists who fly their private jets thousands of times are using the climate agenda to "make a lot of money," according to the former head of the CDF.
Moreover, he pointed out that children are being sexualized at an early age to make them addicted and compliant.
"Sexualization in general and early childhood sexualization in particular is being used to keep people quiet," Müller said. "They use sexuality like a drug."
Müller named several attributes as the key characteristics of today's globalism: "Materialism, totalitarianism, contempt for humanity, uprooting, and the destruction of people's identity."
For the globalist agenda, the Catholic Church represents an obstacle, and therefore, it must be brought in alignment with globalism, Müller noted.
The Church "is not just being run over, it's being turned upside down," he said. For the globalists to be successful, the Church "has to run in the same direction [as globalism]," Müller stated.
"But the Church of Christ is the sacrament of salvation for the world and the vanguard against the self-destruction of mankind by negativists and nihilists," he concluded.
Many honest statements by the Cardinal in the above article. A problem of course, is in the reality, that the Roman Catholic Church itself is the wealthiest and most influential globalist system on earth. It rubs shoulders with, and is in cahoots with all the rest of these globalist minded elitists. Nevertheless, his statements regarding globalists are true. Even though he does not apply them to his own institution, which is neck deep in the facilitation of mass global legal or illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/11/23890838/catholic-charities-flights-add-number-migrants-ohare
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Catholic Charities flights lead to surging number of migrants at O'Hare
When Alberto Davila, a new immigrant from Venezuela, was given plane tickets last month to come to Chicago from San Antonio, Texas, a long stay in O'Hare Airport isn't what he and his family were told to expect.
"What a surprise this was," Davila said, looking around at the hundreds of people sleeping head-to-toe at O'Hare. "I thought we'd be at a shelter, a stable place where we could work and our kids could get an education."
Davila, 28, his wife and two kids are among the thousands arriving at the airport with tickets bought by Catholic Charities of San Antonio using federal dollars.
Many say they were told that in Chicago, they'd have help starting a new life. Instead, they have found themselves at O'Hare in an overcrowded "landing zone," as it's called by the city.
That growth is mostly because of the San Antonio Catholic Charities group, according to the city, though there also have been arrivals from other places, such as Houston and New York City. The nonprofit has continued sending migrants despite the city's insistence that it's at capacity.
Many said they are grateful to have shelter at all but are surprised by the living conditions.
On Monday, 549 people were living at O'Hare, according to the city, but the number of people camped out at the airport had ballooned to over 800 in earlier this month, around twice as many as the start of September, when the Sun-Times first reported on the growing crisis at O'Hare. There are currently 3,700 people waiting for space in city shelters to open up.
The airport became an unofficial shelter in June when more migrants arriving by plane and buses left police stations too crowded to bring people there.
The number of migrants at the airport, however, has grown so much that they're now camped out on flattened cardboard boxes throughout the entire ground-floor space.
More than 2,000 migrants arrived via plane from San Antonio between June 3 and Sept. 15, according to the latest available numbers from the city.
Many, like Davila, told the Sun-Times they came to Chicago at the recommendation of Catholic Charities in San Antonio.
Jefferson Ugueto, his wife and 3-year-old daughter said they were directed to come because it's closer to their ultimate destination — upper Minnesota, where they were told by Catholic Charities there's a shelter.
Now that they're in Chicago, they say they have no idea how they'll make the rest of the journey to the small town near the North Dakota border.
"We have no money," said Ugueto, 27. "I don't know what we're going to do."
Leaders at Catholic Charities in San Antonio have said sending migrants via plane is more humane than busing them, which can be a lengthy journey, during which one migrant toddler died in August.
"How would you feel about being in a bus for two days without knowing the language?" asked Antonio Fernandez, CEO of the San Antonio nonprofit.
Since a phone call with Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration in early September about the strain put on the city by the arrival of more migrants, Fernandez said the charity has been encouraging migrants to pick a destination other than Chicago if they don't have a sponsor.
"We recommend people not to go to Chicago," he said, but, "we cannot force them."
In the week after that phone call, the number of arrivals from San Antonio, the vast majority of whom are sent by Catholic Charities, still grew by 33%, according to city data.
Fernandez, who became CEO of Catholic Charities in Texas after several years with Catholic Charities in Chicago, said the organization in San Antonio had been forced to become a transportation hub because of the sheer number of people crossing the border.
More than 18,500 migrants have arrived in Chicago in the last year, requiring city assistance, but the number going through the organization's San Antonio welcoming center was more than 10 times that, according to Fernandez. Top destinations, Fernandez said, included New York, Miami and Chicago, although he said the charity does not keep a record of where it sends people.
Catholic Charities doesn't shelter people for extended stays. There were over 11,200 people at the city's 20 shelters on Wednesday and over 3,300 at Chicago police stations.
The plane tickets are paid for using funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Fernandez said. The nonprofit has been awarded $48 million through FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program since December. That's compared to about $7 million awarded to Chicago, according to FEMA.
Those funds are spent on staffing the welcoming center to ensure they deliver "trauma-informed care," according to Fernandez, but most is spent on transportation.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, first deputy chief of staff for Johnson, confirmed the mayor's call with Fernandez last month. She said she understood "they're trying to manage" a high number of arrivals but called what they were doing "reckless."
"They're trying to displace the responsibility," she said of Catholic Charities.
Onomir, a migrant who asked to be identified by her first name only, told the Sun-Times about her stay at O'Hare with her daughter. She said they spent nearly a week without a shower or a bed.
"That was inhumane," she said.
By August, others were telling the Sun-Times that they were staying at O'Hare for as long as three weeks.
"We don't have everything we want or need, but at least we're not out on the street," said Ender Morin, 35, another migrant arrival from Catholic Charities in San Antonio.
The wait can be especially hard for those with children, many of whom are sick from the food or cold floors, parents say.
"We all came here to work," said Maria Sánchez, who said she had been at the airport for nearly a week with her two kids. "I thought we'd be able to go out and get a better life."
Even adults without kids can find it difficult.
Cesar Zambrado complained of being hungry, of food that would "send you to the toilet," long lines to use a microwave to reheat food and boredom.
Above all, the 32-year-old said he wanted a change of clothes. He said he had been wearing the same clothes for weeks since leaving a California detention center.
"I thought I would arrive and be able to get into a shelter and start looking for work," he said, ruefully. "It's been very hard."
Don't be mislead. When the Catholic governors of Texas and Florida send their illegal immigrants to other cities in other states, they are not really fighting against the papacies open boarder social justice agenda. They are in fact helping spread the migrants around the country as their papal leaders desire.
https://www.catholicextension.org/stories/5-catholic-ministries-helping-migrants-border/
5 Catholic Ministries Helping Migrants at the Border
For more than a century, Catholic Extension has partnered with dioceses and parishes, religious sisters and priests, and various faith-based nonprofits that offer direct pastoral and charitable care to immigrant families on the southern border. In the last ten years, we have funded more than $20.8 million in assistance to border regions.
Here are five organizations that are providing compassionate assistance to our brothers and sisters at the border. Your generous donation can help support ministries like these. .......
No surprise of course, in the recent help the Biden administration received from the Supreme Court regarding the removal of barbed wire at the border. Catholic Joe Biden and Catholic majority Supreme Court are simply carrying out the social justice teachings and agenda of the Vatican and Pope. the leaders of the Catholic church.
It may seem strange that we find Catholic Governors Abbot and DeSantis battling against other Catholic political powers. What better way though, to maintain complete control of the issue. What have Abbot and DeSantis really accomplished to date, but stretch out the issue over the course of Biden's entire term, while the border has remained wide open? Even transporting the illegals all over the country as some supposed act of defiance, when that is exactly what the Catholic church and lefties want in any case.
Let us wait and see if anything ever actually does come of this, before Biden's term is over. If not, the reasons are obvious. Intending to allow the open border for the duration of his term. Too little, too late, too bad. The story of the vast majority of politics today, by the few politicians that actually "seem" to care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1w2meSEQIE
A rare media confession and confirmation of the Catholic churches direct involvement in the mass illegal immigration movement.
Catholica,
SDA's are programmed to believe that the New Testament Church rapidly became corrupted and succumbed to the gates of hell. BY the 3rd Century the Church was totally corrupted.
After corruption the SDA Church (through its prophet Ellen White) claimed that the beast power started to push out incorrect understandings about God primarily that God is WITHOUT BODY & PARTS. The SDA Pioneers with Ellen's prophetic confirmation states that God is a person with all the members parts and organs of a perfect man. That's the 1st one.
The second corruption they state is that man does not have a spirit that continues on after death and thus praying to Mary and the Saints equates to "spiritualism".
The 3rd corruption is the notion of Hell. SDA state that there hasn't been a burning hell at anytime in the past and that the only time hell will be activated is after the Resurrection of the dead when the lost are cast into it - the lost will then burn up like chaff in a fire and become as if they never had existed.
SDA's believe God commissioned them to take these messages to the world and "RESTORE" the truth about God's character and true Bible teaching.
More Cathlodox broken record rubbish. Baby-on, son of Babylon.
https://www.fulcrum7.com/news/2024/2/2/adventist-church-helping-to-facilitate-mass-illegal-migration
Quoted article below from link above.
Adventist Church Organization Helping to Facilitate Mass Illegal Migration
According to the Center for Immigration Studies some churches (including the Seventh-day Adventist Church) are assisting in a massive UN-led immigration project. According to the above article, a CIS examination reveals pass-through taxpayer funding of the worst mass migration in U.S. history.
AUSTIN, Texas — As the Center for Immigration Studies recently reported, a United Nations-led "Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP)" calls for more than 200 nonprofit groups to dole out $1.6 billion in cash debit cards, food, clothing, medical treatment, shelter, and even "humanitarian transportation" during 2024 to millions of U.S.-bound immigrants in 17 Latin American nations and Mexico. At first it was unclear who was involved in this and where the money was coming from.
"But suspicions that the Biden administration is directly footing the bill for the most voluminous mass migration crisis in U.S. history, now in its fourth straight year, can now be confirmed."
A follow-up CIS examination of the more than 30 faith-based nonprofits among those UN NGO partners — representing Jewish, Lutheran, Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, and nondenominational evangelical organizations — shows that the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been mainlining taxpayer funds to these groups, which then distribute them to keep hundreds of thousands of migrants comfortably moving toward illegal U.S. southern border crossings.
The UN has entrusted faith-based establishment NGOs with handling a lot of the $372 million in "Cash and Voucher Assistance" and "Multipurpose Cash Assistance" the broader endeavor will hand out to an estimated 624,000 migrants "in-transit" to the United States during 2024. That money is most often handed out, other UN documents show, as pre-paid, rechargeable debit cards, but also hard "cash in envelopes", bank transfers, and mobile transfers that the U.S. border-bound travelers can use for whatever they want.
Adventists
According to the article, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's "global humanitarian arm", the Silver Spring, Md., Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), plans to distribute more than $10 million, nearly 38 percent of it as cash and cash vouchers and the rest as food, shelter, and hygiene needs in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Peru.
ADRA received significant funding from the State Department from 2021-2023, nearly $51 million in 2021, $32 million in 2022, and more than $9 million in 2023 and two unspecified grants so far for 2024, according to USAspending. It's unclear how much of that is earmarked for U.S.-bound immigrants in Latin America, but clearly some of it will be in 2024. Brazil and Honduras were among the top countries where ADRA spent money. First Covid, and now this?
Observations
We believe that the PARL department of the GC is way too chummy with the United Nations (UN). As a globalist organization that is two parts incompetent and two parts corrupt, true Adventism has zero in common with the UN. This relationship weakens the Seventh-day Adventist Church, instead of strengthening it. Who in their right mind would ever think that our Seventh-day Adventist founders would advise such a federation with a group like the United Nations?
Or, just add a fundamental belief that the our church administration leans hard left. Full disclosure, there.
Organizations associated with the Catholic Church, collectively, move among the largest volumes of cash and other aid into the hands of U.S.-bound foreign nationals, more than $26 million. Three Jesuit-associated groups are to move some $5.3 million into immigrant hands, while the Catholic Commission for Social Justice sends out nearly $2 million.
We have been warning about social justice for 12 years, and this is one of the reasons. It causes the church to support social justice causes like feminism, abortion, radical environmentalism, LGBTQ, CRT, a godless worldview, and now illegal immigration.
A better approach would be to break off the relationship between the GC and the United Nations and focus on spreading the Three Angels Messages around the world. Our committed worldwide members would get behind that. We would too.
The United Nations
Alice and Foster Bailey founded "Lucifer Publishing Company." After the first two or three years, the name was changed to "Lucis Publishing Co."
Alice and Foster Bailey founded the Lucis Trust in 1922. Its activities include the Arcane School, World Goodwill, Triangles, a quarterly magazine called The Beacon, and a publishing company primarily intended to publish Bailey's many books. The Arcane School gives instruction and guidance in meditation via correspondence based on the ideas in Bailey's books. World Goodwill is intended to promote better human relations through goodwill, which they define as "love in action". That "action" included the support of the United Nations.
In 1932, the Lucis Trust established World Goodwill, which has been historically recognized by the UN, boasts "defining new Sustainable Development Goals for humanity," and encourages people to pay homage to the Meditation Room.
Inside UN headquarters is an ominous 'meditation' room. The Lucis Trust ha been in charge of this UN meditation room since its founding. And still is. Its goal is to bring all religions and nations together. That should be easy since, "Uniformity of beliefs is unnecessary." What's necessary? A shared spiritual experience and collective service, namely mysticism and social justice.
Pray that our church leaders would have the wisdom and courage to withdraw themselves from this corrupt organization.
Looks like apostate SDA's are all caught up in the illegal immigration invasion along with other apostate Protestant denominations.
https://cis.org/Bensman/Biden-Admin-Sends-Millions-Religious-Nonprofits-Facilitating-Mass-Illegal-Migration
Quoted article below from links above.
Biden Admin. Sends Millions to Religious Nonprofits Facilitating Mass Illegal Migration
A CIS examination of one subset of 200-plus NGOs helping a mammoth UN-led immigration assistance project reveals pass-through taxpayer funding of the worst mass migration in U.S. history
By Todd Bensman on January 30, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas — As the Center for Immigration Studies recently reported, a United Nations-led "Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP)" calls for more than 200 nonprofit groups to dole out $1.6 billion in cash debit cards, food, clothing, medical treatment, shelter, and even "humanitarian transportation" during 2024 to millions of U.S.-bound immigrants in 17 Latin American nations and Mexico.
But suspicions that the administration of President Joe Biden is directly footing the bill for at least part of facilitating the most voluminous mass migration crisis in U.S. history, now in its fourth straight year, can now be confirmed.
A follow-up CIS examination of the more than 30 faith-based nonprofits among those UN NGO partners — representing Jewish, Lutheran, Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, and nondenominational evangelical organizations — shows that the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been mainlining taxpayer funds to these groups, which then distribute them to keep hundreds of thousands of migrants comfortably moving toward illegal U.S. southern border crossings.
HIAS. A prime example is the self-described "Jewish American" nonprofit organization HIAS of Silver Spring, Md. (incorporated in 1903 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), which has pledged $17.1 million in aid to immigrants in at least seven Latin American nations during 2024, the UN's RMRP planning documents show. It turns out that in FY 2022, 47 percent of revenue reported by HIAS came as grants from government agencies, the majority from the State Department, but some also from the Department of Homeland Security, according to the group's tax filings and other sources, with the balance coming from a mix of major corporate sponsors and other sources.
But there can be little question about the origins and purpose of at least some of HIAS's $17 million pledge to the UN's Latin America migrant trails project. Last year, the State Department's PRM gave HIAS a $6 million grant for it, according to USAspending.gov, a database that tracks federal spending.
The first infusions of another $5.2 million State Department PRM grant to HIAS this year — explicitly for the UN endeavor in Latin America — started arriving in September 2023 with the last of it to come in September of this year, according to USAspending.gov.
All $11 million was earmarked to HIAS by the State Department's overseas refugee assistance programs for the Western Hemisphere, which the UN plan aims to support through "direct emergency humanitarian assistance such as food, non-food items, shelter, health, psychosocial support" in major migration transit countries like Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
A UN "activity explorer" database of the participating NGOs shows that some $6.1 million of 2024's HIAS commitment will go out as cash cards, cash vouchers, and cash in-kind services while most of the rest goes to humanitarian transportation, food, shelter, and various services.
Record Taxpayer Support of UN Spearheading Agencies
UN budget documents, federal grant-tracking databases, and other public sources show that the State Department's PRM and USAID also have poured taxpayer money into at least the other religion-oriented NGOs that CIS selected for examination, including Catholic, Lutheran, and Seventh Day Adventist groups. The list of participating NGOs comes from the UN's 2023-2024 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP), which lists more than 200 of the groups on p. 268.
The Center for Immigration Studies has exported that list here to make it available for further public study. Another 20 new NGO groups signed on for the coming year, although they are not readily identified.
But the State Department and USAID also sent historic volumes of cash to the Latin America project's main United Nations overseers, which also pass that aid straight to migrants: the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM).
The State Department's PRM and USAID have given IOM $1.4 billion in just the last 12 months, by far the most on record, according to USAspending.gov, a database that tracks federal spending. PRM is also the biggest donor to UNHCR, which is among 15 different UN agencies that will spread money and aid all along the migrant trails of Latin America. This is part and parcel of a State Department agreement to a "2023-2025 Framework for Cooperation" with the UNHCR to pay into the effort and to politically support its goals. The State Department openly acknowledges issuing guidance to field staff on budget and planning coordination for the Latin American effort, and it has turned over operation of major U.S. government policy initiatives in Latin America, such as an expansion of "refugee" centers and management of a no-interest "international travel loan" programs.
The State Department's PRM, USAID, and UN agencies all see this straight-line pass-through of American taxpayer assistance with "multilateral organizations" as "social and economic protection and risk reduction" for vulnerable stateless people "forced" to flee home countries, as the 2023 PRM grant to HIAS put it.
"PRM promotes U.S. interests by providing protection, easing suffering, and resolving the plight of persecuted and forcibly displaced people around the world," the State Department's PRM website explains.
But a more critical interpretation of such direct Biden government infusions of taxpayer money — and operational closeness with the UN agency recipients — is that it hurts the country by easing the northward path for mainly economic immigrants who voluntarily make the journey knowing in advance that all of their basic needs will be provided for and that border policies virtually guarantee their entry and long-term stay.
The funding intervention raises the specter that Biden administration appointees in these government agencies, many hailing from NGOs like HIAS, engineered the catch-and-release policies that initially triggered the mass migration crisis in 2021, then arranged for taxpayer money to support the flows. (HIAS publicly lauded the 2021 nomination of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as a HIAS board member.)
Some Republicans have proposed legislation to halt U.S. funding of the UN agencies and their NGO partners, but short of illumination about how it all works, the legislation has gained no traction.
"This is a slap in the face to American taxpayers who foot the bill for this corrupt globalist institution," Texas Rep. Lance Gooden said last year. "Republicans must condition UN funding and stop this taxpayer funded invasion immediately."
In God They Really Trust
The UN has entrusted faith-based establishment NGOs with handling a lot of the $372 million in "Cash and Voucher Assistance" and "Multipurpose Cash Assistance" the broader endeavor will hand out to an estimated 624,000 migrants "in-transit" to the United States during 2024. That money is most often handed out, other UN documents show, as pre-paid, rechargeable debit cards, but also hard "cash in envelopes", bank transfers, and mobile transfers that the U.S. border-bound travelers can use for whatever they want.
The Jewish group is hardly alone among faith-based NGOs essentially passing through U.S. taxpayer money to immigrants in just these ways.
Adventists. The Seventh-day Adventist Church's "global humanitarian arm", the Silver Spring, Md., Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), plans to distribute more than $10 million, nearly 38 percent of it as cash and cash vouchers and the rest as food, shelter, and hygiene needs in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Peru.
ADRA received significant funding from USAID and the State Department from 2021-2023, nearly $51 million in 2021, $32 million in 2022, and more than $9 million in 2023 and two unspecified grants so far for 2024, according to USAspending. It's unclear how much of that is earmarked for U.S.-bound immigrants in Latin America, but clearly some of it will be in 2024. Brazil and Honduras were among the top countries where ADRA spent money.
Organizations associated with the Catholic Church, collectively, move among the largest volumes of cash and other aid into the hands of U.S.-bound foreign nationals, more than $26 million. Three Jesuit-associated groups are to move some $5.3 million into immigrant hands, while the Catholic Commission for Social Justice sends out nearly $2 million.
Catholics. The highly visible Catholic Charities USA is not on the list of those working south of the border with this UN project, although the NGO and its many affiliate components receive tens of millions of dollars in federal awards to manage illegal immigrant transportation north from the border and resettlement activity in the United States interior.
But some 13 franchises of the nonprofit Caritas, whose website states that it is "inspired by the Catholic faith" and is "the helping hand of the Church", will dole out $12.3 million to immigrants south of the border, much of it as cash and cash vouchers, the activity explorer search tool shows.
USAID and the State Department's PRM have given more than $11 million to one of them, Caritas Brazil, since the mass migration began in 2021, including $3 million pledged through December 2024 "overseas refugee assistance programs for the Western Hemisphere" that include "food, non-food items, shelter, health, [and] psychosocial support", USAspending shows here and also here.
By way of explaining its views on this aid, Caritas Switzerland, one of the most giving of the 13 franchises, says on its website that migration "globally across international borders in non-regulated forms ... represents a legitimate strategy of people to improve their lives".
No matter that UN-member nations along the way don't want this traffic coursing through their territories. Caritas is going to "cover basic needs, such as food, personal hygiene products, clean clothes, safe decent accommodation and subsidized transport".
Other faith-based NGOs representing Christian denominations are well represented and also funded, in part, directly by the U.S. treasury.
Lutherans and More. In FY 2023, USAID awarded Lutheran World Relief a million-dollar grant for this year. The group would hand off about $181,000 supporting immigrants in Latin America.
USAID in recent years has given the nondenominational Boone, N.C., Samaritan's Purse $29 million "for programs overseas", albeit much of it for activities in Africa. But Samaritan's Purse has pledged $718,513 to the UN project in Latin America.
About the Rest
The 200-plus NGOs are listed for their activities south of the U.S. border, although some, like HIAS, also support immigrants inside the United States whom they have already helped cross. The list of these groups do not include a burgeoning number of large and small NGOs that work mainly inside the United States providing, for instance, transportation into the interior as well as shelter, food, housing, and many other resettlement needs and wants.
This examination of some of the religion-oriented NGOs indicates probable Biden government taxpayer support for many more of the others. But pending further research, the extent of tax money diversion to them is not publicly known.
The UN plan lists 57 as "international NGOs" like HIAS and ADRA, but also 132 "national NGOs", probably indigenous to foreign countries. Further investigation would need to determine whether the State Department and USAID send pass-through money to these. The plan also names a mysterious category of "Others" such as the Red Cross Movement and "academia".
Language in the UN plan for Latin America in 2024 leaves no doubt that its architects in both the UN and U.S. agencies are in lockstep about one thing: aggressively expanding the ranks of NGOs working on the migration trails, which if logic follows, would portend even greater diversions of U.S. taxpayer money to support them.
https://www.heritage.org/homeland-security/heritage-explains/who-helping-biden-facilitate-americas-border-crisis
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Who is Helping Biden Facilitate America's Border Crisis?
Heritage recently uncovered that Catholic Charities and other non government organizations have been working with the Biden administration to help move migrants across the country. This week, Mike Howell, director of Heritage's Oversight Project, will explain the investigation and how the mass resettlement of illegal aliens is impacting nearly every congressional district in America.
Michelle Cordero: From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains.
Cordero: In fiscal year 2022, a record 2.7 million illegal aliens crossed the border according to the US Customs and Border Protection. That number is more than a million higher than last year, which was also a record breaking year. And it keeps getting worse.
Clip: Illegal migrants meanwhile surged at the southern border ahead of the end of Title 42. Look at this group. This is the biggest group we've ever seen. Next week, Title 42 will go away. But look at what happened yesterday. Over 1000 migrants crossing into El Paso, Texas on Sunday. After Mexican police escorted and released nearly 20 buses full of migrants to various non-government organizations in a Mexican town near the U.S. border.
Cordero: The Biden administration is to blame for this escalating crisis. But according to a new investigation by Heritage's Oversight Project, they're not the only party responsible. Heritage recently uncovered that Catholic charities and other non-government organizations have been working with the Biden administration to help move migrants across the country. By examining the movement of 30,000 mobile devices in the United States, Heritage actually charted the path of thousands of illegal aliens making their way to a city near you.
Cordero: Today, Mike Howell, Director of Heritage's Oversight Project, will explain the investigation and how the mass resettlement of illegal aliens is impacting nearly every congressional district in America. Our conversation after this short break.
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Cordero: Mike, thank you so much for joining us.
Mike Howell: Thank you for having me. Good to be here.
Cordero: So the Biden administration has caused and allows to persist the largest border crisis in American history, but they're not the only party responsible for facilitating this crisis. What exactly did The Heritage Oversight Project find out?
Howell: Well, what we discovered through a memo released last week is that a large network of non-profits, non-governmental organizations, NGOs for short, down at the border are acting as a massive way point and resettlement program. Basically what happens is border patrol turns over overflow of illegal aliens to facilities on the border. These NGO facilities then take care of lodge and care and travel to disperse legal aliens throughout the country.
Howell: Now, what was most remarkable about our report is of course we knew this was happening, we've seen it with our own eyes. We heard from border patrol at the time. Is the spread and the magnitude of this operation. I thought after we began this, we would discover that illegal aliens were going to five, 10, 15 states predominantly.
Howell: But no, what we found is they're virtually going to every single congressional district in the US mainland. And the way we proved this was we went out and we bought bulk cell phone data that pinged the location data of the cell phones. And so we geofenced it to these NGOs, tracked the anonymized cell phones throughout the country. And then when the numbers came back and the data came back, shocker, they're going to every congressional district. And this is just a one month period and only 30,000 total devices. And so the spread is complete throughout the entire country.
Howell: It really gives statistical proof to the point that every town now is a border town in the Biden administration.
Cordero: Wow. So NGOs are, just to give an example, this is churches, shelters, organizations like that?
Howell: Right. For the most part. Some of them are affiliated with national religious charities. That being said, calling them religious organizations I think is a stretch.
Howell: What we're seeing, much like the left's march through all of the institutions, whether it's the military, our culture, our schools, et cetera, the same thing has happened in a lot of the charitable arms of churches. Catholic charities is a prime example. They're really the 800 pound gorilla when it comes to this.
Howell: They are deeply involved in facilitating the travel of illegal aliens throughout the country. But it doesn't end there. These NGOs are also, a lot of money behind this, involved in lobbying the Biden administration and our Congress to keep the border wide open. And so it's kind of this full scale operation where not only they're involved in the border, but they're involved in D.C. making sure the border stays open through policy and support to the Biden administration. A lot of their staffers and people connected in those NGO networks are in the Biden administration.
And it's not just in America. This is an international issue. Mass migration is something that's pushed by NGOs across the world. When illegal aliens make the journey to the border, they often stop at NGO facilities along the way, they have presence in Mexico. There are lawyers that help illegal aliens file frivolous asylum claims. They're involved in the push out of certain countries.
Howell: And it's not just in America. I mean, we see this in Europe. It's really an international operation. This is why the Open Society Foundation and George Soros and his billions of dollars are the central node in this. I mean, there's a lot more players. But it really shows that the left's view of massive, massive illegal immigration to destabilize, frankly, the West is really the plan here. That's what they're aiming to do. They don't believe in territorial sovereignty or the nation state. And so through the mass resettlement of illegal aliens, they're trying to undo that.
Cordero: Wow. Interesting. Okay. So how are the NGOs helping exactly, what is it that they're doing once they have the migrants there?
Howell: The biggest thing they do is liaise travel. They basically complete the last leg of the human smuggling chain. The cartels bring them to the border. Illegal aliens turn themselves into Border Patrol because they full well know they're not going to get removed. And then Border Patrol drops them off at the NGOs. And then the NGOs liaises their travel and gets them wherever they need to go in the country. Oftentimes, for a lot of folks, that means to a place that they were trafficked to work or a human smuggling design. Obviously drugs are a big part of this as well when you have the Border Patrol, with all their eyes on this problem, they're taking their eyes off the drugs. And the drugs, especially the fentanyl, is a national epidemic at this point.
Cordero: There are charts in the Oversight Project's memo, I'll link them in the show notes for our listeners, because they really are mind blowing. And as you reminded earlier, this is just a tiny sample, correct?
Howell: Yes. 30,000 devices for a one month period. And so if you compare that to the overall numbers, we've had over five million people cross during the Biden administration alone, I think if you were to extrapolate 30,000 and what we found from this to the five million number, we would be blown away.
Cordero: So what was the purpose of this investigation, why did the Oversight Project want to do this?
Howell: Well, first off, I think a lot of people who donate to these organizations don't full well know what their money's going towards. And so if anyone out there is listening and donates to Catholic charities or any of these other groups mentioned in the report, I think they should rethink that donation and their relationship with those organizations. Sure, they do a lot of good in certain places, but this is a big bad.
It allows illegal immigration to operate. If the Biden administration wasn't capable of turning over illegal aliens at the border to get them into the interior, they'd have a huge mess on their hands. A year or so ago, when thousands of Haitian migrants had to stay in a makeshift facility under a bridge at the border, that's the only time the Biden administration really took heat from the liberal media on this. Without the control of the situation, they wouldn't be allowed to continue this crisis. They'd just have a lot of illegal aliens in Texas and at the border trying to figure out what to do. And that's not the look the Biden administration wants.
Howell: This is a resettlement program. The Biden administration wants open borders for the same reason these internationalist NGOs do. They want to destroy the West. They think that mass immigration and demographic change is a political benefit to them. It puts people on government dependency. It massively changes the population of a country. It waters down community and civic traditions and cohesion. It unsettles the country. This is a Marxist key part of their philosophy is that they need to build class warfare, and there's no better way to do that than rapidly changing the demographics of a country with classes of people dependent on the government.
Howell: And so our point is to let the American people know, and especially Congress, that it's not just the Biden administration.The Biden administration is downstream and they're the ones obviously implementing the policies and responsible for it. But there are massive, huge influences weighing on them that they're downstream from. And that's not just by the way in the immigration context, this is how they operate in the green energy space, this is how they operate in virtually every other policy arena. They're basically the implementing arm of the radical international left.
Cordero: Well said. Well said. And it's worse than that because, again, they're not just resettling illegal aliens in the United States, but they're also enabling cartels.
Howell: A hundred percent. I mean, we've lost operational control of our border to cartels. And we talk about the cartels quite a bit. I don't think people fully understand how barbaric these organizations are. They frankly make American gangs, like the Bloods or Crips, look like a bunch of sissies. These people are ruthless in how they mistreat, abuse, kill, murder, dismember innocent people. And the women and children who are turned over to the cartels' custody during this journey are all too frequently raped and abused. It is a horrific, horrific underground smuggling network that we basically just let happen.
Howell: And the cartels, their control doesn't just stop south of the border, they're in the United States. They are on the receiving end of a lot of these illegals. I mean, this is MS-13, I'm from Northern Virginia, we have a huge MS-13 problem. That didn't used to be the case decades ago. But now with the amount of illegal immigration and mass resettlement, MS-13 is a real problem. And it is not something to be trifled with. These are some bad hombres.
Cordero: Mike, in conclusion, just tell me a little bit more about the Heritage Oversight Project and what else do you guys might have coming up?
Howell: Right. So the Heritage Oversight Project is essentially the investigative arm of The Heritage Foundation, and working with our colleagues on the right, trying to bring together all of the greatest minds and resources to basically fill the void that traditional investigative media used to. There used to be a skepticism of government. There used to actually be legitimate congressional oversight that got information out there. Those things are all gone. And so it's information warfare out there, and it's a one-sided fight because the left controls all the microphones.
Howell: And so what we're doing is realizing that white papers alone aren't going to meet the moment of the agenda that we need to implement. We need to get some facts out there. So we're suing. We've basically built a law firm suing on FOIA request based off strategic information that we've been able to gather. We are engaging in interesting projects like this data collection one we did.
Howell: And we're basically working with people throughout the country to make sure we can build a body of evidence to counter some of the less big narratives. And the short term objective is this needs to help drive and support the congressional oversight agenda specifically of the House now that it's in Conservative hands.
Howell: I mean, American people, when they went to the voting booth, one of the big reasons is they wanted to break up unified control of Washington D.C. And when you break up unified control, you get some oversight, especially in the House. And so we need to make sure that oversight's done well.
Howell: The Biden administration's been a disaster the last two years. And House and Senate Democrats haven't done any meaningful oversight. And so we need to do some meaningful oversight. And that needs to result in actual accountability and policy change.
So that's the mission of the Oversight Project. It's an exciting startup. It's doing non-traditional work. And I think it has a lot of people excited. And I mean, I'm certainly excited about it.
Cordero: Well, Mike Howell, thanks again for your tremendous work on this investigation. It really helped to paint the picture of this epic crisis. And thank you again for coming on to talk about it.
Howell: Hey, thanks for having me.
Cordero: And that wraps up this week's episode. I want to thank each and every one of you for listening to Heritage Explains. And wish you and your loved ones a happy holiday.
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Let's face the facts. It is no coincidence, that under the leadership of only our second Roman Catholic President, our borders are left wide open directly in line with papal immigration stated policy recommendations. While massive amounts of tax payers monies are being funneled to the 800 pound gorilla Catholic Charities, and other denominations including SDA's, who are abusing their role or function in society. Taking tax payers money with or without their permission to do that which a great many do not approve of. Shame on the SDA church which professes to stand for separation of church and state while aiding and abetting the robbers of our people. It is bad enough when a church or a state robs their people, but nothing is worse than when they combine their forces to rob us. We have seen the ugly and abusive head of this beast before, and it is not pretty. This is just another reason those times are referred to as the dark ages.
http://adventmessenger.org/pope-francis-claims-that-the-two-great-crises-of-our-time-are-the-deterioration-of-our-common-home-and-mass-immigration/
Quoted article below from link above. My comments in blue.
Pope Francis Claims that the Two Great Crises of our Time are "the Deterioration of our Common Home and Mass Immigration"
Vatican News released a statement from Pope Francis on February 13, 2024. The statement was written in the introduction to a book that Roman Catholic author and journalist Austen Ivereigh had written. In it, the Pope outlined what he called the two most pressing issues facing the world. The first, according to the Pope, has to do with our common home. This highlights the need for an ecological conversion and the connection between humans and the environment, and it is related to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'. The second has to do with the Catholicization of America through a well-planned invasion of Roman Catholics through mass migration.
The Pope's statement that Vatican News published is as follows:
• "As Pope, I have wanted to encourage our belonging 'first' to God, and then to creation and to our fellow human beings, especially to those who cry out to us. This is why I have wanted to keep in view the two great crises of our age: the deterioration of our common home and the mass migration and displacement of people. Both are symptoms of the 'crisis of non-belonging' described in these pages. For the same reason I have wanted to encourage the Church to rediscover the gift of its own tradition of synodality, for when it opens to the Spirit that speaks in the People of God, the whole Church gets up and walks ahead, praising God and helping to bring about his Kingdom."
Pope Francis has called on people to welcome and stand in solidarity with migrants and refugees in a number of speeches over the years. He has also called on governments and communities to break down the barriers and remove the restrictions on the movement of people between borders. This has prophetic implications because the Bible states:
"And the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over." Daniel 11:40.
This passage speaks of invasion, of overflow, and of passing over into the territories of another country. Many Seventh-day Adventists interpret the King of the North as applying to the papacy. If true, then her armies will be invading certain key nations during the last days in an effort to help set the stage for Rome's final conquest.
Record numbers of people are coming into the United States through the southern border. It is a Catholic procession coming from heavily Roman Catholic countries in Latin America. Most importantly, and quite possibly prophetically, this migrant invasion has the support and sympathy of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis also claims that the deterioration of our "common home" is the other greatest crisis of our time. What, then, is his solution for the common home? Well, the Pope wrote an entire encyclical titled "Laudato Si' of the Holy Father On Care for Our Common Home." The words "common home" are part of the official title of the Laudato Si' document, indicating that his encyclical is the answer.
Furthermore, Pope Francis' climate encyclical does not just show concern for the environment; it is a call to take concrete steps and urge the world to undergo a "global ecological conversion" (Laudato Si' #5). Along with calling for the adoption of Sunday as the day of rest (Laudato Si' #237), Laudato Si' also calls for the establishment of a single "world political authority" with the power to impose changes (Laudato Si' #175).
The truth is that Pope Francis is gravely misinformed. The biggest crisis facing our world is not immigration or sustainability. He is the biggest problem. The union of church and state will bring about the greatest crisis. Our greatest threats are papal supremacy and the globalism of the New World Order that the Pope is trying to establish. This is what inspiration reveals to be the "most dangerous foe" in the world today:
"Men are closing their eyes to the real character of Romanism, and the dangers to be apprehended from her supremacy. The people need to be aroused to resist the advances of this most dangerous foe to civil and religious liberty" (Great Controversy, p. 566).
The following quote is from the book FACTS OF FAITH by Christian Edwardson, Southern Publishing Association 1942
A MESSAGE FOR OUR TIMES
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We shall here refer to one other similar denial. In the Roman Catholic paper, Shepherd of the Valley, there appeared an article by the editor, in which he stated: "If Catholics ever attain, which they surely will, though at a distant day, the immense numerical majority in the United States, religious liberty, as at present understood, will be at an end." A Protestant lecturer, who made use of this quotation, was bitterly arraigned in a double-column front-page article in the Catholic Standard and Times for his false statements regarding Catholics; for, it pointed out, if he had finished the quotation with the words which followed, "so say our enemies," it would have reversed its meaning. The incident would have passed off at the expense of the Protestant lecturer, had not the Western Watchman of July 24, 1913, continued the quotation still further, declaring:
"The whole quotation should read: 'If Catholics ever attain, which they surely will, though at a distant day, the immense numerical majority in the United States, religious liberty, as at present understood, will be at an end. So say our enemies; so say we.' "- Quoted in "Protestant Magazine," October, 1913, p. 474. Why those who tried to deny their former statements should leave out the words, "so say we," is very evident. But what can we think of those who publicly deny facts to screen their church from unfavorable public opinions, unless they act from the motive that "the end justifies the means," and that "heretics" have no moral right to facts which they would misuse.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2900755/biden-secretly-dumped-320000-inadmissible-illegal-immigrants-us-cities
Quoted article below from link above.
Biden secretly dumped 320,000 'inadmissible' illegal immigrants into US cities
Efforts by open-border Democrats to blame the growing big-city migrant crisis on Texas and its program of busing illegal immigrants north are being upstaged by a new investigation showing that President Joe Biden has secretly flown hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities.
The unusual program, kept from the public, involved at least 320,000 illegal immigrants the administration admits are "inadmissible" immigrants, far more than previously reported.
Despite facing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit from the Center for Immigration Studies, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has refused to identify the 43 airports it is dumping immigrants at after direct flights from Latin America.
"While large immigrant-receiving cities and media lay blame for the influx on Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's busing program, CBP has withheld from the Center — and apparently will not disclose — the names of the 43 U.S. airports that have received 320,000 inadmissible aliens from January through December 2023, nor the foreign airports from which they departed," a CIS report shared with Secrets said.
New in its investigation is the administration's claims it is keeping the cities secret because it is concerned "bad actors" might "undermine law enforcement efforts to 'secure the United States border' if they knew the volume of CBP One traffic processed at each port of entry," the center said, citing an email it received.
The program at issue is Biden's scheme of letting illegal immigrants use an app to gain access to the U.S. without having to travel through Mexico.
"The program at the center of the FOIA litigation is perhaps the most enigmatic and least-known of the Biden administration's uses of the CBP One cellphone scheduling app, even though it is responsible for almost invisibly importing by air 320,000 aliens with no legal right to enter the United States since it got underway in late 2022," said Todd Bensman, the report's author.
"Under these legally dubious parole programs, aliens who cannot legally enter the country use the CBP One app to apply for travel authorization and temporary humanitarian release from those airports. The parole program allows for two-year periods of legal status during which adults are eligible for work authorization," he wrote.
"Upon receiving authorization from Washington, they buy air passage to U.S. international airports where CBP personnel process them for release in short order. All are said to be responsible for paying for their own airfare," Bensman explained. That can be thousands of dollars less and less dangerous than traveling through Mexico to the California, Arizona, or Texas border.
The direct flight program is in addition to another one that gives CBP One users a green light into the U.S. That program, the report said, "has brought in another 420,000 immigrants from nearly 100 nations from May 2021 through December 2023."
Catholic leaders and government minions doing the Vatican's bidding at tax payers expense.
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On and on and on it goes. Now in the UK where people are getting tired of mass illegal immigration and a two tier justice system in relation to the same. All over Europe and the US citizens are sick and tired of facilitated mass illegal immigration, and the implicit traitorous back stabbing politicians approving of and aiding and abetting all of the same.
Why are supposed elected politicians all over the "free world" ignoring their citizens and obviously listening to someone else concerning mass migration? Who are these numerous treasonous politicians listening to over and above their won people whom they are supposed to represent? Why are these traitors, listening to unelected, self appointed, self important, elitist tyrants, over and above the sovereign peoples of their supposed sovereign nations? Just how and when did the Pope, and Vatican, and EU take over control of all of these nations?
This now to the point that all sovereign citizens who would stand up against the mandates of these unelected self imposing tyrants, are now considered terrorists within their own nations and internationally. What is this but to say, that all who will stand up to and or against the politics of the Pope, Vatican, and EU are all now radical right wing terrorists. Just as the scriptures predicted, all nations and kings of the earth are drinking the wine of Babylon.
Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Below is a repost from the England topic, in General discussion forum. Seeing that it is directly tied to issues addressed in this
topic as well.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/uks-new-prime-minister-keir-starmer-moves-toward-digital-tyranny-in-response-to-civil-unrest/
Quoted article below from link above.
UK's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer moves toward digital tyranny in response to civil unrest
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an expansion of facial recognition technology and online censorship in response to widespread civil unrest following the murder of three girls by the 17-year-old son of Rwandan immigrants.
Four weeks later, the nation is wracked by violent disorder following the murder of three girls by the son of Rwandan immigrants.
Three girls aged six, seven, and nine were stabbed to death by Axel Muganwa Rudakubana on Monday, July 29. He is charged with their murder and with the attempted murder of eight further girls aged between five and 10 years old, along with that of two adults – all seriously injured in his attack on a dance class in Hart Street, Southport.
Rudakubana, who took a taxi to kill the children, has been described as a "quiet choir boy" and was formerly featured in a BBC charity video in support of "Children in Need." Mainstream media described him as a "boy from Cardiff." Later reports of his "ferocious attack" confirmed he had been born in the Welsh capital to Rwandan parents.
With nothing said about the decades of open borders which has seen eight million migrants arrive in Britain since 2001, the British state has used the crisis it has created to move towards digital tyranny.
In a statement broadcasted on August 1, Starmer blamed a "tiny mindless minority" for the furious disorder sparked by the killings. He vowed to introduce a "national capability" of mass surveillance in response, whilst threatening censorship and prosecution of social media companies.
"The actions of a tiny, mindless minority in our society," Starmer said, will see him "establish a national capability, across police forces ... shared intelligence ... wider deployment of facial recognition technology."
As Starmer announced a new police unit to crack down on violent disorder, an adviser to the U.K. government has demanded the introduction of "COVID-style" lockdowns to suppress nationwide fury over the lawlessness created by mass migration and a regime openly hostile to those who have to inhabit its consequences.
The term "anarcho-tyranny" is applied to a system of government which terrorizes its own populations with disorder in order to justify crackdowns to increase its own power.
This term seems to fit the picture of Starmer's Britain today.
'Mass surveillance threatens democracy'
Big Brother Watch has warned that the expanded use of facial recognition "threatens rather than protects democracy," as it "turns the public into walking ID cards." In a press release, the group – which campaigns against creeping technological authoritarianism as exampled in the dystopian novel 1984 – said in a press release on August 1:
The Prime Minister's alarming pledge today to roll out facial recognition in an apparent response to recent disorder is a pledge to plunder more vital police resources on mass surveillance that threatens rather than protects democracy.
Big Brother Watch's Silkie Carlo explained the technology is banned in Europe – and may itself be illegal in the U.K.:
This AI surveillance turns members of the public into walking ID cards, is dangerously inaccurate and has no explicit legal basis in the UK. Whilst common in Russia and China, live facial recognition is banned in Europe.
Starmer repeated his threat on Sunday, August 4, to crack down on "far-right thugs," saying "the full force of the law" would be applied those involved – whether online or in person – in the disturbances sparked by the horrific murders, and enabled by years of liberal globalist government policy.
Media reports have blamed "online misinformation" for fueling the violent disorder which has followed the appalling mass killing of English children. Yet critics have also pointed out that Starmer refused to mention the "causes of crime."
In one of two questions, a U.K. reporter gently suggested that government policy and the outrageous murder itself may explain the "motive" behind nationwide civil unrest. Starmer replied, "It doesn't matter."
Starmer vowed instead to "protect Muslims ... and those attacked for their skin color and their faith" as he erased any context except racism for the motives of the outraged.
"This is not [a] protest," he said. "It is organized violent thuggery, and it has no place on our streets or online."
Strongly condemning attacks on "places of worship," he said nothing of the 150 churches which have been burned down in the U.K. between 2017 and 2022. Disgusted by the "violence ... of far-right thugs," he has recently promised three billion pounds per year to Ukraine, and he stated in October 2023 that Israel "has the right" cut off food and water supplies to Gaza in its ongoing genocide. He denied saying this later, despite being recorded doing so.
So far, his government has not suspended arms sales to Israel.
As one concerned citizen pointed out on X, the state denouncing violence against itself has "made up a virus, injected people with poison, divided societies ... destroyed the economy whilst simultaneously robbing it," saying that these are "the same people who are ... allowing your country to be invaded & are trying their hardest to start World War Three."
By contrast, Starmer's no-context remarks erase the past and present actions of the liberal globalist order he represents.
Starmer: healing the nation?
Starmer, who became prime minister four weeks ago, has stated his preference "for Davos" over Westminster in the past, clearly signaling his preference for the globalist order over the national sovereignty and democracy of the British Parliament.
Record low turnout in the July 4 general election saw the Labour Party win a massive majority with over 400 seats – on the smallest number of votes it has won in 84 years.
In his first speech as prime minister on July 5, Starmer promised to end the "chaos" in Britain and assured the nation his government would rebuild public trust by its actions – not its words
This lack of trust can only be healed by actions, not words. I know that. ... Whether you voted Labour or not, in fact, especially if you did not, I say to you directly: my government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good. We will show that. ... Because no matter how fierce the storms of history [are], one of the great strengths of this nation has always been our ability to navigate away to calmer waters.
Starmer has made two public addresses in the aftermath of the mass killing of children by the son of Rwandan immigrants. The outrage follows weeks of reports of migrant crime, following decades of the organized rape of British children "on an industrial scale" by immigrant "grooming gangs."
In 2015, Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion said up to one million children had been raped by largely immigrant sex gangs. The latest report from January 2024 on the nationwide scandal says children have been "left at the mercy" of rapists, who are roaming free.
Starmer's approval ratings have plummeted, with many saying he has added fuel to the fire. Starmer repeated his charge that "far-right racist thugs" are the problem, vowing to protect immigrants from the British people outraged at the crime wave fueled by mass migration driven by globalist wars.
Starmer is an activist lawyer, like Tony Blair before him. He is joined in his agenda by at least one more activist lawyer, who is suggesting Nigel Farage's Reform Party be thrown out of Parliament on the same charges of far-right extremism.
Farage has said Starmer "hasn't got a clue," as attacks on the Reform leader rise in the press. Reform won over four million votes to return five members of Parliament, all of whom may now face expulsion for the charge of "giving legitimacy to violent protesters."
British deep state intelligence asset Paul Mason has called for all media to be shut down which disagrees with the liberal globalist agenda he serves.
Starmer sets the nation ablaze
Fair Cop, a campaign group seeking to "remove politics from policing," has joined many critics in saying Starmer's words had turned a tragedy into a national crisis.
"Last week, Starmer set the nation on fire."
'Two-tier Keir'
The group reposted a statement from the U.K.'s most senior civilian police commissioner. Now withdrawn due to suspected government pressure under Starmer's information crackdown, it accused the prime minister of pursuing a "two-tier" policing policy, with "the full force of the law" thrown at "far-right" protesters – but not at the armed and masked migrants and Muslims seen roaming Britain's streets.
Starmer said on Sunday, "To those who feel targeted because of the colour of your skin ... or your faith ... I know how frightening this must be."
Videos have circulated showing police standing by as mobs attack white British protesters, then leave a man critically injured. The police did not pursue the attackers.
"I think he's dead."
After this attack, police politely requested the same mob to leave their weapons at the mosque.
One Sky News report on "violent far-right riots" saw an armed masked gang of men of migrant background pass by, with no police in sight.
Even the BBC reported on the violence used by immigrant mobs against police and "pro-British demonstrators."
Rebellion against mass migration?
Donna Jones, police and crime commissioner for Hampshire, was quoted in local news as saying the government was refusing to admit that "mass uncontrolled immigration" was fuelling the same "rebellion that has played out across France". Jones explained that the protestors, whose violence she condemned, did indeed have motives which mattered. Her public statement was taken down after attracting widespread support – and criticism – from each side of the divide. She said:
Whilst the devastating attacks in Southport on Tuesday were a catalyst, the commonality amongst the protest groups appears to be focused on three key areas; the desire to protect Britain's sovereignty; the need to uphold British values and in order to do this, stop illegal immigration.
She warned of the public mood, comparing it to that of France, which has seen widespread rioting and police and former generals warning of civil war.
The growth of feeling across the country has mirrored (to a lesser extent) the rebellion to illegal immigration that has played out across France over the last 12 months.
Jones said the Government is not addressing the cause but the symptoms of the problem – which has been caused by the liberal globalist policies of three decades of successive Labour and Conservative governments.
The Government must acknowledge what is causing this civil unrest in order to prevent it.
Arresting people, or creating violent disorder units, is treating the symptom and not the cause.
Reflecting the fact that every U.K. government elected since 1993 has promised to bring down immigration, she said this was the question which remains unanswered.
The questions these people want answering; what is the Government's solution to mass uncontrolled immigration?
She complained that in an extraordinary move, neither she nor any of the U.K.'s community-elected crime commissioners had been invited to government meetings to shape the response to this mounting national crisis. She now faces calls to resign. Fair Cop greeted the news of the removal of her statement with a simple message:
Welcome to Keir Starmer's police state.
Culture of silence
One reason for Starmer's silence on the causes of this crime against the British nation is his own complicity in it. In 2003, Starmer was the lawyer who acted to secure the automatic right to free money, food, and hotel accommodation for a group of illegal migrants. Twenty-one years on, an estimated seven million immigrants have arrived in Britain. With migration levels rocketing, the U.K. population is projected to rise to almost 80 million by 2046, adding 16 million in the next 20 years – largely due to immigration.
Astonishingly, Starmer used his second address to the nation to say "people in this country have a right to be safe," as the nation is wracked by fury at the fact their children can be killed at any time in the chaos he has helped to create.
As he said the motive behind public anger "doesn't matter," Starmer said "the motivation for vast majority of the people in this country is to see their streets safe."
Whilst Starmer can see no motive beyond "racist ... far-right thuggery," Tony Blair himself has warned of the danger of failing to address the crisis caused by mass migration.
Rachel Reeves, Starmer's Chancellor of the Exchequer, warned in 2016 that "riots could sweep Britain if immigration is not curbed" – a surmise marked by its absence from the Labour government's move to designate the victims of crime as the enemy of the state. It is a move towards the digital identities Blair himself has promoted as recently as last week. The move will require the "a little persuading" of the public, Blair claimed last month, as he touted digital IDs as a means of managing mass migration.
"We should move as the world is moving to digital ID," he said at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change conference, saying digital ID was a way to "control immigration."
The plan appears to replace not only the population, but democracy itself – with a transition to AI-driven digital governance powered by the liberal globalist algorithm.
In response to Starmer's divisive digital tyranny, thousands of ordinary Britons have identified themselves as "far-right thugs." The polarizing statements of the prime minister have united ordinary people against them, which ignore their outrage over the danger to the public presented by uncontrolled mass migration.
Former police and armed forces members, parents and grandparents are among those embracing the label under #FarRightThugsUnite.
One "far-right" black man notes the contrast between Starmer's response to the Black Lives Matter riots and the protests by British people.
In an historic moment of sectarian unity, Irish Nationalists and Ulster British Nationalists have united to fight back against the chaos of mass migration. 500 years of sectarian division in Northern Ireland made the unity of Irish people an impossible dream. Until now.
Globalist 'democracy'
The demand to lower immigration has been made for 30 years through the electoral process, as the liberal globalist consensus has pursued its own agenda regardless of the will of its electorate. Democracy has denied the British people a voice for decades.
Starmer has divided the nation, vowing to use the law to prosecute those who complain of the living hell these globalist policies have made of their lives. His strategy of digital surveillance and censorship reflects the last resort of liberal globalism, which has taken similar measures across the U.S. and Europe. These governments cannot fix the problem, because their policies have created the problem.
Liberal globalists are the problem, and they are using the name of the law to criminalize and silence anyone who disagrees with them, in words or in action. This is the last resort of the liberal order – and it is deeply illiberal to imprison your political enemies.
The enemy of the liberal globalist order are their own populations, and this order is now creating chaos in the name of the law to justify a permanent digital tyranny. It is fighting for its life against those of its own people.
It is hard to see how any words or actions from Keir Starmer can restore order to a Britain broken by globalist regime change. How far wrong can he be? So far, there is plenty of force promised by Keir Starmer's government, but none of it for good.
https://universecatholicweekly.co.uk/keir-starmer-2/
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine. My comments and thoughts in blue.
We'll work with you for the Common Good, Cardinal Nichols tells Starmer after Labour landslide
After the Labour Party won a landslide victory in the General Election, bringing to an end 14 years of Conservative rule, Catholic groups have called on Sir Keir Starmer to unite the nation and support the weakest members of society.
In a historic night, Labour was forecast to win a total 410 seats in a spectacular turn around from the 2019 election, when the Conservatives won a landslide victory with a majority of 80 seats under Boris Johnson. However, the party won only 35 per cent of the popular vote, with the Tories collapsing to 24 per cent – 21 per cent down on 2019.
Celebrating the victory, Sir Keir Starmer told his supporters: "Thank you truly – you have changed our country", but adding "a mandate like this comes with a great responsibility". He added that the task of a Labour Government is "nothing less than renewing the ideas that hold our country together".
"We have to return politics to public service and show it can be a force for good," he said. "That change begins now". However, he said that Britain woke up this morning "believing a weight has been lifted from the shoulders of this nation. Together, we can walk into the morning and the sunlight of hope, pale at first, getting stronger throughout the day, as we look to get our future back."
As Starmer surveys the new political landscape, Catholic groups are hoping that the new Government will bring unity and healing to the UK, after many years of austerity and division, which included the 2016 Brexit vote, a large turnover of Prime Ministers and an increasingly toxic atmosphere at Westminster.
Acknowledging that "the history of the Labour Party owes a huge debt to the Christian tradition", Sir Keir Starmer shared his hopes of working alongside the Bishops' Conference and other faith groups, insisting that "there will be no national renewal without the active participation of the Church." He also pointed to the party's policy of caring for the vulnerable and supporting those on the margins as Labour's shared values with Christians.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols wrote to the new Prime Minister to offer his congratulations and assure him of his prayers. The Cardinal confirmed that the Catholic Church stands ready to work with the government in matters of education and other areas that serve the common good. "The Catholic Church has a long record of partnership with the UK Government, not least in the area of education where we run over two thousand schools in conjunction with the state. We look forward to this continuing and to working constructively in this and other areas with you, your ministers, and officials," the Cardinal said.
"Your previous comments about wanting a government which works with churches and faith communities have been most welcome, and I want you to know that we stand ready to play our part."
Catholic social justice charity JRS UK told the Universe that Starmer must build a 'politics of humanity' and to make the UK a place of welcome, while the SVP urged the new Government to 'root out poverty'. The Catholic Union told the Universe that it 'looks forward to working with the new administration'.
JRS UK is urging Starmer to put his words into action with regards to a new asylum policy, and to 'restore the right to asylum, end immigration detention, and put an end to the hostile environment that weaponises human suffering as a means of immigration.'
However, the sizeable Labour majority has alarmed some Catholic groups who fear a raft of pro-abortion and anti-life policies. Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, told the Universe that she is expecting "attempts to allow abortion up to birth" in the new Government.
A prime example of how easily the Church of Rome slides from one side of the political isle to the other with such ease. Cooperating with whoever is in power, unto the legal establishment of Roman Catholic Social Justice agendas, with which each party might agree with her upon. So that in the end, regardless of which party is in control, the political power of the Church of Rome increases until their ultimate goal is realized. World domination.
UNAM SANCTAM
Bull of Pope Boniface VIII promulgated November 18, 1302
Urged by faith, we are obliged to believe and to maintain that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and also apostolic. We believe in her firmly and we confess with simplicity that outside of her there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins, as the Spouse in the Canticles [Sgs 6:8] proclaims: 'One is my dove, my perfect one. She is the only one, the chosen of her who bore her,' and she represents one sole mystical body whose Head is Christ and the head of Christ is God [1 Cor 11:3]. In her then is one Lord, one faith, one baptism [Eph 4:5]. There had been at the time of the deluge only one ark of Noah, prefiguring the one Church, which ark, having been finished to a single cubit, had only one pilot and guide, i.e., Noah, and we read that, outside of this ark, all that subsisted on the earth was destroyed.
We venerate this Church as one, the Lord having said by the mouth of the prophet: 'Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog.' [Ps 21:20] He has prayed for his soul, that is for himself, heart and body; and this body, that is to say, the Church, He has called one because of the unity of the Spouse, of the faith, of the sacraments, and of the charity of the Church. This is the tunic of the Lord, the seamless tunic, which was not rent but which was cast by lot [Jn 19:23- 24]. Therefore, of the one and only Church there is one body and one head, not two heads like a monster; that is, Christ and the Vicar of Christ, Peter and the successor of Peter, since the Lord speaking to Peter Himself said: 'Feed my sheep' [Jn 21:17], meaning, my sheep in general, not these, nor those in particular, whence we understand that He entrusted all to him [Peter]. Therefore, if the Greeks or others should say that they are not confided to Peter and to his successors, they must confess not being the sheep of Christ, since Our Lord says in John 'there is one sheepfold and one shepherd.' We are informed by the texts of the gospels that in this Church and in its power are two swords; namely, the spiritual and the temporal. For when the Apostles say: 'Behold, here are two swords' [Lk 22:38] that is to say, in the Church, since the Apostles were speaking, the Lord did not reply that there were too many, but sufficient. Certainly the one who denies that the temporal sword is in the power of Peter has not listened well to the word of the Lord commanding: 'Put up thy sword into thy scabbard' [Mt 26:52]. Both, therefore, are in the power of the Church, that is to say, the spiritual and the material sword, but the former is to be administered for the Church but the latter by the Church; the former in the hands of the priest; the latter by the hands of kings and soldiers, but at the will and sufferance of the priest.
However, one sword ought to be subordinated to the other and temporal authority, subjected to spiritual power. For since the Apostle said: 'There is no power except from God and the things that are, are ordained of God' [Rom 13:1-2], but they would not be ordained if one sword were not subordinated to the other and if the inferior one, as it were, were not led upwards by the other.
For, according to the Blessed Dionysius, it is a law of the divinity that the lowest things reach the highest place by intermediaries. Then, according to the order of the universe, all things are not led back to order equally and immediately, but the lowest by the intermediary, and the inferior by the superior. Hence we must recognize the more clearly that spiritual power surpasses in dignity and in nobility any temporal power whatever, as spiritual things surpass the temporal. This we see very clearly also by the payment, benediction, and consecration of the tithes, but the acceptance of power itself and by the government even of things. For with truth as our witness, it belongs to spiritual power to establish the terrestrial power and to pass judgement if it has not been good. Thus is accomplished the prophecy of Jeremias concerning the Church and the ecclesiastical power: 'Behold to-day I have placed you over nations, and over kingdoms' and the rest. Therefore, if the terrestrial power err, it will be judged by the spiritual power; but if a minor spiritual power err, it will be judged by a superior spiritual power; but if the highest power of all err, it can be judged only by God, and not by man, according to the testimony of the Apostle: 'The spiritual man judgeth of all things and he himself is judged by no man' [1 Cor 2:15]. This authority, however, (though it has been given to man and is exercised by man), is not human but rather divine, granted to Peter by a divine word and reaffirmed to him (Peter) and his successors by the One Whom Peter confessed, the Lord saying to Peter himself, 'Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in Heaven' etc., [Mt 16:19]. Therefore whoever resists this power thus ordained by God, resists the ordinance of God [Rom 13:2], unless he invent like Manicheus two beginnings, which is false and judged by us heretical, since according to the testimony of Moses, it is not in the beginnings but in the beginning that God created heaven and earth [Gen 1:1]. Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/promoting-globalism-through-illegal-immigration/
Quoted article below from link above.
Promoting Globalism Through Illegal Immigration
Why the Vatican and America's bishops support open borders.
Months before officials in New York City allowed migrants to displace students in public schools, or officials in Chicago turned O'Hare International Airport into a refugee center, the former general counsel for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services made a frightening prediction about illegal immigration.
"This is going to be a catastrophe for our health-care system, our criminal justice system, our educational system," Elizabeth Yore said in December. "We're not going to recognize our society in two years. The crime and the chaos in the schools is going to be unimaginable. We are going to be paying for this for decades, generations."
The fact that Yore, a conservative Catholic, made that criticism holds more than casual significance — especially since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops effectively supports open borders.
As FrontPage Magazine twice reported, the USCCB uses taxpayer dollars to fund its human trafficking campaign, thereby enriching that body. But the payment it exacts for exploiting poor Latin American migrants exceeds the monetary.
The bishops use immigration as a weapon to implement Pope Francis' globalist vision, which demands the eradication of national identity and legitimate national self-interest. That explains the bishops' vehement opposition to President Donald Trump and their failure to forge a united front against Joe Biden, one of Francis' favorites.
It also explains the bishops' breathtaking silence on such crimes as child trafficking, sex trafficking and drug trafficking, and the prelates' refusal to defend innocent Americans of all ethnicities against crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants — including murder, as the "Angel Families" can attest.
Finally, it explains the bishops' opposition to controlling illegal immigration through such means as "a tripling of Border Patrol agents, especially at ports of entry, and the use of sophisticated technology such as ground sensors, surveillance cameras, heat-detecting scopes, and reinforced fencing," as a joint pastoral letter from American and Mexican bishops stated in 2003.
"That such measures might, in fact, deter or detect individuals trafficking children, the bishops ignored," Marjorie Murphy Campbell, a Catholic lawyer, wrote for The Christian Review, a website founded by the former publisher of a conservative Catholic magazine, Crisis.
But Francis is no outlier. His globalist agenda reflects six decades of papal policy, as FrontPage Magazine often reported. Starting with the Second Vatican Council, which lasted from 1962-65, Catholic leaders began advocating radically egalitarian and utopian solutions to besetting world problems. Implementing those solutions demanded globalist reorganization, preferably under one supranational body that would hold nations accountable.
Encyclicals from Popes John XXIII, Paul VI and Benedict XVI refined that policy. In 1963, John, who convened the council, used his encyclical Pacem in Terris to advocate creating an international "public authority with power, organization and means" that operates in "a world-wide sphere of activity" to devise and impose policy, he wrote. "Consequently, the moral order itself demands the establishment of some such general form of public authority."
In 1967, Pope Paul VI reinforced that appeal in his encyclical, Populorum Progressio.
"Such international collaboration among the nations of the world certainly calls for institutions that will promote, coordinate and direct it, until a new juridical order is firmly established and fully ratified," Paul wrote before quoting his own address to the United Nations. "'Who can fail to see the need and importance of thus gradually coming to the establishment of a world authority capable of taking effective action on the juridical and political planes?'"
In 2009, Benedict offered the most detailed approach, as FrontPage reported upon his death. In Caritas in Veritate, he advocated replacing the UN with "a true world political authority" to secure "the common good" by regulating national economies, diplomacy and international law. It would have power "to ensure compliance with its decisions from all parties," he wrote, "so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth."
Such an agency, Benedict continued, would "manage the global economy to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration." Protecting the environment would involve "a worldwide redistribution of energy resources." (Emphasis added)
Francis built on that foundation with two encyclicals of his own: Laudato Si on environmental sustainability and Fratelli Tutti on economic redistribution. In 2019, Francis expressed the papal commitment to globalism when the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences met:
"The nation-state cannot be considered as an absolute. In the current situation of globalization, the nation-state is no longer able to procure on its own the common good of its populations. The common good has become global and nations must affiliate themselves for their own benefit. When a supranatural common good is clearly identified, it necessitates a specific, legally and concordantly constituted authority capable of facilitating its fulfillment." (Emphasis added)
In March 2021, during an interview to promote his book, God and the World to Come, Francis said that a "new world order" must emerge from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic:
"Let us all keep in mind that there is something worse than this crisis: the drama of wasting it. Instead, we can heal injustice by building a new world order based on solidarity, studying innovative methods to eradicate bullying, poverty and corruption, all working together, each for their own part, without delegating and passing the buck." (Emphasis added)
That November, Francis reiterated that call to the Paris Peace Forum:
"Faced with the consequences of the great storm that has shaken the world, our conscience therefore calls us ... not to follow the easy path of returning to a 'normality' marked by injustice, but to accept the challenge of assuming the crisis as 'a concrete opportunity for conversion, transformation, to rethink our lifestyle and our economic and social systems.' "
Unfettered immigration serves the globalist agenda by eroding national law, identity and culture. Europe provides the prime example. Francis encourages millions of Middle Eastern Muslims to migrate there, regardless of problems concerning assimilation, yet never encourages them to become Christians.
As Francis' apostolic representatives in the United States, the bishops engage in two tactics to promote his interests.
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez represents the velvet glove. Gomez, born in Mexico, addressed the Catholic Napa Institute in 2011, the year he became archbishop, on immigration's role in American culture.
After acknowledging and praising the pivotal role Calvinist immigrants to New England and the Founding Fathers played in forging the nation's identity, Gomez directed attention to Spanish colonization in Florida and California.
"It is the story not of colonial settlement and political and economic opportunity," Gomez said. "It is the story of exploration and evangelization. This story is not Anglo-Protestant but Hispanic-Catholic. It is centered, not in New England but in Nueva España — New Spain — at opposite corners of the continent."
By forgetting "our country's roots in the Hispanic-Catholic mission to the new world," Gomez continued, "we end up with an idea that Americans are descended from only white Europeans and that our culture is based only on the individualism, work ethic and rule of law that we inherited from our Anglo-Protestant forebears."
Gomez then disregards the rule of law by ignoring the illegal status of many immigrants and focusing on their potential.
"These immigrants — no matter how they came here — are people of energy and aspiration," he said. "This is why I believe our immigrant brothers and sisters are the key to American renewal. And we all know that America is in need of renewal — economic and political, but also spiritual, moral and cultural renewal. I believe these men and women who are coming to this country will bring a new, youthful entrepreneurial spirit of hard work to our economy. I also believe they will help renew the soul of America." (Emphasis added)
Catholics, of course, have their own pivotal role to play.
"Catholics need to lead our country to a new spirit of empathy," Gomez said. "We need to help our brothers and sisters to start seeing the strangers among us for who they truly are — and not according to political or ideological categories or definitions rooted in our own fears."
The second tactic is the iron fist, which San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy represents. In 2017, while still a bishop, McElroy encouraged his audience to act as "disruptors" by encouraging disobedience to immigration law.
"We must disrupt those who would seek to send troops into our streets to deport the undocumented, to rip mothers and fathers from their families," he said. "We must disrupt those who portray refugees as enemies, rather than our brothers and sisters in terrible need."
McElroy's inflammatory rhetoric not only imitates the "resistance" narrative Trump's enemies embraced. It silently equates American immigration authorities to Gestapo agents seeking Jews.
In August 2022, McElroy received his reward when Francis made him a cardinal.
But rhetoric means nothing without action. As FrontPage reported, an investigation from the Heritage Foundation discovered that Catholic Charities linked almost 3,400 separate mobile phones to anonymous contacts in 433 of the nation's 435 Congressional districts. The investigation also traced 22,000 cell phones from all NGOs to 431 districts.
"Of the 52 congressional districts with the highest density of devices," the foundation reported, "71 percent were Republican congressional districts."
By supporting and profiting from illegal immigration, the bishops not only have declared war against their countrymen. By trying to implement Francis' agenda, the bishops essentially act as agents of a hostile foreign government.
Maureen Mullarkey, a conservative Catholic commentator, powerfully summarized the significance of their position.
"By admonishing voters to 'humanize globalization,' the bishops position themselves in the vanguard of a globalist world freed from competing national aims and interests," she wrote. "To a clerical elite impatient for the withering away of the national state, an open border is the staging ground for assault on citizenship and national sovereignty."
Not for nothing does Mullarkey call the USCCB "a fifth column in cope and chasuble."
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-06/pope-francis-message-world-day-migrants-refugees-2024-synodality.html
Pope Francis: An encounter with a migrant is an encounter with Christ
In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis invites us to see migrations as a sign of the times and as a symbol of the Church's pilgrimage throughout history.
"See in the migrants of our time, as in those of every age, a living image of God's people on their way to the eternal homeland," writes Pope Francis in his 2024 Message for the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
The World Day, celebrated annually on 24 September, is a call to believers to show support and closeness to the millions of men, women and children who are forced to leave their homes. The current global estimate is that there were around 281 million international migrants in the world in 2020, which equates to 3.6 per cent of the global population, and that number continues to rise.
Pointing out that God not only walks with His people, but also within them, the Pope invites us all to walk in a "synodal" way - in the Church and in the world - in order to move forward on our own pilgrimage toward the heavenly homeland.
God walks with his people
The message's title, "God walks with His people," immediately points to the synodal dimension the Pope constantly invites the Church and the people of God to live every day and in every moment.
Recalling the introduction to the synthesis report released at the conclusion of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality last October, the Pope writes, "Synodality is mainly presented as a joint journey of the People of God" that allows the Church "to rediscover its itinerant nature, as the People of God journeying through history on pilgrimage, 'migrating', we could say, toward the Kingdom of Heaven."
Thus, as he so often does, the Pope calls us to recognize the Lord present in the millions of people who are forced to migrate due to conflict, persecution, poverty, and the climate crisis, "as a living image of God's people on their way to the eternal homeland."
Journeys of hope
"Their journeys of hope remind us that 'our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ'," he says.
Recalling images of the biblical exodus, he notes it shares many similarities with the plight of migrants: "Like the people of Israel in the time of Moses, migrants often flee from oppression, abuse, insecurity, discrimination, and lack of opportunities for development. Similar to the Jews in the desert, migrants encounter many obstacles in their path: they are tried by thirst and hunger; they are exhausted by toil and disease; they are tempted by despair."
And God, he reminds us, "not only walks with His people, but also within them, (...) particularly with the least, the poor and the marginalized. In this, we see an extension of the mystery of the Incarnation."
From tent to tent
Pope Francis points out that "the fundamental reality of the Exodus, of every exodus, is that God precedes and accompanies His people and all His children in every time and place."
Thus, he adds, "God's presence in the midst of the people is a certainty of salvation history: "The Lord your God goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you".
Referring, yet again, to biblical texts, the Holy Father recalls that in the Law that God gave Moses, He provided instructions to build a "tent" as a place of worship that could be moved each time they changed location.
This he says, makes God's closeness tangible at all times. "The tent is a form of presence especially dear to the Lord," he said, noting that "during David's reign, God chose to dwell in a tent, not a temple, so that He could walk with His people, 'from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling'.
Travelling companion
Many migrants, the Pope continues, "experience God as their travelling companion, guide and anchor of salvation."
He notes they "entrust themselves to Him before setting out and seek Him in times of need. In Him, they find consolation in moments of discouragement."
"How many Bibles, copies of the Gospels, prayer books, and rosaries accompany migrants on their journeys across deserts, rivers, seas, and the borders of every continent!"
An encounter with Christ
Pope Francis reiterates his call to us to open our hearts and doors to our brothers and sisters on the move, reminding us that "the encounter with the migrant, as with every brother and sister in need, is also an encounter with Christ."
Christ Himself has said so many times, he noted, and the Scriptures are full of references to this reality. Recalling the 2019 Message for the World Day of the Poor, the Pope says: "Every encounter along the way represents an opportunity to meet the Lord; it is an occasion charged with salvation, because Jesus is present in the sister or brother in need of our help. In this sense, the poor save us, because they enable us to encounter the face of the Lord."
Pope Francis concludes his Message with a prayer:
God, Almighty Father,
we are Your pilgrim Church
journeying towards the Kingdom of heaven.
but as if we were foreigners.
Every foreign place is our home,
yet every native land is foreign to us.
Though we live on earth,
our true citizenship is in heaven.
Do not let us become possessive
of the portion of the world
You have given us as a temporary home,
together with our migrant brothers and sisters,
toward the eternal dwelling you have prepared for us.
Open our eyes and our hearts
so that every encounter with those in need
becomes an encounter with Jesus, Your Son and our Lord.
Amen.
So now, the mass migration agenda of the Vatican, International Organizations, and either's agents of political subversion from within various sovereign nations, is to be consider as the journey of God's church throughout history to the promised land. Or the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. I guess therefore the Vatican and international organizations are like Moses since they are the ones facilitating this, or actually they are like God, who instructed Moses and Christians today as well. Yes, that is more accurate. Since these unelected self important peoples or institutions do often put themsleves in the place of God, no even above Him, in bypassing the will of the peoples of entire nations.
No sir. People who are Muslims and or of other non bible believing religions or nations, are part of no such thing. Nor atheists that are among the migrants. Nor drug traffickers among them. Nor human traffickers among them. Nor terrorists or other people of evil intentions among them. Nor any just looking for handouts or new criminal fields from which to operate among them. Nor those simply looking for better opportunities entering the lands illegally ahead of others seeking to do so through proper channels, among them. Quite frankly, none of them at all, are anything like the Hebrews leaving Egypt and going to other lands. Or like the bible believing Christians journey through this world unto the heavenly kingdom.
Not one of them in fact, save probably rare occasions. Because it is not God who called them to their migrations, but rather poor conditions and or the incentives set before them by the Vatican and international entities. Who organize and facilitate these mass migrations to accomplish political goals of destabilization of existing government and nations. To effect the major changes they intend toward global government and economy under their authoritarian rule.
These things are not of God at all, but rather the result of the intoxicating influence of the wine of Babylon, under the direction of antichrist and the evil one himself. It most certainly is about the journey of a certain church, but that church is not the Church of Christ.
It is about the journey of the Church of Rome's agenda driven march toward world domination. By the destruction of sovereign peoples and nations, unto established authoritarian rule of globalist unelected international organizations under the moral direction of the Popes of Rome. A Feudalist globe rather than the old Feudalist Europe under the moral guidance of the popes of old. As the unelected leaders of Europe of that day lorded themselves over the people also, while in bed with the Popes of Rome and the Vatican. So be it as God's word has determined.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
: Amo Mon Aug 19, 2024 - 12:21:08https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-06/pope-francis-message-world-day-migrants-refugees-2024-synodality.html
An encounter with Christ
Pope Francis reiterates his call to us to open our hearts and doors to our brothers and sisters on the move, reminding us that "the encounter with the migrant, as with every brother and sister in need, is also an encounter with Christ."
Christ Himself has said so many times, he noted, and the Scriptures are full of references to this reality. Recalling the 2019 Message for the World Day of the Poor, the Pope says: "Every encounter along the way represents an opportunity to meet the Lord; it is an occasion charged with salvation, because Jesus is present in the sister or brother in need of our help. In this sense, the poor save us, because they enable us to encounter the face of the Lord."
Pope Francis concludes his Message with a prayer:
God, Almighty Father,
we are Your pilgrim Church
journeying towards the Kingdom of heaven.
but as if we were foreigners.
Every foreign place is our home,
yet every native land is foreign to us.
Though we live on earth,
our true citizenship is in heaven.
Do not let us become possessive
of the portion of the world
You have given us as a temporary home,
together with our migrant brothers and sisters,
toward the eternal dwelling you have prepared for us.
Open our eyes and our hearts
so that every encounter with those in need
becomes an encounter with Jesus, Your Son and our Lord.
Amen.
So now, the mass migration agenda of the Vatican, International Organizations, and either's agents of political subversion from within various sovereign nations, is to be consider as the journey of God's church throughout history to the promised land. Or the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. I guess therefore the Vatican and international organizations are like Moses since they are the ones facilitating this, or actually they are like God, who instructed Moses and Christians today as well. Yes, that is more accurate. Since these unelected self important peoples or institutions do often put themsleves in the place of God, no even above Him, in bypassing the will of the peoples of entire nations.
No sir. People who are Muslims and or of other non bible believing religions or nations, are part of no such thing. Nor atheists that are among the migrants. Nor drug traffickers among them. Nor human traffickers among them. Nor terrorists or other people of evil intentions among them. Nor any just looking for handouts or new criminal fields from which to operate among them. Nor those simply looking for better opportunities entering the lands illegally ahead of others seeking to do so through proper channels, among them. Quite frankly, none of them at all, are anything like the Hebrews leaving Egypt and going to other lands. Or like the bible believing Christians journey through this world unto the heavenly kingdom.
Not one of them in fact, save probably rare occasions. Because it is not God who called them to their migrations, but rather poor conditions and or the incentives set before them by the Vatican and international entities. Who organize and facilitate these mass migrations to accomplish political goals of destabilization of existing government and nations. To effect the major changes they intend toward global government and economy under their authoritarian rule.
These things are not of God at all, but rather the result of the intoxicating influence of the wine of Babylon, under the direction of antichrist and the evil one himself. It most certainly is about the journey of a certain church, but that church is not the Church of Christ.
It is about the journey of the Church of Rome's agenda driven march toward world domination. By the destruction of sovereign peoples and nations, unto established authoritarian rule of globalist unelected international organizations under the moral direction of the Popes of Rome. A Feudalist globe rather than the old Feudalist Europe under the moral guidance of the popes of old. As the unelected leaders of Europe of that day lorded themselves over the people also, while in bed with the Popes of Rome and the Vatican. So be it as God's word has determined.
Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
That man has to be certifiable. He says nothing that could even remotely resemble anything normal.
Agreed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNTxv5gholI
Interesting video about immigration. While the video centers upon the UN, as this thread points out, the Vatican is on boar as well. If not the true main culprit involved.
Just go to your search engine and type in -
mass migration and asymmetrical warfare
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/09/13/pope-francis-donald-trump-kamala-harris-election-248792
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Pope Francis: Trump and Harris are 'both against life' but Catholics must vote and choose 'lesser evil'
The U.S. presidential election in November took center stage in the 42-minute press conference given by Pope Francis on the flight from Singapore to Rome on Sept. 13. An American journalist asked the pope what advice he would give to Catholics in the United States on voting, given that one of the candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris, supports broad access to abortion, while the other candidate, former president Donald J. Trump, says that if elected, he will deport 11 million undocumented migrants.
"Both are against life. Both are against life. Both: the one who throws out migrants and the one who kills children. Both are against life," Pope Francis stated.
His answer reaffirmed what he has taught since his election as pope: Abortion is against the Catholic Church's teaching on life, but so, too, are other assaults on human dignity that affect the poor, migrants, victims of human trafficking and others.
The U.S. bishops have long described abortion and euthanasia as "pre-eminent" concerns for political engagement in their teaching document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship." In 2019, the bishops quoted Pope Francis in their introductory letter to that document but rejected a proposal to include a full paragraph from his exhortation "Gaudete et Exsultate" in which he critiques the view that "the only thing that counts is one particular ethical issue or cause" (No. 101).
Francis says he is aware of how U.S. bishops generally view the question of abortion as it relates to the election from discussions at the Vatican during their ad limina visits and on other occasions.
In November 2023, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted a new introduction to "Faithful Citizenship" that affirmed abortion as their pre-eminent priority, despite calls from some bishops to overhaul the document in response to modern challenges and to reflect new insights from Pope Francis. The document was produced in 2007, before the Francis papacy.
At today's press conference, the pope explained why he saw the positions of both presidential candidates as "against life." He began by addressing the question of migrants, saying, "To send migrants away or to not give migrants the ability to work, to not give migrants a welcome, is serious. It is a sin."
"In the Old Testament," he recalled, "there is a refrain: the orphan, the widow and the stranger— that is, the migrant. They are the three that the people of Israel must protect. The one who does not protect the migrant is failing. It is a sin. It's also a sin against the life of those people."
"I celebrated Mass at the border, close to the Diocese of El Paso," the pope said. "And there were many shoes of migrants who ended badly there." He was referring to his visit to Mexico in February 2016, when he celebrated Mass in Ciudad Juárez, as people from El Paso prayed on the U.S. side of the border wall. Before that Mass, a priest from Ciudad Juárez had placed worn migrants' shoes at the foot of a cross facing the bridges that span the Rio Grande.
"Today," he said, "there is a flow of migrants in Central America, who often are treated like slaves."
Francis, the son of Italian migrants to Argentina, emphasized that "immigration is a right, a right that is in sacred Scripture, and it was in the Old Testament: the stranger, the orphan and the widow. Don't forget that. That's what I think on migrants."
Turning to the question of abortion, Francis was equally forthright. He said, "Science says that a month after conception all of the organs of a human being are there. All of them."
Therefore, he said, "[t]o have an abortion is to kill a human being. You may like the word, or you don't like it, but it is to kill.... The church does not permit abortion. Why? Because it is to kill, it's an assassination. It's an assassination, and we must have things clear on this."
He then returned to the rejection of migrants. "To send migrants away, to not allow them to develop, to not allow them to have life, is a bad thing. It is evil." Likewise, he said, "To send away a child from the womb of the mother is an assassination because there is life."
He added: "We must speak about these things clearly.... There are no 'buts.' Both things are clear." He again reminded people not to overlook "the orphan, the stranger and the widow."
The U.S. journalist, however, persisted in the topic and asked, "In your view, your holiness, are there circumstances in which it is morally licit for a Catholic to vote for a candidate who is in favor of abortion?
The Jesuit pope did not provide a yes-or-no answer. Instead, he responded: "In the moral [teaching] about politics, in general, it is said that to not vote is bad. It is not good. You must vote, and one has to choose the lesser evil."
In this situation, he asked, "What is the lesser evil? That woman, or that man?" He said: "I don't know. Each one, in their conscience, must think and [vote]."
Warped perception is, as warped perception does. First and foremost, the popes use of old testament scripture to support illegal immigration to the extent that God called for and Israel allowed such, is warped indeed. God called for Israel to remain a distinct people, closely guarding their place as a distinct people of God on earth. Forbidding intermarriage and any compromising inter-relations with those of any foreign nation. The acceptance of any foreign peoples into the nation of Israel, who did not specifically intend to fully integrate into Jewish society and religion, was a sin against God. A treasonous action. Exactly addressed by God himself, concerning the detrimental effects of such relations with peoples of the foreign nations around Israel.
Only during times of apostasy, when Israel was backsliding, were such relations and immigrations of peoples and attending compromises allowed by Israel's rulers. Which always resulted in open apostasy, and national ruin by the eventual judgments of God. Why should the United States expect anything less from allowing countless millions of foreigners into their country who have no desire to integrate, and have very different political and or religious views. Such is an obvious implement of major change and or conflict from within any nation that allows this.
Apart from this is the popes warped perception regarding the duty of nations to accept countless migrants from countries who are not and or will not provide sufficiently for these citizens of their nation in the first place. Perhaps the pope and Vatican are to busy being in bed with the leaders of these nations and every nation they can, to politically correct and or ostracize them for not more properly providing for their own citizens. In any case, correcting the problems at home, is a much better solution than spreading the problems abroad. Seriously effecting the economic stability of other nations, not to mention the social, religious, and political tensions which arise as well.
It is unquestionably a grave sin against God and humanity to support and facilitate mass migrations into countries the world over, against the will of the citizens of those nations who are and will continue to be negatively effected in many ways by such unwanted invasions. Countries have a right to set up legal migration processes to accommodate immigrants, many of whom can be great assets to any nation, as they are able to handle without negatively effecting their own citizens and systems of government. The pope and Vatican have no right to force their globalist political visions of wealth redistribution, equity, and social justice stances, upon the citizens of any nation against the will of the peoples of said nations. Supporting and facilitating such while demeaning any and all that would Protest these violations of the will of sovereign nations, amounts to nothing short of literal asymmetrical warfare against peoples and nations.
The redistribution of wealth against the will of the peoples whose wealth is being redistributed, which the papacy is so proud of implementing, is nothing short of robbery and theft. Breaking the eighth commandment of God. This warped pope and papacy, apparently do not consider their own gross sins against nations and peoples, while falsely accusing all who would disagree with their own twisted views as committing sin for doing so. So be it as God's word has determined. The world and nations will increasingly drink the wine of Babylon, unto our own destruction by the judgments of God.
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JfqWetp2Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgC8H-eUyXE
The redistribution of American wealth, (tax payers money) without their consent, through illegal immigration. As the women from FEMA states at one point, they were doing as Congress instructed them. So which traitorous Congressman or woman voted for this, or illegally instructed FEMA to do this?
https://www.newsweek.com/church-warning-mass-deportation-donald-trump-mixed-status-families-1982281
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Donald Trump Under Pressure from Catholic Church on Mass Deportation Plan
A top leader in the Roman Catholic Church has called on President-elect Donald Trump to implement a "wise policy" on immigration, as the Republican plans to bring about mass deportations.
The Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said in Rome Thursday that the church wished Trump well and "much wisdom" as he prepares to take office again in January.
The Cardinal was asked about the President-elect's plans on immigration, which include tougher restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border and the deportation of at least 11 million undocumented migrants.
"It seems to me that the position of the Pope and the Holy See is very clear in this regard," he told reporters at the Gregorian University. "We are for a wise policy towards immigrants and therefore one that does not go to these extremes."
In October, faith leaders told Newsweek that closing the border to refugees and asylum seekers went against the country's Christian values.
Christian refugee advocacy groups World Relief and Open Doors U.S. said that one in seven Christians worldwide was living under the threat of persecution, including those in countries like North Korea, Iran and China.
In the 2024 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, nearly 29,500 Christian refugees from 50 countries had been admitted into the U.S.
Speaking to Newsweek Thursday, World Relief's vice president of advocacy and policy Matt Soerens said he was worried for undocumented migrants who had been in the U.S. for decades.
"Many of them have U.S.-born children, so if by mass deportation President-elect Trump means deporting all undocumented immigrants, that would mean deporting the parents of 4 to 5 million children," Soerens said.
"That would be very troubling to us at World Relief and the vast majority of Evangelical Christians, 91 percent of whom say immigration policy should preserve the unity of the family."
Soerens said immigrant churches across the U.S. were feeling concerned that their members could be swept up in mass deportations, should the program come to pass.
On Thursday, Cardinal Parolin said Pope Francis had given precise and clear indications on migration, saying that "this is the only way to address the problems and solve them in a humane manner."
The Pope has spoken on the issue of immigration worldwide since his election in 2013, with the numbers of those displaced through conflict and extreme weather only growing since. Speaking in August, the Pope criticized those who stood in the way of migrants finding refuge.
"There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin," he said.
Soerens said World Relief would be working over the coming months to encourage the Biden administration to protect those in the U.S. under programs like Temporary Protected Status and Humanitarian Parole, such as those from Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba, while also calling for reforms to punishments for undocumented migrants when Trump takes office.
"If Congress would act on this, that could be a fine and not deportation to a country they haven't seen in 30 years in some cases and that their U.S.-born children have never seen," he said.
So I guess, never mind the extremes of illegal immigration we have been experiencing under papal moral guidance, do not take extreme measures to correct these nation damaging illegal immigration extremities. Which the Vatican approves of, supports, and helps facilitate with tax payers own money against their will. Exactly to manipulate the politics of this nation unto the Vaticans own vision of government and society over and above that of countless millions of this nation's own citizens.
Interesting that the article mentions the almost 30000 Christian immigrants we helped. So who were the other millions we have let in, if not Christinas seeking asylum?
https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-pope-francis-donald-trump-mass-deportation-2017538
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Pope Francis Attacks Donald Trump's Deportation Plans: 'Disgrace'
Pope Francis has slammed President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans and described the policy as a "disgrace."
"If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing to pay the unpaid bill. It won't do. This is not the way to solve things," Francis said during an interview with the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa on Sunday.
Newsweek has contacted the incoming administration for comment via email outside of normal office hours.
Why It Matters
Francis' comments come as Trump prepares to take office and fulfill his campaign promises to strengthen border security. Following his inauguration, Trump is expected to swiftly implement his immigration agenda by signing a series of executive orders aimed at carrying out mass deportations. Reports indicate that immigration raids are planned in major cities, including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and Miami.
What To Know
The remarks come after Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy as the next Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
McElroy has described mass deportations of immigrants as "incompatible with Catholic doctrine."
Advocacy for migrants has been a cornerstone of Pope Francis' papacy, as he has consistently stressed the importance of welcoming and integrating them into societies.
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border drew a notable response from the head of the Catholic Church. After celebrating Mass near the border, the Pope remarked that anyone building a wall to exclude migrants is "not Christian."
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration was set to launch a large-scale deportation operation in Chicago starting Tuesday, his first full day in office until plans were leaked to the media.
The operation reportedly would involve as many as 200 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
However, incoming border czar Tom Homan has said plans to launch a major immigration raid in Chicago this week are under review after details of the operation leaked to the press.
The Trump administration plans to revoke a long-standing policy that bars ICE agents from making arrests at sensitive locations such as churches.
The ICE policy requiring agents to obtain prior approval before making arrests in sensitive locations was introduced in 2011 through a memo by then-director John Morton. The policy remained in effect during the first Trump administration and continued through the Biden administration.
What People Are Saying
Chicago Cardinal Blasé Cupich said reports of mass deportations targeting the Chicago area "are not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply."
Speaking from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Sunday, Cupich said that governments are responsible for protecting their borders and communities.
"The Catholic community stands with the people of Chicago in speaking out in defense of the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers," he said. "Similarly, if the reports are true, it should be known that we would oppose any plan that includes a mass deportation of U.S. citizens born of undocumented parents."
"If the indiscriminate mass deportation being reported were to be carried out, this would be an affront to the dignity of all people and communities, and deny the legacy of what it means to be an American," he stated.
Tom Homan, incoming border czar, told ABC News on Saturday: "We're reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak. When the president gets sworn in, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are going to have a new priority of seeking out those who are considered a public safety threat and a national security threat."
The Reverend Randy J. Mayer, lead pastor at the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ in Sahuarita, Arizona, previously told Newsweek: "The incoming administration talks a lot about indiscriminate mass deportations and increased immigration enforcement, but it is the cruelty, vulgarity, and vengeance that seems to singe their words.
What Happens Next
Trump is set to be inaugurated at noon today and is expected to sign more than 200 executive orders on Monday just hours after taking office, per reports by Fox News and ABC News.
He will address illegal immigration and border security while laying the groundwork to conduct mass deportations.
Catholic leaders now feel the right to determine what it means to be a real American. The Catholic church facilitating mass illegal migration into the U.S. and care for them when they arrive on tax payers dimes of a nation already 36 trillion dollars in debt is good. Stopping such financially harmful results of wealth redistribution, and casting a bunch of the people and costs back upon the nations which they traveled from with heavy Vatican support along the way, is bad.
Nobody who disagrees with these Vatican and Pope expressed views, is a true "Christian". Papal equity requires that nations who cannot or will not take care of their own people, should ship them elsewhere at the expense of the people of the nations they are shipped to. Don't fix the problem at the source, spread the disease and poverty abroad, that all successful nations may be equally poor as well. For the common good and equity of a global population of poor peasants if you will, who are so much easier for the global government the Vatican envisions to control and manipulate of course. You know, the global government and economic system the Vatican has been calling for now, for many decades. Whom she will be the moral guide and leader of, of course.
Nothing to see here, move along, and go along with the papal program little people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U90hCUgBqJk
The Catholic Church is on the wrong side of illegal immigration: Basile
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-01/cardinal-cupich-chicago-reports-mass-deportations-immigrants.html
Quoted article below from link above.
Cardinal Cupich: We oppose any immigrant mass deportation plan
Cardinal Cupich addresses reports of potential planned mass deportations targeting undocumented people in the Chicago area and reiterates the Catholic Church's commitment to human dignity, justice, and the rights of migrants and asylum seekers.
Expressing concern over reported plans of the new US administration to implement mass deportations targeting the Chicago area, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago affirmed that such an action would be "not only profoundly disturbing but also wound us deeply."
"The Catholic community stands with the people of Chicago in speaking out in defence of the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. Similarly, if the reports are true, it should be known that we would oppose any plan that includes a mass deportation of U.S. citizens born of undocumented parents," he said.
In a statement released on Sunday in Mexico City, where he is undertaking a pilgrimage, the cardinal wished the new government administration success in promoting the common good. Still, he decried the reports being circulated of potential mass deportations targeting the area and said such actions would betray the city's legacy of immigration.
Cardinal Cupich's statement comes on the eve of the inauguration of President Donald Trump who has pledged to stage a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration immediately after he takes the oath of office on Monday.
Chicago is considered a "sanctuary" jurisdiction that limits cooperation with federal immigration officials.
The cardinal pointed out that Chicago, like much of the United States, owes its vibrancy and diversity to generations of immigrants. "There is not a person in Chicago, save the Indigenous people, who have not benefited from this legacy," he noted.
Call to conscience and action
Cardinal Cupich highlighted the importance of balancing lawful immigration enforcement with the defence of human dignity and rights, noting "We support the legitimate efforts of law enforcement to protect the safety and security of our communities - criminality cannot be countenanced when committed by immigrants or longtime citizens."
However, he stressed that the Church "vigorously supports local and state legislation to protect the rights of immigrants in Illinois."
And voicing strong opposition to reports of deportations involving U.S.-born children of undocumented parents, he said that this would be an affront to fundamental human rights and an assault on family unity.
Global and pastoral perspective
Quoting Pope Francis, Cardinal Cupich called for migration governance that respects human rights and avoids indiscriminate deportations.
"We are quick to forget that we are dealing with people with faces and names," he said and he repeated the Pope's warning against repatriating individuals to countries where they face grave threats.
"Millions of migrants flee their homelands for safer shores precisely because it is a life-or-death issue for them and their children," he stated.
Places of worship as sanctuaries
The Cardinal of Chicago affirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to protecting sacred spaces from immigration enforcement activities. He referenced the Sensitive Locations policy, which has been in effect since 2011 and discourages enforcement actions in places such as churches and schools.
"For members of faith communities, the threatened mass deportations also leave us with the searing question, 'What is God telling us in this moment?'" he asked, calling for a collective examination of conscience.
Invitation to dialogue and solidarity
Cardinal Cupich's statement concluded with an appeal for dialogue and for solutions that honour both the rule of law and the dignity of every person:
"People of faith are called to speak for the rights of others and to remind society of its obligation to care for those in need," he said, adding that "If the indiscriminate mass deportation being reported were to be carried out, this would be an affront to the dignity of all people and communities, and deny the legacy of what it means to be an American."
As I have stated many times over on these boards, and as the above twisted testimony demonstrates when juxtaposed with the actual facts, the Roman Catholic Church represents an agent of political subversion from within every nation she exists. Literally robbing and financially raping sovereign nations the world over through her deceptive and illegal manipulations. Which she ever refers to as establishing
the common good. Which is nothing but her own political agenda being established at the expense of everyone and everything else.
This very institution is at the heart of mass illegal immigrations into this nation. Constantly facilitating the same at tax payers expense to the tune of the weight of countless billions upon the backs of the peoples of this nation, which is already 36 trillion dollars in debt.
Now she turns upon the government and peoples of this nation and wagging her finger at us, saying how dare you suggest or attempt to facilitate mass deportations of the people we have worked so hard to illegally bring into your country at your own expense and financial burden. How dare you resist whatever we declare is for
the common good. Who are the increasingly poor peasants of this nation and the politicians they would elect to represent their concerns, to defy the proclaimed and holy
common good of the Roman catholic Church? Silence you peasants, and bow before the Vatican and the instructions or condemnations of her bishops and priests which she has spread throughout every nation of the earth.
Shut your mouths, bend the knee, put your heads back, and open your mouths, and drink the wine of Babylon unto global madness, poverty, peasantry, tyrrany, corruption, confusion, and finally desolation. The
common good the Vatican envisions along with her globalist lovers, upon the backs of the seas and waters of the peoples of earth. Who will own nothing in absolute subjection to Babylon and her fornicating lovers, and be happy for such.
Jer 51:6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. 7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rlkHHudfI
Outstanding. Trump cutting off funding to NGOs taking our monies and using them to facilitate mass migration into our country. While the Catholic Church gets the very most monies and is the main culprit, several other churches or denominations are guilty as well. Including the Seventh Day Adventist church. Shame on those SDA's joining in on this misuse of tax payers monies without their consent. Cut all the funds off since they are being abused and handled basically illegally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLRjrP7ZDaU
'You Do Not Have The Right To Pass Thru 5 Countries Because You Want Free Stuff'
Another good one on people taking action.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/us-news/catholic-charities-draws-fire-over-video-coaching-illegal-migrants-on-how-to-duck-ice/
Quoted article below from link above.
Catholic Charities draws fire over video coaching illegal migrants on how to duck ICE workplace probes
A Catholic charity that receives billions in government funding has stirred controversy for a video teaching migrants in the country illegally how to evade US immigration law.
In the video, distributed by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Refugee & Immigration Services Program, immigration attorney Barbara Graham outlines step-by-step instructions for how migrants can thwart authorities conducting lawful investigations at their workplace.
"Do not panic, and do not run away. If you are frightened and feel like you need to leave, you can calmly walk toward the exit," Graham advised.
"If you are stopped, you may ask if you are free to leave. If the officer says no, do not try to exit the building. If you are questioned, you may tell them you want to remain silent," she continued.
She further suggested that illegal immigrants should stonewall authorities by refusing to answer questions including where they were born or how they got into the US.
According to a ProPublica audit of Virginia-based Catholic Charities USA's finances, the 114-year-old organization took in just shy of $2 million in federal grants in 2021.
In 2010, the group's scores of local affiliates were taking in a total of nearly $2.9 billion annually from the government — representing about 62% of its $4.67 billion annual revenue, the New York Times wrote at the time.
On its own website, Catholic Charities USA describes its "challenge" as to "support the federal government's right and duty to regulate our borders while also calling for bipartisan, effective, humane reforms to our country's broken immigration system."
The organization said 638,000 people have received immigration help from one of the group's 119 affiliates.
In the legal advice video, Graham offered the tip that illegal immigrants being questioned by authorities can simply "refuse to show identify documents," refuse to say what country they are from and refuse to sign any paperwork without first demanding a pro-bono attorney.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) called for Catholic Charities USA to be defunded in a post on X in which he flagged DOGE, President Trump's newly minted Department of Government Efficiency.
In a follow-up statement to The Post, Burchett took aim at the charitable group for playing politics on the immigrant crisis.
"These nongovernmental organizations and Catholic charities have pushed a mind-blowing number of illegals into our country over the past four years. It's happening on both sides of the border. They're using your tax dollars, and they're not doing anybody any favors," he said.
He added: "Our priority should be finding the 300,000-plus kids these NGOs and Catholic charities lost, not giving legal advice to people who broke the law and are inside the US illegally."
Burchett was referring to the 300,000 migrant children who came into the US during the Biden administration and were released to sponsors with no immigration appointments — meaning the Department of Homeland Security has no way of tracking them.
The reaction on X was also swift, with many users excoriating the humanitarian group for wading into politics.
"Time to lose their tax status," a commenter quipped.
"These people should be arrested and prosecuted for aiding and abetting a federal crime," another mused.
Another user chimed in, "It's infuriating when organizations like Catholic Charities, which are supposed to be about helping people, start actively undermining the laws that are in place to protect our country."
In a statement, Kevin Brennan, Vice President for Media Relations and Executive Communications at Catholic Charities USA, told The Post, "Across the United States, Catholic Charities agencies serve the people most in need in their local communities, from hungry children and families trying to make ends meet to expectant mothers, veterans, disaster survivors, immigrants, seniors, and more," he said.
"This noble, merciful service is inspired by the teachings of the Gospel, which instruct us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and welcome the stranger."
Catholic Charities USA isn't the only Catholic group to run afoul of the Trump administration's immigration policies in recent days.
Speaking on CBS News' "Face the Nation" in his first interview since becoming vice president, JD Vance questioned the motives of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops — the "largest refugee resettlement agency in the world" — which has "condemned" Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants.
"I think the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has, frankly, not been a good partner in common-sense immigration enforcement that the American people voted for, and I hope, again, as a devout Catholic, that they'll do better," Vance told host Margaret Brennan.
"I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?" he asked pointedly.
"We're going to enforce immigration law. We're going to protect the American people," he vowed.
According to audited financial statements reviewed by America magazine, the bishops group received around $122.6 million in 2022 and about $129.6 million in 2023 for refugee-related services.
The organization boasts that its Migration and Refugee Services department is responsible for resettling approximately 18% of the refugees who enter the US each year.
Trump and his no-nonsense border czar, Tom Homan, have pledged to curb illegal immigration, which went on virtually unchecked under the Biden administration's open-border policy that saw some 8 million migrants stream into the country over four years.
In the week since Trump's second inauguration, federal immigration agents have been rounding up hundreds of migrant criminals across the country on a daily basis, currently averaging 433 arrests per day.
On Sunday alone, ICE made 956 arrests nationwide, including arrests of violent criminals in Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles and New Orleans.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2025/01/28/catholic-charities-illegal-immigration-stories/?_page=2
Many articles on this page.
https://www.complicitclergy.com/2025/02/01/catholic-charities-has-lost-control-of-the-narrative/
People are mad and finally addressing the Catholic Church's abusive facilitation of illegal immigration. But this is not a recent phenomenon, it has been going on for decades now, if not over a century. The snowball has just become too large to hide anymore. Our second Catholic President dove all in revealing the true intent of the Vatican all along. The redistribution of wealth and power by the redistribution of peoples unto overloading and collapsing political entities and nations it wishes to be rid of. That such may be prevented from interfering with their globalist agenda.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/us-bishops-are-complicit-in-perpetuating-americas-illegal-immigration-problem/
Quoted article below from link above.
US bishops are complicit in perpetuating America's illegal immigration problem
While true shepherds are called to lead with wisdom and integrity, many of our bishops in America have chosen the path of silence, profit, and complicity. The question remains: when will they be held accountable?
(Complicit Clergy) — This past Thursday evening, Raymond Arroyo interviewed Archbishop Thomas Wenski, a member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, on the topic of illegal immigration. Reacting to Vice President JD Vance's comments about the U.S. bishops from earlier in the week, Wenski stated:
I think the vice president was a bit off the mark with alleging that we've gotten $100 million to resettle illegal aliens. First of all, we've participated, since the end of World War II, with the U.S. government and helping to resettle refugees. And refugees, by definition, are not illegal aliens. They're people that have been admitted to this country by the United States under the Refugee Act and the U.S. government has contracted with Catholics and also with Jewish organizations and other Protestant organizations to help resettle these people, because the government knows that when faith-based organizations do this work, they do it much more efficiently and much more economically than the government.
Notice Wenski's slight-of-hand: he claims that the millions of migrants who illegally crossed our borders were not, in fact, "illegal aliens" but, instead, were "refugees," simply because the Biden administration handed these people a piece of paper at the border. Wenski, along with most of the U.S. bishops, were willing accomplices in this ruse because they received billions of taxpayer dollars in exchange for trafficking these illegal aliens throughout our nation.
Rather than standing-up for the rule of law or the well-being of American citizens, the bishops buried their heads in the sand while cashing the checks – reaping financial benefits from a crisis they claim to merely "respond" to, rather than help perpetuate.
But money may not have been the only factor at play. Near the end of the first Trump administration, the U.S. bishops lambasted Trump for not including illegal aliens in the apportionment of U.S. congressional seats. It turns-out Blue states are at risk of losing a number of congressional seats because their tyrannically policies have driven too many citizens out of their boundaries for these states to survive politically without back-filling with "unauthorized migrants."
As public backlash now mounts and the American people grow weary of a never-ending surge of illegal immigration, it is clear what strategy the bishops will adopt: deflect the blame. Their talking point is predictable – "It's not our fault. These individuals were granted legal status at the border, and we were simply offering them humanitarian aid."
But this excuse is nothing more than a moral and intellectual evasion. Anyone with a shred of political awareness can see that these so-called "legal" admissions are the result of an administration intentionally bypassing the law. The Biden administration has used parole authority in ways it was never intended – to flood the country with hundreds of thousands of migrants who, under normal legal standards, would not qualify for asylum. This is not lawful immigration. It is an orchestrated policy of mass entry with no regard for the integrity of the system or the impact on communities across the nation.
Did the bishops not notice this? Did they miss the evidence of an administration deliberately undermining immigration laws? Of course not. They simply chose not to care.
Not a single U.S. bishop has stood-up to demand that this invasion be stopped. Not one has had the courage to declare that an open border is a violation of national sovereignty and a moral hazard. Instead, they issue carefully worded statements about the need to "welcome the stranger," completely ignoring the reality that a lawless border endangers both migrants and Americans alike.
The truth is, the bishops' priorities are clear. The Catholic Church in the United States, through organizations like Catholic Charities, has become financially dependent on government contracts to house, transport, and resettle illegal immigrants. The USCCB receives tens of millions of dollars annually from the federal government to facilitate migrant aid. This is no secret – it is public record. And yet, they expect the faithful to believe they are neutral actors in this crisis.
The American people are not fools. They see what is happening. They recognize that the bishops are not innocent bystanders but active participants in an agenda that is eroding the rule of law and devastating communities. Their silence is not a sign of ignorance – it is the calculated decision of men who prefer government funding to moral courage.
History will judge this moment. While true shepherds are called to lead with wisdom and integrity, many of our bishops have chosen the path of silence, profit, and complicity. The question remains: when will they be held accountable?
https://rairfoundation.com/americas-taxpayer-funded-invasion-rairs-investigation-catholic-charities/
Quotes below from link above, where the videos being addressed may be viewed as well.
America's Taxpayer-Funded Invasion: RAIR's Investigation into Catholic Charities Sparks Global Outrage Over Refugee Resettlement Racket (Video)
After RAIR's groundbreaking investigation and social media exposé on Catholic Charities and other refugee resettlement groups, we sparked international attention and ignited a national conversation about their controversial role in aiding illegal migrants, undermining ICE, and exploiting taxpayer dollars to fuel the refugee resettlement racket.
Catholic Charities USA, a long-standing organization with deep ties to the federal government, has come under fire for its shocking role in undermining U.S. immigration law. At the heart of the controversy is a video produced by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Refugee & Immigration Services Program that was exposed on X yesterday by RAIR Foundation's founder Amy Mek, openly coaching illegal migrants on how to dodge Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Video: Teaching Evasion Tactics
In the now-infamous video, attorney Barbara Graham outlines detailed instructions for illegal migrants to avoid cooperation with ICE agents. Her advice includes:
Remaining Silent: Migrants are told they can refuse to answer questions about their origin or how they entered the U.S.
Refusing Identification: The video advises migrants to decline showing identity documents.
Stonewalling Authorities: Migrants are coached to avoid signing paperwork unless accompanied by a pro-bono attorney.
"Do not panic, and do not run away," Graham calmly advises before explaining how to "calmly walk toward the exit" if approached by officers. She even encourages migrants to carry "Know Your Rights" cards to further resist cooperation.
This blatant defiance of lawful immigration enforcement isn't merely advocacy; it's a roadmap for undermining the rule of law.
Taxpayer Dollars Funding Subversion
What makes this even more egregious is that Catholic Charities USA receives millions in taxpayer funding every year. According to a ProPublica audit, the organization received nearly $2 million in federal grants in 2021 alone. Historically, its local affiliates have taken in billions annually—with government funds comprising a significant portion of their revenue.
Despite these public funds, Catholic Charities is using its resources to aid those who have violated U.S. immigration laws, all while claiming to support "bipartisan, effective, and humane reforms" on its website. This raises critical questions about the role of so-called "humanitarian" organizations in fostering lawlessness. It also appears to put this charity, which must have no political stance to preserve its tax-free status, into conflict.
Catholic Charities USA is a 501(c)(3) registered charity and, as such, must adhere to the following conditions to maintain its tax-exempt status:
Prohibition on Political Campaigning: Religious charities cannot participate in or intervene in political campaigns for or against candidates for public office. This includes endorsing candidates, making financial contributions to campaigns, or distributing materials that favor or oppose a candidate. Violating this rule can result in the loss of tax-exempt status.
Limited Lobbying: Religious charities can engage in some lobbying activities (attempting to influence legislation) as long as it is not a "substantial" part of their overall activities. The IRS uses both a subjective test and an "expenditure test" (under Section 501(h)) to determine whether lobbying activities are excessive.
Issue Advocacy: Religious charities can address social, moral, and public issues that align with their mission, but they must avoid tying these issues directly to political candidates or elections.
Given its heavy involvement in lobbying for increased refugee ceilings and looser asylum policies, Catholic Charities USA skirts dangerously close to the limits of its tax-exempt status. The question must be asked: Are taxpayers funding not just illegal immigration but also a potential abuse of tax exemption rules?
The Refugee Resettlement Scam
Catholic Charities isn't just involved in aiding illegal migrants; it's a central player in the refugee resettlement industry, which has grown into a massive, taxpayer-funded enterprise. Highlights include:
Billions in Revenue: In 2010, Catholic Charities' affiliates took in nearly $2.9 billion annually, representing 62% of their total revenue. By 2021, Catholic Charities USA continued to receive substantial taxpayer funding, including over $2 million in federal grants from agencies such as the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, the Catholic Charities network served more than 15 million people across over 3,900 sites nationwide in 2022, underscoring its massive operational scale.
Profiting from Open Borders: By acting as a conduit for mass migration, Catholic Charities and similar organizations have turned humanitarian aid into big business, with billions in government funds fueling their activities. This incentivized resettlement strategy prioritizes refugee intake over the sustainability and well-being of local communities.
Immigration expert Ann Corcoran, a relentless advocate for transparency in the refugee resettlement program, spent 17 years exposing the corruption and dangers of this system. Her research uncovers an elaborate operation that prioritizes global agendas over American sovereignty.
United Nations Control: Most refugees resettled in the U.S. are chosen by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), heavily influenced by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). This means a significant portion of refugees come from countries hostile to the U.S., such as Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Islamic Hijra: Corcoran warns of the Islamic practice of "Hijra," or migration for the purpose of spreading Islam and Sharia law. Refugees are not just individuals seeking safety but are part of a broader strategy to establish Islamic strongholds in the West.
Taxpayer Exploitation: Refugee resettlement is a billion-dollar industry funded by American taxpayers. Contractors and subcontractors bill the U.S. government for every refugee resettled, with no accountability for the long-term impact on communities.
Corcoran's findings reveal that nine major federal contractors dominate the resettlement process, raking in billions of taxpayer dollars:
1 Church World Service (CWS)
2 Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
3 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
4 Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
5 US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
6 World Relief Corporation
7 International Rescue Committee (IRC)
8 US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
9 Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC)
These organizations operate under the guise of charity but are heavily incentivized to resettle as many refugees as possible, regardless of the strain placed on local resources. Each contractor uses a network of hundreds of subcontractors, which enables them to operate in over 190 cities and towns across the U.S. This multi-layered structure creates layers of bureaucracy and obscures accountability, making it nearly impossible to track how taxpayer dollars are being spent.
Corcoran explains how this system overwhelms small towns ill-equipped to handle the influx:
Overburdened Services: Schools, healthcare systems, and housing markets are stretched thin, leaving American citizens to shoulder the consequences.
Unvetted Populations: Many refugees come from regions where proper background checks are impossible, increasing security risks.
Cultural Transformation: Mosques are built, Sharia law is promoted, and communities are fundamentally changed, often against the wishes of the existing residents.
She warns: "This migration will be more devastating to your children and grandchildren than any terrorist attack could ever be. If Americans don't act, the U.S. will follow Europe's disastrous p...
National Uproar: From Media to Capitol Hill
The revelations uncovered by RAIR Foundation USA have ignited a firestorm of national debate. From features in the New York Post to discussions on Fox News, AOL, and the White House, the issue has gained traction among lawmakers and media outlets. Prominent figures have weighed in:
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.): "These NGOs and Catholic charities have pushed a mind-blowing number of illegals into our country. They're using your tax dollars and not doing anyone any favors." He also highlighted the staggering failure to track over 300,000 migrant children released during the Biden administration.
Sen. JD Vance: On CBS's "Face the Nation," Vance called out the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, questioning whether their refugee resettlement efforts were motivated by "humanitarian concerns or their bottom line."
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.): Cotton lambasted these organizations, asserting they are "aiding and abetting illegal activity at the expense of American sovereignty."
A Pattern of Undermining Immigration Enforcement
What makes this even more egregious is that Catholic Charities USA receives millions in taxpayer funding every year. According to a ProPublica audit, the organization received nearly $2 million in federal grants in 2021 alone. Historically, its local affiliates have taken in billions annually—with government funds comprising a significant portion of their revenue.
Despite these public funds, Catholic Charities is using its resources to aid those who have violated U.S. immigration laws, all while claiming to support "bipartisan, effective, and humane reforms" on its website. This raises critical questions about the role of so-called "humanitarian" organizations in fostering lawlessness.
Videos That Reveal the Truth
RAIR Foundation USA has released multiple videos exposing the refugee resettlement scam, including key insights from immigration experts like John Zadronzy. In one video, Zadronzy describes how Catholic Charities and similar organizations are deeply entrenched in human trafficking operations disguised as charity. Here's what you need to know:
Profiting from Chaos: These groups earn per-capita government funding for every refugee or migrant they resettle.
Lobbying for Open Borders: Instead of securing America's borders, they advocate for higher refugee ceilings and looser asylum policies.
Collusion with Cartels: Their actions enable a human trafficking pipeline that devastates American communities.
Zadronzy points out that these organizations are not the churches themselves but loosely affiliated entities profiting from mass migration. They masquerade as compassionate charities while fueling illegal immigration and undermining U.S. sovereignty.
"These groups are not saving lives—they're selling out America's safety and sovereignty for profit."
Houston, Texas – Ground Zero for the Pro-Illegal Agenda
Houston has become a battleground for the fight over U.S. sovereignty, with taxpayer-funded organizations like Catholic Charities, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, and The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) at the center of a campaign to undermine immigration enforcement.
This shocking video, featuring Rev. Darrell Lewis and former Catholic Charities VP Wafa Abdin, serves as a step-by-step guide for illegal migrants to defy ICE agents. From refusing to answer questions and withholding documents to invoking so-called "rights," the video actively teaches obstruction of lawful deportation processes.
👉 Key Players Behind the Infiltration:
Wafa Abdin: As a former VP of Catholic Charities and a key member of Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez's Transition Team, her actions raise serious concerns. With her insider connections, is she leveraging local law enforcement ties to protect illegals?
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez: A vocal opponent of deportation policies and Donald Trump, Gonzalez has transformed Harris County into a sanctuary for illegal migrants. His nomination by Biden to lead ICE underscores his alignment with the open-border agenda.
Catholic Charities and the Episcopal Diocese of Texas: These organizations, funded by your tax dollars, are complicit in resettling unvetted migrants and teaching them how to exploit loopholes in our laws.
Catholic Charities Milwaukee
Another damning video reveals Catholic Charities blatantly coaching illegal migrants on how to evade ICE and exploit the system. Under the guise of faith and compassion, they provide a step-by-step guide for:
Refusing cooperation with ICE agents by demanding warrants.
Avoiding answering questions or providing immigration documents.
Exploiting legal loopholes to delay or block deportation....
In the following video, Catholic Charities Senior Director Sarah Merwin proudly explains how taxpayer dollars are being used to resettle refugees into already underfunded Kansas communities struggling to support their own citizens. While veterans sleep on the streets and hardworking Americans lack access to critical resources, refugees are handed housing, jobs, healthcare, education, and citizenship applications—all funded for up to five years by taxpayers.
Catholic Charities profits from every refugee they resettle, ignoring the strain on these local communities, while strategically placing refugees in red states like Kansas to reshape communities and influence elections under the guise of humanitarian aid.
The Fallout: Calls for Accountability
Public outrage is growing as Americans question why their tax dollars are funding organizations actively working against immigration enforcement. Many are calling for:
Defunding NGOs: Lawmakers and citizens alike are demanding an end to federal grants for organizations like Catholic Charities that prioritize illegal migrants over law-abiding Americans.
Stricter Oversight: Advocacy groups are pushing for increased scrutiny of the refugee resettlement industry to ensure taxpayer dollars are not funding lawlessness.
Transparency: Citizens are urging the government to release comprehensive audits of how these organizations spend federal funds.
Conclusion: A Betrayal of Trust
This isn't about compassion; it's about undermining the sovereignty and security of the United States. Catholic Charities and similar organizations have turned humanitarian aid into a lucrative industry, profiting from policies that destabilize American communities and flout the rule of law.
It's time to demand answers and accountability. The American people deserve to know why their hard-earned tax dollars are funding a system that prioritizes illegal migrants over their own security and well-being. Join the fight to end the refugee resettlement scam and restore integrity to our immigration system.
While many do profit from all of the above shenanigans, it is the political goal of destabilization that is the real planned effect which the Vatican seeks. The Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, and our sovereignty as a nation and people, is a major obstacle for the globalist agenda of the Vatican to surmount. The individual rights and liberties our nation guarantees, do not fit well into the globalist elitists vision. Therefore must we be destabilized unto chaos and confusion, and the loss of our national and individual sovereignty.
https://newsbeyonddetroit.net/2025/02/12/hypocrite-pope-francis-living-behind-a-39-ft-wall-sends-letter-to-u-s-bishops-blasting-trumps-immigration-crackdown-yet-imposes-harsh-penalties-of-1-4-years-in-jail-and-fines-up/
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Hypocrite Pope Francis, Living Behind a 39-Ft Wall, Sends Letter to U.S. Bishops Blasting Trump's Immigration Crackdown — Yet Imposes Harsh Penalties of 1-4 Years in Jail and Fines Up to $25,700 for Illegal Entry into Vatican
Pope Francis, who resides in the Vatican, a city-state surrounded by a formidable 39-foot wall, has penned a letter to U.S. bishops, decrying what he describes as harsh immigration policies of President Donald Trump.
In his sanctimonious letter, Pope Francis calls on the bishops to defend the "infinite and transcendent dignity of every human person" amidst what he terms a "major crisis" with "mass deportations."
Yet, the pontiff's selective outrage is glaring when one considers his silence during the Biden administration's push for radical abortion policies, which directly contradicted Catholic teachings on the sanctity of life.
Border czar Tom Homan Tom Homan responded sharply to the Pope's criticisms.
"I got harsh words for the Pope. Pope ought to fix the Catholic Church. I'm saying this as a lifelong Catholic. I was baptized Catholic. I was at first Communion as a Catholic, confirmation as a Catholic. He ought to fix the Catholic Church and concentrate on his work and leave border enforcement to us."
Homan's point about the Vatican's own protective walls is telling: "He wants to attack us for securing our border. He's got a wall around the Vatican, does he not? So he's got a wall to protect his people and himself, but we can't have a wall around the United States? So I wish he stick to the Catholic Church and fix that and leave border enforcement to us."
While Pope Francis advocates for open borders in the U.S., he seems content with the security provided by the Vatican's own historical wall.
This barrier was built not out of xenophobia but for the protection of the sacred and the safety of its inhabitants. Why then, does the Pope not extend the same understanding to nations like the United States, which face their own security challenges?
The Vatican Wall, also known as the Leonine Wall, was built in the 9th century under the direction of Pope Leo IV. Its primary purpose was to protect the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica from invasion, particularly from Muslim Saracen pirates who had previously attacked and sacked parts of Rome.
Also, just last December, the Vatican itself introduced draconian measures against those who enter Vatican City State illegally, imposing penalties that include 1 to 4 years in jail and fines ranging from $10,200 to $25,700.
The following is a quote from the comments section at the link provided which I thought worthy of repeating.
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Pope Francis issued an official statement today demanding that God remove the walls and gates that surround the Kingdom of Heaven.
From deep inside the forty-foot walls of Vatican City, Pope Francis strongly condemned the God of the Universe for having gates at the entrance of His Kingdom and not simply allowing anyone inside.
"God is once again in the wrong," explained Pope Francis. "How can anyone claim to be loving and kind, yet not have an open border? I am hereby calling on the Lord Almighty to remove these terrible walls, fire Saint Peter, and allow everyone to roam in and out of Heaven as they please. Oh, and also provide free healthcare."
The Pope was further disturbed to learn that God has a long-standing vetting process that souls must go through before being allowed inside His Kingdom. "I am disgusted to learn that Heaven screens people before allowing them in, checking if people's names are on some list called the 'Book of Life'," said the Pope. "It seems there are several things about being loving that God needs me, Pope Francis, to set Him straight on."
The Pope had also been heard angrily accosting one of his guards for allowing a visitor inside the Vatican who was not on the pre-approved list of guests.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/biden-immigration-policies-were-boon-catholic-charities-which-raked
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Biden immigration crisis was a boon for Catholic Charities, which raked in billions in grant money
President Joe Biden's border policies were a boon for private religious charities associated with the Catholic Church, which collectively received billions in grant money while helping house and resettle migrants, while a federal watchdog warned about mismanaged funds and a potential for fraud.
The funding for these humanitarian programs that came through the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency has come under renewed scrutiny by President Trump and his administration, who seek to reverse years of financial incentives for the crisis of border crossings under their predecessor.
Catholic Charities USA, comprised of 168 local member agencies across the United States, is one of the largest private recipients of government funding under several immigration-related programs that critics have said allowed the Biden administration to relocate and shelter migrants in the United States.
According to data from USAspending.gov, Catholic Charities branches across the United States collected over $2 billion in federal grants over the last four years of the Biden administration, primarily through the Department of Health and Human Services which granted about $1.93 billion for programs. Other agencies, like the Department of Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development also doled out significant—if smaller—sums, about $156 million and $138 million, respectively.
Catholic Charities USA did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News.
Grants to Catholic Charities across the U.S.
Many of Catholic Charities' local subsidiary offices received a game-changing influx of cash during the Biden administration. The money was allocated for migrant settlement and other services. For many local chapters, these new funds dwarfed the previous grants they had been awarded in previous years.
For example, the endowment associated with Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas experienced a more than 34 fold increase in funding from government grants from FY 2021 to FY 2023. In FY 2021, at the beginning of the Biden administration, the group had only received $11.7 million in grant money. By FY 2023, that amount had ballooned to $401.7 million. A majority of that funding was earmarked for a "Refugee and Entrant Assistance" program, according to the financial records.
Catholic Charities Fort Worth offers comprehensive immigration services, including legal support for defending an immigrant against removal proceedings from the United States, according to the group's Immigration Services website.
"Having legal representation is the single most important factor in successfully winning a removal case," the website reads. "Catholic Charities provides quality, affordable and effective representation with the goal of keeping families safe and keeping them together."
Other local offices experienced a comparable influx of cash geared to refugee and migrant assistance.
For example, Catholic Charities of Louisville, Kentucky also experienced a similar growth in funding over the same period. In FY 2021, the group took in roughly $10 million in federal grants, but by FY 2023, that number had exploded to about $122 million. That chapter also offers similar immigration services, including legal support against deportation.
FEMA enters the immigration business
Under the Biden administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency became one of the conduits for providing taxpayer funding to local organizations for immigration services. The agency faced scrutiny from Republicans who say providing services to migrants falls outside the scope of the disaster management agency.
The criticism of the agency's Shelter and Services program reached a zenith last year after Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress that FEMA did not have extra funds to help Southern states like Florida and North Carolina recover from dual hurricanes last year after it had dispersed funds for immigration services.
In the midst of the last major budget crisis in Washington, Democrats diverted money and the legal authority to put the nation's disaster relief agency into the business of caring for the millions of illegal immigrants who crossed the border on the Biden-Harris administration's watch, Just the News reported last year. At that time, the White House laughed off the claims as another "right-wing conspiracy theory."
The new Shelter and Services program first established by a Democratic Congress in 2022 would "support sheltering and related activities provided by non-Federal entities, including facility improvements and construction, in support of relieving overcrowding in short-term holding facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection," according to the Congressional Research Service.
Inspector General raises potential for fraud and misuse of funds
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General raised concerns that funding being diverted from FEMA to local nonprofit organizations for immigration-related services was ripe for misuse or potential fraud.
The OIG found "local recipient organizations" did not always use funding in line with federal guidance and in some cases did not "provide the required receipts or documentation for claimed reimbursements." The watchdog's probe also found that some local organizations "were unable to provide supporting documentation for families and individuals to whom they provided services" and some families or individuals served "did not have a DHS encounter record."
"These issues occurred because FEMA did not provide sufficient oversight of the funds and instead relied on local boards and fiscal agents to enforce the funding and application guidance," the inspector general concluded. "As a result, FEMA, as the National Board Chair, cannot ensure the humanitarian relief funds were used as intended by the funding and application guidance."
"When you look at the way some of these charities have applied for money, through the FEMA emergency disaster program, through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and then realizing that it is HHS and DHS and the Office of Refugee Resettlement that have lost track of 300,000 children and they're still getting money," Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told the "John Solomon Reports" podcast.
"Totally rewarding failure and incompetence and what we have to do is realize that, especially when it comes to FEMA, we've got people in Tennessee and North Carolina that never expected a hurricane to end up in the Great Smoky Mountains, which it did with Hurricane Helene, and that they would be pushed out of their mountain homes because of a flood, and FEMA has been slow to respond, and these are individuals that are desperate to get some help and support," she continued.
Some Catholic Charities accused of misusing FEMA funds
Catholic Charities San Antonio, which received more than $27 million in total from FEMA, was accused by a Democratic congressman of misusing funds it received for the program by purchasing airplane tickets for migrants in its care.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, the then-ranking member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee and member who helped create the program, and Rep. Monica de la Cruz, a Republican, told the Border Report that the program was never intended to support long distance travel but rather things like food and shelter.
"When I first started this program, I said it would only be used for food and shelter, maybe transportation inside a city, but not to be sending them up there. The family or somebody should pay for that, not the taxpayer dollars," Cuellar told the outlet last April.
However, Catholic Charities San Antonio said that nothing in FEMA rules prevented them from purchasing plane tickets for migrants in their care and confirmed that his organization did help migrants travel outside the city, but had not purchased any plane tickets since the end of 2023.
"The funds were given to us to provide food, clothing, all these activities, including transportation," Jose Antonio Fernandez, CEO of the chapter, told the National Catholic Register.
"It's not my interpretation, it is a fact; many companies in the U.S. provide transportation because it is allowed," he said. "If you contact FEMA, they will tell you that, yes, you are actually allowed to provide transportation."
Pope Francis criticizes Trump administration policy
Pope Francis on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Catholic Bishops in America that called the Trump administration's "mass deportation" policy a "major crisis."
"The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality," the Pope asserted. "At the same time, one must recognize the right of a nation to defend itself and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while in the country or prior to arrival.
"That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness," the Pope continued, and urged the bishops to continue their work with "migrants and refugees."
The Pope's position on mass deportations has rankled Catholics in the Trump administration. Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, is a Catholic and has argued that facilitating illegal immigration does more harm than good, citing incidents of sexual assault, human trafficking, and even death on the journey to America through Mexico.
When asked about Pope Francis' prior criticism of the administration's policies, Homan fired back, saying he "ought to stick to the Catholic Church and fix that. That's a mess," in an interview with Newsmax.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/remember-how-pope-francis-is-pro-illegal-immigrant-turns-out-catholic-charities-have-taken-billions-in-shelter-grants/ar-AA1z9hYZ
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Remember How Pope Francis Is Pro-Illegal Immigrant? Turns Out Catholic Charities Have Taken Billions in Shelter Grants
Catholic Charities USA raked in billions of taxpayer dollars to shelter illegal immigrants during the Biden administration, according to a Just the News report published Tuesday.
Over the last four years, the organization collected more than $2 billion in federal grants intended for immigration-related programs, Just the News reported, citing data from USASpending.gov.
The exorbitant sum makes Catholic Charities, with its 168 U.S. branches, one of the largest private recipients of such funding, which helped shelter and relocate illegals.
Catholic Charities' main donor was the Department of Health and Human Services, which granted the organization roughly $1.93 billion, according to the report.
Other donors included the Department of Homeland Security, which forked over more than $156 million, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development: $138 million.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency also donated to the Catholic volunteer organization, though the report didn't cite how much.
However, FEMA has faced scrutiny from Republicans in recent months regarding its misallocation of taxpayer dollars toward immigration.
In October 2024, following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding his comments a week prior that FEMA did "not have the funds, to make it through the [hurricane] season."
The letter went on to say that the reason FEMA didn't have the funds was that it had depleted them on illegal immigration programs.
Just the News cited other instances in which Catholic Charities' subsidiary offices received mountainous sums of cash for immigration programs during the Biden administration.
"For many local chapters, these new funds dwarfed the previous grants they had been awarded in previous years," the news outlet wrote.
In fiscal year 2021, for example, the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas received $11.7 million in grants.
But by FY 2023, that sum exploded to $401.7 million -- most of it reserved for the "Refugee and Entrant Assistance" program.
Just the News reached out to Catholic Charities USA, but had not received a comment at the time of publication.
The report comes in the wake of recent remarks by Pope Francis condemning President Donald Trump's mass deportation of illegals.
In a Monday letter addressed to U.S. Bishops, Pope Francis laid out the Catholic Church's stance on the immigration issue.
"One must recognize the right of a nation to defend itself and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while in the country or prior to arrival," Francis wrote.
"That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness," he wrote.
U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan gave reporters his response to the pope's letter.
"He wants to attack us for securing our border? He's got a wall around the Vatican, does he not?" Homan said.
"So he's got a wall around that protects his people and himself, but we can't have a wall around the United States?"
https://catholiconline.news/u-s-news/why-2-9-billion-explains-the-us-bishops-support-for-biden-and-opposition-to-trump/
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Why $2.9 Billion Explains the US Bishops' Support for Biden and Opposition to Trump
Recent revelations about the federal funding awarded to Catholic non-governmental organizations (NGOs) over the past four years have raised significant questions regarding the motivations behind the U.S. Catholic bishops' public stances on political issues. An in-depth analysis of federal spending has revealed that the Biden administration granted Catholic NGOs nearly $2.9 billion in immigration-related funding, a figure more than three times higher than the funding awarded under the Trump administration's first term.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and affiliated Catholic NGOs have long been active participants in resettling immigrants and refugees, advocating for policies aligned with Catholic social teaching. However, the sheer scale of financial support during the Biden administration has sparked concerns about potential conflicts of interest, especially as these same bishops have largely refrained from addressing Biden's anti-Catholic policies. Furthermore, despite Canon 915 of Catholic Church law—which states that Catholics "obstinately persisting in manifest grave sin" should not receive Holy Communion—many bishops have continued to welcome Biden to the Eucharist.
The analysis, conducted using data from USAspending.gov, reviewed immigration-related federal funding awarded to Catholic NGOs between 2009 and 2024. Researchers flagged organizations affiliated with the Catholic Church, analyzed the geographical distribution of funds across dioceses, and used data visualization tools like Tableau to present the findings. The results revealed striking disparities: Catholic NGOs received $2.9 billion in the past four years, compared to $5.2 billion over the previous 16 years combined. More than half of the funding awarded since 2009 occurred under the Biden administration, raising questions about the intersection of financial incentives and ecclesiastical advocacy.
The two largest recipients of these funds were Catholic Charities, which secured $2.6 billion, and the USCCB itself, which received nearly $1.6 billion. Geographically, the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., led the way with $1.6 billion, followed by the Diocese of Fort Worth with nearly $1 billion. Federal funding was primarily allocated through three key programs: Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (41%), Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency Programs (18%), and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (12%).
Critics of this funding suggest it may explain the bishops' public silence regarding President Biden's policies and their criticism of former President Trump. Trump's immigration policies, including reduced refugee admissions and stricter enforcement of immigration laws, jeopardized the federal funding streams that Catholic NGOs heavily rely upon. Meanwhile, Biden's more lenient approach to immigration not only aligns with the USCCB's advocacy but also ensures the continued flow of federal dollars to Catholic organizations.
Beyond the financial data, the study highlights the broader context of financial challenges facing the Church. Catholic dioceses have paid over $5 billion to settle sex-abuse scandal lawsuits, with additional millions spent on legal fees. This financial strain may contribute to the Church's reliance on federal funding to sustain its operations and social programs, including those related to immigration.
The findings also spotlight inconsistencies in leadership messaging. For instance, Pope Francis has criticized strict immigration policies, such as Trump's deportation plans, while simultaneously implementing measures to limit illegal entrants into Vatican City.
This financial and political entanglement raises critical questions about the motivations behind the bishops' policy positions and public statements. While Catholic NGOs provide essential services to vulnerable populations, the Church's reliance on government funding risks creating the appearance of compromised integrity. As the faithful consider these findings, it is essential to prioritize transparency, accountability, and adherence to core Catholic principles to navigate the challenges of serving both God and neighbor.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/catholic-church-immigration-government-funding-jd-vance
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How the Catholic Church Became a Champion of Biden's Open Borders
Church groups grew massively with government funding for the controversial immigrant and refugee programs that Trump is now cutting.
Vice President J. D. Vance has emerged as one of the Trump administration's unwavering defenders on many issues. One of his most widely quoted retorts to critics occurred on the January 26 edition of CBS's Face the Nation. Vance was responding to statements by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemning as "deeply troubling" the administration's enforcement actions against illegal aliens and its pause of government-funded refugee-resettlement programs. As a Catholic, Vance said, the criticism left him "heartbroken." Then he hit out at the church for its role in garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts to serve immigrants over the last several years. "I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?"
The Catholic Church has indeed emerged as one of the largest government contractors of immigration services. In the process, it has not only rapidly expanded its role as a taxpayer-supported nonprofit but also became one of the chief facilitators of the Biden administration's loose borders policy. That relationship has troubled many politicians and other critics, who fear that reduced border enforcement has worsened numerous social problems, including human trafficking. "I believe the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, if they're worried about the humanitarian costs of immigration enforcement, let them talk about the children who have been sex trafficked because of the wide open border of Joe Biden," Vance said in the Face the Nation interview. He went on to slam church leaders for not being good partners in "common sense immigration enforcement."
The Catholic Church has long positioned itself as an advocate for poor immigrants and provided them with services in the United States. But for decades, including during the great migration waves of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, much of the church's work was charitable in nature, funded by contributions from parishioners. Over the past 50 years or so, however, Catholic Church-affiliated organizations, especially Catholic Charities, have become government contractors with a stake in a growing welfare state. Even before the last four years of explosive immigration, Catholic Charities nationwide derived more than six of every ten dollars of revenues from government contracts. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities have been among the biggest beneficiaries.
Now, with Trump changing the immigration focus to border enforcement and deportation, most of the Biden programs that aided in resettling immigrants are being curtailed, along with their funding. That policy change may represent an existential crisis for nonprofits dependent on government contracts, including dozens of Catholic Charities branches around the country. This conflict of interest makes it harder for Catholic leaders to claim the moral high ground on immigration.
The Biden administration used radical changes in immigration policies, especially through its so-called parole program, to justify a vast expansion of federal spending on migrant services. Under Biden's plan, those seeking entry into America received dates to appear in immigration court, often months in the future, and then were released into the country, usually without any means to support themselves. To service the swelling numbers of unsettled immigrants, including a sharp uptick in those applying for refugee status, the Biden administration and Congress dramatically expanded spending on immigration services. Funding for refugees and other "entrants" soared fourfold annually, from $2.2 billion in 2021 to $8.9 billion in 2022 and then to $10 billion in 2023. The biggest increases were in annual funding for unaccompanied minors, from $1.7 billion to $5.5 billion—suggesting the magnitude of the problem that Biden's open-borders policy facilitated. Medical services for refugees and others grew fourfold, from $225 million to $1 billion. Large chunks of this money made its way to nonprofits as discretionary grants from the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, which rose from $33 million in 2021 to $400 million in 2022 and then $616 million in 2023, according to Open the Books.
Catholic groups were among the leading recipients of this money. Total federal grants and contributions made to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its affiliate organizations for refugee-assistance programs rose from $14.6 million under the first Trump administration in 2019 to $122.6 million in 2022, according to audited financial statements. In just three years under Biden, those grants totaled more than $200 million. One signature federal program, Preferred Communities, tries to integrate immigrants into local communities. In 2023, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was the top recipient of these grants, garnering $66.5 million, reports Open the Books. Over three years, Catholic groups received some $110 million from this program alone.
This federal money, often heavily supplemented by local government contracts, has led to a startling growth in groups like Catholic Charities across the country in just four years. The ProPublica database of the financial filings of nonprofits lists 234 Catholic Charities entities around the U.S. The top 25 had revenues of slightly more than $2 billion in 2023, the last year filings are available for all groups. That's an almost 50 percent increase, a gain of about $660 million, in four years. Some of these groups have been utterly transformed. Catholic Charities Fort Worth has become one of the nation's largest local Catholic groups, with revenues of $289 million in 2023, compared with just $32 million in 2020. And like so many religious social services groups today, the charity exists almost entirely on government funds. Catholic Charities Fort Worth's 2023 federal 990 form, which nonprofits must file, lists $270 million in total government grants. Much of that money appears in the form of pass-through grants to local organizations for "refugee case management assistance," such as a $29.7 million grant awarded to a local YMCA.
The growth has been especially noticeable in border states, where the Biden administration released many of its parolees to local groups. Catholic Charities Dallas recorded $188 million in revenues from 2021 to 2024, compared with just $64 million over the previous four years. Similarly, Catholic Charities San Diego saw its local revenues rocket to $70 million in 2023, up from $12 million in 2020, with $64.9 million of that money in the form of government grants. In Phoenix, meantime, Catholic Charities recorded nearly $47 million in revenues in 2023, up from $33 million in 2019. Nearly 80 percent was in government money.
Because taxpayers increasingly support these swelling budgets, the organizations have attracted more criticism. Just a few days after Vance replied to the bishops on television, reports emerged of a Catholic Charities in Milwaukee releasing on its website a video from an immigration lawyer coaching illegals on how to deal with workplace raids by immigration authorities and recommending not cooperating with authorities, among other strategies. Other such incidents have occurred in recent years. In late December 2022, Texas governor Greg Abbott called for investigations into reports that a Catholic group was using taxpayer funds to help illegal aliens.
Government-backed Catholic groups have also taken heat for lobbying for benefits for illegals. For example, Catholic Charities of Trenton, New Jersey, one of the 20 largest taxpayer-funded Catholic groups, has promoted a campaign to award drivers' licenses to illegals, including organizing protest marches in the Garden State. Catholic officials have sought to justify their work as a "safety issue" for state drivers—but that's disingenuous, because local governments that provide illegals with access to such government programs as drivers' licenses or unemployment insurance (as New Jersey did during Covid) encourage illegals to come to their area, adding to the burden on public services and raising calls for greater government funding.
Though some Democrats and liberal commentators have criticized Republican scrutiny of church immigration contracts, Democratic administrations have also found fault with Catholic Charities and other church-affiliated organizations in the past. Catholic adoption agencies, for instance, saw contracts yanked by Democratic-controlled state governments for refusing to facilitate adoptions by gay couples. The Obama administration's Department of Health and Human Services withdrew a contract for helping victims of sex trafficking from a Catholic group because it wouldn't provide the victims with condoms.
As Vance's remarks suggest, the Church's role in helping to carry out the undeniably controversial immigration resettlement policies of the Biden administration is potentially divisive within Catholicism itself, because it appears to be at odds with what the American Catholic congregation broadly supports. Within the pews, there's growing discontent, reflected in Vance's criticism, of what some regular churchgoers call "professional Catholics"—that is, the administrative class that organizes and carries out the social-welfare mission of groups like Catholic Charities and lobbies for liberal social policies to support their work. Polls suggest they are out of sync with everyday Catholics. A Pew survey last year showed that 55 percent of those who identified as Catholic supported Trump. Even Hispanic Catholics were almost evenly divided in their support of the candidates. Catholics who said they attended church regularly were even more supportive of Trump. Those results were part of broad backing among religious voters for Trump. By contrast, about seven in ten voters claiming no religious affiliation or belief said they supported Biden.
In his Face the Nation interview, Vance described himself as a "practicing" Catholic—that is, one who regularly attends church. Though polls suggest as many as 20 percent of American adults, or about 50 million people, identify as Catholic, only about 28 percent of them, or 14 million, say they go to church frequently. Once, parishioners financed the church's social mission, their contributions a vote of confidence in this work. But as the numbers in the pews have diminished over the years, the church has turned to the state for support; individual donations from churchgoers now represent a minuscule portion of its funding for social work. That dynamic has produced a church whose leadership and mission seem increasingly out-of-step with its own congregants.
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-official-people-terrorized-by-u-s-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration
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Vatican Official: People 'Terrorized' by U.S. Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
Catholic Relief Services — the U.S. Catholic Church's primary aid agency and one of USAID's recipients — has already raised concerns about the impact.
A prominent Vatican cardinal said on Monday that people are being "terrorized" by the U.S. government's "crackdown" on immigration and freeze of Catholic-run aid programs.
Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, told the Associated Press in an interview published Feb. 10 that U.S. measures affecting both migration policy and international aid programs are causing serious harm to vulnerable populations.
"A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice," the Czech-born Canadian Jesuit said. "I'm very sorry that many people are being hurt and indeed terrorized by the measures."
The cardinal's comments coincided with a sharp rebuke from Caritas Internationalis, which on Monday strongly condemned what it called "the reckless decision by the U.S. administration to abruptly close USAID funded programs and offices worldwide."
Caritas warned: "Stopping USAID will jeopardize essential services for hundreds of millions of people, undermine decades of progress in humanitarian and development assistance, destabilize regions that rely on this critical support, and condemn millions to dehumanizing poverty or even death."
Catholic Relief Services — the U.S. Catholic Church's primary aid agency and one of USAID's recipients — has already raised concerns about the impact.
Cardinal Czerny noted that smaller Catholic programs are also affected.
The Vatican official emphasized Pope Francis' teaching that caring for migrants and vulnerable people is a fundamental Christian duty.
"What the Church teaches is very well summed up by Pope Francis, who says that our obligation, not only as Christians but as human beings, is to welcome people, to protect them, to promote them, and to integrate them," Cardinal Czerny said.
The Jesuit cardinal is the latest of several prelates to weigh in on U.S. immigration policy changes, which numerous Catholic leaders, including Pope Francis, have criticized as unjust.
On Feb. 7, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, noted that "the Church does not have the authority or the responsibility to determine the legal status of those living in the United States" but does have "an obligation to care for every person with respect and love, no matter their citizenship status."
At the same time, the Kansas archbishop offered a full-throated endorsement of prioritizing public safety threats in immigration enforcement.
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-catholic-church-immigration-2021007
Quoted article below from link above. My comments or input in blue.
JD Vance Suggests Catholic Bishops Just Care About Money
Vice President JD Vance suggested to CBS News' Margaret Brennan in an interview that aired Sunday morning that Catholic bishops concerned over President Donald Trump's immigration plans just care about money.
Newsweek reached out to the White House and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) via email for comment on Sunday.
Why It Matters
Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced it would end a longstanding policy that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would not make arrests in or near "sensitive" areas, such as churches, hospitals or schools.
Vance, a practicing Catholic, made his recent remarks in response to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) statement on the rescission of the ICE policy. The USCCB said, in part, on Thursday, "Turning places of care, healing, and solace into places of fear and uncertainty for those in need, while endangering the trust between pastors, providers, educators and the people they serve, will not make our communities safer."
Trump made immigration a central theme of his successful presidential campaign and Americans largely support his plans to execute mass deportations of people living in the United States illegally.
A New York Times/Ipsos poll, carried out from January 2 to 10, found 55 percent of voters strongly or somewhat supported such plans. Eighty-eight percent supported "Deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have criminal records." Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans agreed that the immigration system is broken.
During Tuesday's inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on Trump's faith to ask him "to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," including immigrants.
What To Know
Appearing on Face the Nation on Sunday, Vance told Brennan, "As a practicing Catholic, I was actually heartbroken by that statement and I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?"
The USCCB has the largest refugee resettlement agency in the world. Refugees are not illegal immigrants. Official entities give refugee status to people who have been forced to flee their home country because of war, violence or persecution. Refugees can become lawful permanent residents and eventually citizens in the U.S. During his first day in office, Trump suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), a federal program that gives refugees a legal pathway into the U.S.
"We're going to enforce immigration law. We're going to protect the American people," Vance told Brennan, adding if the USCCB is "worried about the humanitarian cost of immigration enforcement let them talk about the children who have been sex trafficked because of the wide-open border of [President] Joe Biden."
In a May 2024 article, The Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, said that "numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite...When looking specifically at the relationship between undocumented immigrants and crime, researchers come to similar conclusions."
Brennan asked during her interview with Vance: "You think the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' are actively hiding criminals from law enforcement?"
The vice president responded: "I think the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has, frankly, not been a good partner in common sense immigration enforcement that the American people voted for, and I hope, again, as a devout Catholic, that they'll do better."
When reached for comment by Newsweek, the USCCB referred to its statement issued Sunday about its refugee resettlement agency, which is one of 10 resettlement agencies in the U.S.: "Faithful to the teaching of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church has a long history of serving refugees. In 1980, the bishops of the United States began partnering with the federal government to carry out this service when Congress created the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP)."
The USCCB added that those resettled through USRAP are "vetted and approved for the program by the federal government while outside of the United States" and that in its agreement with the government it "receives funds to do this work; however, these funds are not sufficient to cover the entire cost of these programs."
The USCCB's statement concluded: "Nonetheless, this remains a work of mercy and ministry of the Church."
What People Are Saying
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said in its Thursday statement, "Catholic health care, Catholic Charities agencies, and the Church's other social service ministries work daily to feed, house, heal, educate, and meet people's needs in communities across our nation...Through our parishes, shelters, hospitals, schools, and other Church institutions, we recognize that this dignity is not dependent on a person's citizenship or immigration status."
Then-acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman said in a statement on Tuesday: "This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP [Customs and Border Protection] and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country. Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement and instead trusts them to use common sense."
Olivia Golden, interim executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, said in a statement on Tuesday: "This action could have devastating consequences for immigrant families and their children, including U.S. citizen children, deterring them from receiving medical attention, seeking out disaster relief, attending school, and carrying out everyday activities."
She added: "Should ICE presence near such locations become more common, the likelihood also increases that children could witness a parent's detention, arrest, or other encounters with ICE agents."
What Happens Next
Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday including ones that targeted immigrants, such as the one to end birthright citizenship of children born to people living in the U.S. illegally. This order has already been temporarily blocked by a federal judge who called it "a blatantly unconstitutional order."
During this time of uncertainty, groups across the nation have been holding workshops to teach immigrants about their legal rights.
JD Vance is simply wrong. The Roman Catholic Church does not just care about money. They are dead set upon world domination, positioning themselves as the moral guide and leaders of a global government and economic system. Which is why they have been preaching, teaching, politicking, and facilitating the same openly, for decades now.
The vast majority of those they facilitate across our borders with our own tax monies, are Catholics. Catholics are much more likely to listen to and help facilitate the global aspirations of their church than others. The Church has aligned itself with enemies of our nations form of government and economic system repeatedly throughout history. It's social justice agenda, common good, and non stop calls for equity over equality, are manifestations, tools, and weapons of war against the founding principles of this nation built primarily upon established Protestant principles of civil, religious, and economic freedom.
Like many other forms of blood sucking political establishments, it does not build successful nations or governments, but takes over existing one's and sucks them dry from within. Its policies put into practice the redistribution of wealth, peoples, natural resources, business, technology, and progress itself in general, unto widespread poverty. Equity, or equal poverty of the people, under an ever increasingly elitist government of the few. Who ever increasingly live upon the backs of the many people they dominate and control.
Instead of fixing the causes of widespread poverty and ignorance within many nations, they simply spread all such around by robbing prosperous peoples and nations to support such failing systems. As such is conducive to greater control over the masses, and unending accumulation of wealth and power among the elites the Church of Rome is ever in bed with.
Dan 11:13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south:
also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes, Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system.
Let then, Americans — Americans, who have never witnessed a Court of Inquisition, or an Auto-da-fe, on their virgin soil; Americans, whose national liberties are still fragrant with the blood of revolutionary forefathers; Americans, whose proud eminence in the civilized world, gives them more to lose than other nations; let Americans especially examine this subject well. And if, in such an examination, the following pages shall contribute but a mite to the discovery of the truth, the author will feel himself more than compensated for the labor they have cost him.
(CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)
Thus does the anomalous character of the Papacy prove it to be the antitype of "the little horn." This power is unlike all others; is uncongenial with all others. It is a usurper, a supplanter. We can readily conceive, how a spiritual power, either associated with the state, or entirely independent of the state, may exist without discord or collision. If the church be entirely distinct from the political institutions of a people, there can of course be no disturbance, as there is no contact. And if a church be established by law, as the operations of the religious and the political systems are kept in distinct spheres, there may be but occasional evils growing out of such union. But for a government that claims its existence jure divino, that sets up a universal empire, that arrogates to itself supremacy in all civil, as well as ecclesiastical matters — for a government that considers itself infallible, and which requires absolute submission in all its subjects — for such a government to exist in the midst of other governments; in its very principles trampling upon their rights and privileges; wielding both a temporal and a spiritual sword; punishing offenders both in this world and the next — for such a government to exist in harmony with other governments, is impossible, absolutely impossible. The papal system can harmonize with no other, whether religious or political. To the religious world, it exhibits one supreme pontiff of Christendom, and requires for him universal obedience. To the political world, it presents one great monarch, whose throne is above every throne, and whose will is law throughout the globe. No the Papacy is a unit, and presents the front of positive hostility to every thing that is not consolidated in itself. It may not be able to carry out its principles and wishes, but this is its nature. It is "diverse from all other governments; it is the adversary of all other governments.(Chapter 3, Pgs. 155&156)
The cause of truth recompenses those who embrace and defend it, and such has been the result with the nations who received the Reformation. In the eighteenth century, at the very moment when Rome thought to triumph by the Jesuits and the scaffold, the victory slipped from her grasp. Rome fell, like Naples, Portugal, and Spain, into inextricable difficulties; and at the same time two Protestant nations arose and began to exercise an influence over Europe that had hitherto belonged to the Roman catholic powers. England came forth victorious from those attacks of the French and Spaniards which the pope had so long been stirring up against her, and the Elector of Brandenburg, in spite of the wrath of Clement XI, encircled his head with a kingly crown. Since that time England has extended her dominion in every quarter of the globe, and Prussia has taken a new rank among the continental states, while a third power, Russia, also separated from Rome, has been growing up in her immense deserts. In this manner have evangelical principles exerted their influence over the countries that have embraced them, and righteousness hath exalted the nations (Proverbs 14:34). Let the evangelical nations be well assured that to Protestantism they are indebted for their greatness. From the moment they abandon the position that God has given them, and incline again towards Rome, they will lose their glory and their power. Rome is now endeavoring to win them over, employing flattery and threats by turns; she would, like Delilah, lull them to sleep upon her knees,.....but it would be to cut off their locks, that their adversaries might put out their eyes and bind them with fetters of brass.(paragraph 6) (HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne, PREFACE TO VOLUME THIRD)
But the success of the Papacy, when closely examined, is not so surprising as it looks. It cannot be justly pronounced legitimate, or fairly won. Rome has ever been swimming with the tide. The evils and passions of society, which a true benefactress would have made it her business to cure -at least, to alleviate -Rome has studied rather to foster into strength, that she might be borne to power on the foul current which she herself had created. Amid battles, bloodshed, and confusion, has her path lain. The edicts of subservient Councils, the forgeries of hireling priests, the arms of craven monarchs, and the thunderbolts of excommunication have never been wanting to open her path. Exploits won by weapons of this sort are what her historians delight to chronicle. These are the victories that constitute her glory! And then, there remains yet another and great deduction from the apparent grandeur of her success, in that, after all, it is the success of only a few -a caste -the clergy. For although, during her early career, the Roman Church rendered certain important services to society -of which it will delight us to make mention in fitting place when she grew to maturity, and was able to develop her real genius, it was felt and acknowledged by all that her principles implied the ruin of all interests save her own, and that there was room in the world for none but herself. If her march, as shown in history down to the sixteenth century, is ever onwards, it is not less true that behind, on her path, lie the wrecks of nations, and the ashes of literature, of liberty, and of civilization.
Popery, then, we hold to be an after-growth of Paganism, whose deadly wound, dealt by the spiritual sword of Christianity, was healed. Its oracles had been silenced, its shrines demolished, and its gods consigned to oblivion; but the deep corruption of the human race, not yet cured by the promised effusion of the Spirit upon all flesh, revived it anew, and, under a Christian mask, reared other temples in its honour, built it another Pantheon, and replenished it with other gods, which, in fact, were but the ancient divinities under new names. All idolatries, in whatever age or country they have existed, are to be viewed but as successive developments of the one grand apostacy. That apostacy was commenced in Eden, and consummated at Rome. It had its rise in the plucking of the forbidden fruit; and it attained its acme in the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome,--Christ's Vicar on earth. The hope that he would "be as God," led man to commit the first sin; and that sin was perfected when the Pope "exalted himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." Popery is but the natural development of this great original transgression. It is just the early idolatries ripened and perfected. It is manifestly an enormous expansion of the same intensely malignant and fearfully destructive principle which these idolatries contained. The ancient Chaldean worshipping the sun,--the Greek deifying the powers of nature,--and the Roman exalting the race of primeval men into gods, are but varied manifestations of the same evil principle, namely, the utter alienation of the heart from God,--its proneness to hide itself amid the darkness of its own corrupt imaginations, and to become a god unto itself. That principle received the most fearful development which appears possible on earth, in the Mystery of Iniquity which came to be seated on the Seven Hills; for therein man deified himself, became God, nay, arrogated powers which lifted him high above God. Popery is the last, the most matured, the most subtle, the most skilfully contriven, and the most essentially diabolical form of idolatry which the world ever saw, or which, there is reason to believe, it ever will see. It is the ne plus ultra of man's wickedness, and the chef d'oeuvre of Satan's cunning and malignity. It is the greatest calamity, next to the Fall, which ever befell the human family. Farther away from God the world could not exist at all. The cement that holds society together, already greatly weakened, would be altogether destroyed, and the social fabric would instantly fall in ruins.
(Book I. History of the Papacy. By Rev. J.A. Wylie, LL.D. Chapter I. Origin of the Papacy.)
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=8187
Quoted article below from link above. Stumbled upon this eye opening article while doing a search. Emphasis in the quotes its mine.
Meet the New Generation of Catholic-Inspired NGOs
The work of international organizations like the United Nations and their effect on local and national institutions and policies has increased exponentially in the last 20 years.
This has raised many new (and sometimes difficult) issues for Catholics worldwide, but at the same time it has provided a greater platform for the Church, through the representation of the Holy See, to magnify its voice on critical issues including life, family, bioethics, human sexuality, poverty, and religious freedom.
Mega-conferences such as Cairo (on population and development) in 1994 and Beijing (on women's issues) in 1995 radically changed the landscape of the international scene, particularly that of the United Nations. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would now play a much more visible and prominent role in shaping international human rights law. Radical liberal NGOs who represented the interests of the abortion lobby, drug companies, health providers, and other big corporations attempted to insert language into international documents that was a direct attack on traditional values as espoused by Catholic social teaching.
The UN became the favorite forum to push new concepts, often coded in ambiguous terms like "sexual and reproductive health," ideas which they usually could not pass in their own countries. In response to this new and grave threat, many organizations were formed in the last two decades which have had a strong presence at the UN and international organizations to defend Catholic values, assist the work of the Holy See, and to combat the proliferation of radical language and documents that could later become part of customary international law.
The Catholic Church recently recognized the growing importance of the international organizations as it organized the first-ever Vatican forum for Catholic-inspired NGOs late last fall. About 90 NGOs were invited to this forum in Rome, which was attended by most of the highest-ranking officials in the secretariat of state, and included an important address from Pope Benedict XVI (see sidebar). In his address, His Holiness took note of the newly created NGOs and their important work.
Taking part in this important meeting are representatives of groups long associated with the presence and activity of the Catholic laity at the international level, along with members of other more recent groups which have come into being as part of the current process of global integration.
Below are profiled five of these newer NGOs which are either explicitly Catholic organizations or whose mission is compatible with Catholic social thought and emphasize the Church's teachings on human dignity.
Society of Catholic Social Scientists (SCSS)
Founded in 1992; accredited with ECOSOC in 2003
www.catholicsocialscientists.org
The SCSS is comprised of about 400 academics, professionals, and scholars in nearly every discipline, including political science, law, history, medicine, and psychology. Two of the main projects of the Society are its annual conference and its annual scholarly journal. The most recent Society conference, which was held at St. John's University School of Law last fall, was the largest conference in the history of the school and featured a panel of authors of white papers on international organizations and issues. The Society has been very active at the United Nations since 2004, reflecting their Catholic inspiration and mission of responding enthusiastically [to] Pope John XXIII's injunction that "Christians . . . conform their behavior in economic and social affairs to the teachings of the Church."
Responding to a request for help from the Holy See Mission, the Society was very involved in most of the drafting sessions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and addressed the UN several times on life and family issues relating to that treaty, which came into force in 2007. While most of the SCSS members are in the U.S., there are also a number in Europe, and there is a very active chapter in the Philippines. The SCSS has launched an M.Th. program in Catholic social thought through tutorial and online studies and a "Catholic Social Thought" book series, and recently published an Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. One of the most prominent members of the Society, Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon, has just begun her term as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) Founded in 1997; has not sought accreditation with ECOSOC
www.c-fam.org
John Paul the Great called laymen of all faiths to help him fight the pro-abortion lobby at the Cairo Conference in 1994, and then at the Beijing Conference in 1995. Hundreds answered the call each time, had great success, and then went home. It became obvious that the promotion of abortion and the devaluation of the natural family were going on every day at UN headquarters in New York, so the Holy See Mission made a call that a full-time office of Catholic laymen be opened at UN headquarters in New York. In the summer of 1997 the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (CFAM) was created specifically to answer that call.
In the last ten years C-FAM, led by President Austin Ruse, has participated directly in every major UN social policy negotiation, including the International Criminal Court, the debate that led to a UN resolution calling for a ban on human cloning, the Disabilities Convention, Cairo+5, Beijing+5 and dozens of others. C-FAM sits at the center of a coalition of non-governmental organizations and pro-life governments that have stopped abortion from becoming an international human right, blocked radical attempts to redefine the family, stopped a redefinition of gender, and much else.
Besides directly lobbying UN delegates, C-FAM also publishes numerous research papers every year through its International Organization Research Group whose papers go to senior policy makers and scholars around the world. C-FAM is best known for its weekly Friday Fax, the only originally researched and written news report on pro-life issues coming out of UN headquarters in New York. The Friday Fax has more than 100,000 readers, including those at the highest level of governments.
C-FAM has a full-time staff of six, plus three senior fellows [including two PhD's and two lawyers] and offices in New York and Washington DC, and is now operational in Brussels, focusing on the European Institutions.
European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ)
Founded in 1998; accredited with ECOSOC in 2007
www.eclj.org
In the late 1990s, efforts spearheaded by Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, began to mobilize Christian lawyers internationally to protect the rights of believers to worship and share the message of Jesus Christ without fear of persecution or discrimination in Europe. These efforts led to the creation of the ECLJ, which believes that the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is one of the most important human rights and a prerequisite for the full development of the individual and society. The main office of the Center is in Strasbourg, France, and it has affiliated offices in Russia, Slovakia, and the United States.
The ECLJ has been involved in the litigation of dozens of cases before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and is very active in the work of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. In addition, the ECLJ has served as a mediator in many international issues, including the recent recognition by the Israeli government of the Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem. The Centre closely monitors the work of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, addressing it several times on issues including defamation of religion and the plight of Christians in the Middle East.
The ECLJ has submitted major reports to the UN on religious freedom issues, both nationally and internationally. Recently, ECLJ attorneys traveled to the Holy Land for a fact-finding mission on religious freedom in conjunction with the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and arranged joint meetings with her and numerous Christian religious leaders there. With three fulltime lawyers and affiliated attorneys on call, the ECLJ works closely in advising the Holy See, Christian organizations, and governments on religious freedom and other human rights issues.
Institute for Family Policies European Network (IPF) Founded in 2000; accredited with ECOSOC in 2006
www.ipfe.org
The Institute for Family Policies (IPF) is an international civil organization seeking to promote and defend the natural family. It has structures and representation in 8 European and Latin American countries with headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
The Institute aims for the adoption and implementation of family policies in all political levels and circumstances. To this end it carries out analysis of the situation of the family, seeks to identify its main problems and presents alternatives and solutions, particularly to the decision makers. For instance, a Report on the Evolution of the Family in Europe is presented annually at the European Parliament.
As a supranational organization, it has alliances and contacts with like-minded entities all over the world. IPF's representatives have participated in more than 30 international activities in the past 3 years. Also, the presence of IPF in the mass media is one of its aims in order to raise social and political awareness on the promotion of the family. Last year's achievements in this regard have been over 50 press releases, more than 600 news items in international, national and regional press, nearly 100 appearances on television and 275 news stories on the radio.
IPF believes that the foundation of the family unit is marriage, the union of a man and a woman, a formal and stable link, freely entered into, publicly celebrated, and providing the environment for the creation of new life. It has deep respect for and maintains mutual collaboration with the Catholic Church in order to promote family values.
International Solidarity & Human Rights Institute (ISHRI) Founded in 2004; applying for ECOSOC accreditation in 2008
www.ishri.net
ISHRI was founded by three attorneys and professors who teach at Franciscan University of Steubenville, in response to the need to form young leaders in the area of international relations with a solid foundation in Catholic social teaching. Beginning in 2005, ISHRI has brought about 200 high school, college, and graduate, and post-graduate students to major international UN conferences in New York, Geneva, and Vienna where the students actively participate as NGO representatives and advocate for issues of concern to the Church. ISHRI has been especially active at the Commission on the Status of Women and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which a disabled ISHRI student addressed on the critical need to include language on nutrition and hydration in the treaty.
ISHRI also has offered several summer courses on human rights, public policy, and Catholic social teaching in Europe, Washington, and Mexico, and is organizing a course this summer in Australia, the Philippines, and China. ISHRI has supported many initiatives and speakers, including a major symposium in Austria on John Paul II's theology of the body. Alumni of ISHRI have gone on to work as interns for the U.S. and Holy See Missions to the UN, and many have gone on to law school and other graduate studies.
The founders of ISHRI would like the Institute to be the impetus for a major new graduate program in international relations and Catholic social thought, which would serve as a feeder program for diplomats, public policy officials, and attorneys in embassies and missions around the world.
The need for such a program has been recently reaffirmed several times by Vatican officials, who have stressed the need for highly competent and well-catechized future leaders on the international stage.
Here we see the direct influence of the papacy upon the formation and policies of NGO's for many years now. And we all now know more widely exactly what their views of migration and illegal migration are. A thumbs up, and no doubt heavy support for the mass migrations that have been going on the world over, with the exact stated intent of influencing and changing the world according to the dictates of Roman Catholic Social Teaching and thought. Nothing to see here, move along.
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2007/december/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20071201_ong.html
Quoted Address below from link above. My comments in blue.
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOLY SEE
TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE FORUM OF CATHOLIC-INSPIRED
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS*
Clementine Hall
Saturday, 1st December 2007
Your Excellencies,
Representatives of the Holy See to International Organizations,
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to greet all of you who are assembled in Rome to reflect on the contribution which Catholic-inspired Non-governmental Organizations can offer, in close collaboration with the Holy See, to the solution of the many problems and challenges associated with the various activities of the United Nations and other international and regional organizations. To each of you I offer a cordial welcome. In a particular way I thank the Substitute of the Secretariat of State, who has graciously interpreted your common sentiments, while at the same time informing me of the goals of your Forum. I also greet the young representative of the Non-governmental Organizations present.
Taking part in this important meeting are representatives of groups long associated with the presence and activity of the Catholic laity at the international level, along with members of other, more recent groups which have come into being as part of the current process of global integration. Also present are groups mainly committed to advocacy, and others chiefly concerned with the concrete management of cooperative projects promoting development. Some of your organizations are recognized by the Church as public and private associations of the lay faithful, others share in the charism of certain institutes of consecrated life, while still others enjoy only civil recognition and include non-Catholics and non-Christians among their members. All of you, however, have in common a passion for promoting human dignity. This same passion has constantly inspired the activity of the Holy See in the international community. The real reason for the present meeting, then, is to express gratitude and appreciation for what you are doing in active collaboration with the papal representatives to international organizations. In addition, this meeting seeks to foster a spirit of cooperation among your organizations and consequently the effectiveness of your common activity on behalf of the integral good of the human person and of all humanity.
This unity of purpose can only be achieved through a variety of roles and activities. The multilateral diplomacy of the Holy See, for the most part, strives to reaffirm the great fundamental principles of international life, since the Church's specific contribution consists in helping "to form consciences in political life and to stimulate greater insight into the authentic requirements of justice as well as greater readiness to act accordingly" (Deus Caritas Est, 28). On the other hand, "the direct duty to work for a just ordering of society is proper to the lay faithful" – and in the context of international life this includes Christian diplomats and members of Non-governmental Organizations – who "are called to take part in public life in a personal capacity" and "to configure social life correctly, respecting its legitimate autonomy and cooperating with other citizens according to their respective competences and fulfilling their own responsibility" (ibid., 29).
International cooperation between governments, which was already emerging at the end of the nineteenth century and which grew steadily throughout the last century despite the tragic disruption of two world wars, has significantly contributed towards the creation of a more just international order. In this regard, we can look with satisfaction to achievements such as the universal recognition of the juridical and political primacy of human rights, the adoption of shared goals regarding the full enjoyment of economic and social rights by all the earth's inhabitants, the efforts being made to develop a just global economy and, more recently, the protection of the environment and the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
At the same time, international discussions often seem marked by a relativistic logic which would consider as the sole guarantee of peaceful coexistence between peoples a refusal to admit the truth about man and his dignity, to say nothing of the possibility of an ethics based on recognition of the natural moral law. This has led, in effect, to the imposition of a notion of law and politics which ultimately makes consensus between states – a consensus conditioned at times by short-term interests or manipulated by ideological pressure – the only real basis of international norms. The bitter fruits of this relativistic logic are sadly evident: we think, for example, of the attempt to consider as human rights the consequences of certain self-centred lifestyles; a lack of concern for the economic and social needs of the poorer nations; contempt for humanitarian law, and a selective defence of human rights. It is my hope that your study and reflection during these days will result in more effective ways of making the Church's social doctrine better known and accepted on the international level. I encourage you, then, to counter relativism creatively by presenting the great truths about man's innate dignity and the rights which are derived from that dignity. This in turn will contribute to the forging of a more adequate response to the many issues being discussed today in the international forum. Above all, it will help to advance specific initiatives marked by a spirit of solidarity and freedom.
What is needed, in fact, is a spirit of solidarity conducive for promoting as a body those ethical principles which, by their very nature and their role as the basis of social life, remain non-negotiable. A spirit of solidarity imbued with a strong sense of fraternal love leads to a better appreciation of the initiatives of others and a deeper desire to cooperate with them. Thanks to this spirit, one will always, whenever it is useful or necessary, work in collaboration either with the various non-governmental organizations or the representatives of the Holy See, with due respect for their differences of nature, institutional ends and methods of operation. On the other hand, an authentic spirit of freedom, lived in solidarity, will help the initiative of the members of non-governmental organization to create a broad gamut of new approaches and solutions with regard to those temporal affairs which God has left to the free and responsible judgement of every individual. When experienced in solidarity, legitimate pluralism and diversity will lead not to division and competition, but to ever greater effectiveness. The activities of your organizations will bear genuine fruit provided they remain faithful to the Church's magisterium, anchored in communion with her pastors and above all with the successor of Peter, and meet in a spirit of prudent openness the challenges of the present moment.
Dear friends, I thank you once again for your presence today and for your dedicated efforts to advance the cause of justice and peace within the human family. Assuring you of a special remembrance in my prayers, I invoke upon you, and the organizations you represent, the maternal protection of Mary, Queen of the World. To you, your families and your associates, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing.
It is the direct duty of the lay faithful, to form a just ordering of society, and to configure social life correctly. Which would be by the dictates of the Vatican and approved Social Justice Teachings of course. This includes "the full enjoyment of economic and social rights by all the earth's inhabitants, the efforts being made to develop a just global economy and, more recently, the protection of the environment". One way to accomplish "the full enjoyment of economic and social rights by all the earth's inhabitants", would no doubt include mass migrations of poorer peoples from poor nations, to wealthier nations at the expense of the citizens of those nations. And provide for them as well at the expense of these citizens also. With or without their consent of course. Apart from the various other means of wealth redistribution the Vatican proudly declares in their many Encyclicals and Doctrinal Notes. All of this just details regarding the ongoing establishment of the global economy and government the Vatican envisions. Regardless of the fact that a very great many peoples of the various nations do not share this vision at all. Global government and economy towards a common good, equals global compromise with many failing economic and political systems. Joining them, instead of fixing them or leaving them alone if they refuse to be fixed, will just drag everyone down along the way. You know, towards owning nothing, and being happy about it. For all of us peasants in any case.
There is no freedom in handing over the benefits of prosperous nations, peoples, or individuals, to elitist minded self important imposers, to be redistributed as they deem fit. There is no good reason to hand the accomplishments and wealth of successful and prosperous nations and peoples, over to unsuccessful nations and peoples who are not willing to change the causes of their failures. To the contrary, use the money
voluntarily supplied by the citizens of successful nations, to better the failed policies of unsuccessful nations. If unsuccessful nations refuse to change, then they should be left to their own. Let the money that would be given to them, be used to legally move citizens wishing to escape such failure, to nations which they might benefit as well with such an attitude. legally vetting these immigrants to make sure their vision is in line with that of the nations they seek a better life from, and rightly demanding that they assimilate to the nations they wish to benefit from. Rather than demanding to be recognized as citizens of the nations they supposedly wanted to escape. So that it may be easily determined that they are not just abusing the system, as so much of fallen humanity is apt to do. There is no sense in pretending that a large segment of the human family are not just parasitical consumers and or outright criminals, when they most obviously are. And all nations should seek to firmly protect their citizens from a foreign invasion of numerous peoples of this mind set. As well as protect their own from the same kind of individuals within their own nations already.
A little common sense goes a long way. There is evil in this world. A great many of the world are predatory abusers of peoples and systems of success, prosperity, and liberality. They prey upon and rob those more productive and liberal than themselves. They do not deserve "the full enjoyment of economic and social rights" provided by successful, prosperous, and liberal nations. Sharing a supposed "common good" with them, is simply exposing yourself to their abuse. Governments, institutions, corporations or what have you, that will rob the success, prosperity, and liberality of their own citizens to redistribute as they please, are themsleves evil people. Regardless of whether they label such redistributive injustice as a "common good" or not. Adolf Hitler also declared to be establishing the "common good". Redistributing peoples wealth without their consent is stealing.
Exo 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2025-12-21/pope-names-pro-immigrant-pastor-bishop-of-diocese-where-trumps-mar-a-lago-is-located
Quoted article below from link above. Emphasis is mine.
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of diocese where Trump's Mar-a-Lago is located
Pope Leo XIV has named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as bishop of Palm Beach. Rodríguez has expressed concerns about immigration policies.
Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.
The diocese is home to the Mar-a-Lago estate of President Donald Trump, whose get-tough immigration policies have drawn objections from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Rodriguez has been a staunch advocate for migrants, which make up most of his 17,000 congregants at the Our Lady of Sorrows church — the largest parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, which also oversees churches in Queens.
"I never, never, never expected anything even close to this," Rodriguez told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday from Palm Beach, where he was visiting a homeless shelter.
"I'm even a little bit scared. But I trust in God's assistance," he said. "One thing I can tell you is that this diocese is a diocese of hard-working priests and hard-working people, and I'm here to help."
The Diocese of Palm Beach comprises about 260,000 Catholics and 54 parishes and missions. On its website, the diocese said that Rodriguez will be ordained and installed at a future date during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola.
A Dominican native
Rodriguez was born in the Dominican Republic and ordained to the priesthood in 2004, in the capital, Santo Domingo. He led the Our Lady of Sorrows parish in the mostly Latino Corona neighborhood of Queens when more than 100 of its parishioners died from COVID-19.
Earlier this year, Rodriguez joined numerous faith leaders across the U.S. expressing their concern about how the immigration crackdown launched by Trump's administration had sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations.
In his new assignment, he will lead the diocese where Mar-a-Lago — Trump's vast south Florida estate — is located. Trump has called the resort the "Center of the Universe."
"The president is doing really good things, not only for the United States, but for the world. But when it comes to the migrant, the immigration policy, we want to help," Rodriguez said. "We want to assist the president as a church because we believe that we can do better ... than the way we're doing this right now."
Some church leaders have condemned Trump's immigration crackdown, saying it targets parishioners without a criminal record who are now too scared to leave home to attend Mass, buy food or seek medical care.
At many immigrant parishes, U.S.-born children have parents in the country illegally. Some of these parents have signed caregiver affidavits, which designate a legal guardian, in hopes their children stay out of foster care in case they are detained.
"When it comes to enforcing immigration laws, we shouldn't be enforcing them by focusing on deporting 5-year-olds, 12-year-olds, 9-year-old kids, people that have never committed any crime. So, we're here to help. We're willing to help, and God willing, we will," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said he's in line with the Catholic Church, which staunchly defends the rights of migrants, even as it acknowledges the rights of nations to control their borders.
"The Church's position about this important and urgent matter has been made crystal clear by the bishops of the United States," he said.
Immigration a challenging issue for Catholic bishops
The Vatican announced Rodríguez's appointment the day after it shared that Pope Leo had accepted the resignation of conservative Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan who led the New York archdiocese and also had ties to Trump, including praying at his inauguration earlier this year and being appointed to his Religious Liberty Commission.
On some issues, such as greater inclusion for LGBTQ+ people, U.S. bishops are divided. But on immigration, even conservative Catholic leaders stand on the side of migrants.
During their general assembly earlier this year, U.S. bishops issued a rare "special message" criticizing the Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants and their "vilification" in the current migration debate. It also lamented the fear and anxiety immigration raids have sown in communities, and the denial of pastoral care to migrants in detention centers.
U.S. Catholic bishops shuttered their longstanding refugee resettlement program after the Trump administration halted federal funding for resettlement aid.
Rodriguez said the church will always be ready to defend the dignity of poor people and migrants, who over generations, "have contributed to the growth of the United States."
"Migrants are not to be demonized ... Good migrant people that are here to work hard for their families — they share many of our core values," he said. "They're to be not to be rejected and treated harshly but instead, they're to be treated respectfully and with dignity. So, that's the idea, and Pope Leo is backing us up in this."
As is obvious, if the Pope, Vatican, and Catholic Bishops of the United States had their way, our borders would still be opened to all immigrants. Legal or not. And oh yea, tax payers would still be flipping the bill for them to come in and be set up with jobs and or long term government aid. To say the least. Neither do they intend to allow Trumps policies to remain, as the instruments of subversion they always represent from within any nation, that does not agree with and uphold their own political intentions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3s72PuhLE
It looks like the Brits might have someone and or a party to elect to combat the asymmetrical warfare globalists are and have been perpetrating against every sovereign nation through uncontrolled mass migration.
: Amo Sat Feb 21, 2026 - 12:05:16https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3s72PuhLE
It looks like the Brits might have someone and or a party to elect to combat the asymmetrical warfare globalists are and have been perpetrating against every sovereign nation through uncontrolled mass migration.
Amo, I copied this link and your words and gave you credit for the find on BAM forum.
I support their efforts and wonder if we will see hats with MGBGA?
: Rella Tue Feb 24, 2026 - 10:01:56Amo, I copied this link and your words and gave you credit for the find on BAM forum.
I support their efforts and wonder if we will see hats with MGBGA?
Time will tell. Britain is further gone down the road than we are, I do believe. Their governments grip upon a totally disarmed populace is greater than ours, therefore neither do or can they represent as great a threat to their abuses, as we can. Nevertheless, it will all play out as God has predicted in the end. Whether it is the "right" or "left" leaners that bring about the final touches of global tyrannical government.
https://factually.co/fact-checks/religion/us-catholic-hierarchy-response-pope-leo-immigration-trump-policy-ad7218
The following quoted article may be viewed at the above link.
How has the U.S. Catholic hierarchy reacted to Pope Leo's comments about immigration and Trump-era policy?
Executive summary
The U.S. Catholic hierarchy has largely amplified and formalized Pope Leo XIV's public rebukes of harsh immigration enforcement, with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issuing a rare "special message" opposing mass deportations that the pope publicly endorsed. That endorsement sharpened divisions between more progressive prelates who have leaned into Leo's language and conservative figures aligned with the Trump administration or critical of clerical intervention in politics.
1. Bishops issued an unusually explicit, concordant statement
In late 2025 the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted its first "special message" in over a decade condemning "indiscriminate mass deportation of people," a document the pope publicly backed and urged Catholics to heed, signaling an uncommon instance of near‑institutional unanimity on immigration criticism.
2. Prominent cardinals used the pope's language to pressure U.S. policy
A cluster of high‑profile U.S. cardinals — described in reporting as the more progressive wing of the American hierarchy — issued a statement urging the Trump administration to apply a "moral compass" in foreign policy and immigration, explicitly drawing on Pope Leo's diplomatic address and remarks.
3. Vatican endorsement gave bishops political cover and moral weight
Pope Leo's public backing of the bishops' message transformed what might have been a domestic American bishops' critique into a papal‑sanctioned moral intervention; U.S. bishops say they were consulted on related Vatican statements and that the pope's words provided language they could "piggyback on" to speak more specifically about policy.
4. The administration and allied conservatives pushed back
White House spokespeople and immigration officials rejected the characterization of U.S. policy as inhumane, and key Trump administration figures publicly clashed with the pope's critique — including a senior border official who said he would "educate" the pope on Catholic teaching and dismissed the Vatican's critique. The White House framed enforcement as fulfilling campaign promises and protecting national security in the face of ecclesial criticism.
5. The reaction exposed fractures inside the U.S. Church over priorities and timing
Some Catholic reform commentators argued the bishops had been quicker to issue statements on sexuality and gender than to speak corporately on immigration, suggesting the episcopal chorus on Leo's remarks came only after Vatican prompting and public pressure. Reporting cites voices both praising the new specificity of the Church's stance and criticizing the hierarchy for inconsistent public emphasis.
6. The hierarchy paired moral admonition with diplomatic and pastoral moves
Beyond public statements, Rome appointed a new apostolic nuncio to the United States amid strained relations, and the Vatican declined to participate in some of the administration's diplomatic initiatives — moves that signal a coordinated mix of moral pressure and diplomatic distancing tied to Leo's messaging on migrants and foreign policy.
7. What this means for U.S. Catholics and public life
The hierarchy's reaction has turned Pope Leo's critiques from papal rhetoric into U.S. institutional pressure: progressive cardinals and the USCCB have amplified the pope's framing of human dignity versus mass deportations, while conservatives inside and outside the Church have questioned the prudence and partisan effects of such interventions, leaving the American Catholic community navigating a sharper clash between pastoral care, political loyalty, and national security concerns.
Papal interference in the politics of our country, which she exercises in every country of the world where she has enough adherents to put into effect, her agendas. Never mind the will of the people of those nations. So that when she has enough adherents within any nation, who will submit and cooperate with her will over and above that of the peoples of said nations, the Papacy successfully takes over said nations. Not very hard to figure out why the Papacy therefore is in favor of mass migrations of Catholics to our nation and others, and or mass migrations foreign peoples to create instability within the nations she seeks to change from within. That they may more easily bend to her globalist agenda, and submit to the globalist international organizations she so fully supports. Unto the one world government and economic system she envisions. A future Feudalist world, rather than the old Feudalist Europe, over which she, her clergy, and the elitist kings, queens, and royalty ruled. Emphasis in the following quote is mine.
Excerpt from
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
CARITAS IN VERITATE
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
BENEDICT XVI
TO THE BISHOPS
PRIESTS AND DEACONS
MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS
THE LAY FAITHFUL
AND ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL
ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IN CHARITY AND TRUTH
67. In the face of the unrelenting growth of global interdependence, there is a strongly felt need, even in the midst of a global recession, for a reform of the United Nations Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth. One also senses the urgent need to find innovative ways of implementing the principle of the responsibility to protect and of giving poorer nations an effective voice in shared decision-making. This seems necessary in order to arrive at a political, juridical and economic order which can increase and give direction to international cooperation for the development of all peoples in solidarity. To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority, as my predecessor Blessed John XXIII indicated some years ago. Such an authority would need to be regulated by law, to observe consistently the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, to seek to establish the common good, and to make a commitment to securing authentic integral human development inspired by the values of charity in truth. Furthermore, such an authority would need to be universally recognized and to be vested with the effective power to ensure security for all, regard for justice, and respect for rights. Obviously it would have to have the authority to ensure compliance with its decisions from all parties, and also with the coordinated measures adopted in various international forums. Without this, despite the great progress accomplished in various sectors, international law would risk being conditioned by the balance of power among the strongest nations. The integral development of peoples and international cooperation require the establishment of a greater degree of international ordering, marked by subsidiarity, for the management of globalization. They also require the construction of a social order that at last conforms to the moral order, to the interconnection between moral and social spheres, and to the link between politics and the economic and civil spheres, as envisaged by the Charter of the United Nations.
https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/catholic-house-dems-statement-immigration
Quoted article below from link above.
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM ET
43 Catholic Democrats pledge migrant solidarity, invoke Leo XIV, Francis
Catholic U.S. House Democrats cited Church teaching in defense of the dignity of migrants as Trump administration officials defend immigration enforcement.
More than 40 Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives signed onto a statement of principles regarding immigration, which urged "solidarity" with migrants and cited Catholic social teaching and the visions of Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV to back up their positions.
The statement comes as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) continues to speak out against indiscriminate mass deportations. Lawmakers are also negotiating an end to a partial government shutdown, which was spurred by debates about funding and potential reforms for immigration enforcement.
"We feel called in solidarity to stand with immigrants — especially those who are poor, marginalized, or fleeing hardship — and to ensure they are treated with dignity, justice, and compassion," the statement said.
"As Catholics and elected officials, we believe that addressing long-standing inequities and expanding meaningful opportunities for immigrants is an essential part of our responsibility to community and to those most in need," the lawmakers said.
The statement was led by Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, and signed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and 41 other Catholic Democrats. No Republicans signed onto the statement.
The Catholic Democrats said their position is rooted in three principles of Catholic social teaching on immigration: that people have a right to migrate to sustain their lives and the lives of their families, that nations have a right to regulate borders, and that all enforcement must be consistent with justice and mercy.
In their statement, they said Jesus Christ "identifies with the migrant" when he says in Matthew 25:35: "I was ... a stranger and you welcomed me." They also cited Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Dilexi Te, commenting on migration, in which he said the Church knows that "in every rejected migrant, it is Christ himself who knocks at the door of the community."
They quoted Pope Francis' 2019 message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in which the former pontiff said the Church's response to immigration can be summed up in four verbs: "welcome, protect, promote, and integrate."
The statement recognizes that regulations on immigration are legitimate, citing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which teaches that "political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions."
"Catholic social teaching approaches migration with realism: It affirms the right of persons to seek safety and opportunity while recognizing the legitimate authority of nations to regulate their borders," they said. "Sound immigration policy is ordered, humane, and sustainable, balancing solidarity with prudence in service of human dignity and the common good."
The Catholic Democrats said, however, that border enforcement "is never a license for cruelty, indifference, or dehumanization" but instead "must be governed by justice and mercy." They accused Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of having "failed this moral standard."
"Their actions have separated families, removed law-abiding individuals from our communities, and, tragically, contributed to the deaths of detained migrants and citizens like Renee Good and Alex Pretti," the statement read.
The Catholic Democrats, in their statement, said their position on immigration is "guided by a living Catholic tradition that affirms the dignity of every human life." Despite the USCCB having called "the threat of abortion" its "preeminent priority" in the 2024 election, the Democratic Party supports abortion access, identifying abortion as an essential component of health care.
Negotiating ICE, CBP reforms
The signatories called on Congress to "bear the Church's teachings in mind" when considering reforms to ICE and CBP, which are being negotiated.
On Feb. 14, the government entered into a partial shutdown when Congress did not reach an agreement on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which operates both ICE and CBP.
Many Democrats are proposing reforms that would restrict immigration enforcement as a condition of approving funds. Some have gone further, calling for the abolition of ICE altogether.
Catholic administration officials have rejected the Democrats' characterization that immigration enforcement has violated the human dignity of migrants.
In December 2025, border czar Tom Homan told EWTN News that "we treat everybody with dignity." He said "the most humane thing you can do is enforce the law, secure the border, because it saves lives" and asserted that the administration targets criminals and cited its work to combat fentanyl and sex trafficking.
Nathaniel Madden, principal deputy assistant secretary for communications at DHS, told EWTN News in November 2025 that detainees "are going to be treated like a person, and your dignity is going to be respected." He said dignity and immigration enforcement are compatible and "we have to take into account that laws were broken."
In January, U.S. citizens Pretti and Good were both shot and killed by federal immigration officers in separate incidents in Minneapolis.
In November 2025, the USCCB issued a special message that opposed "the indiscriminate mass deportation of people" and called for an end to "dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement." The message was approved by a vote of 216-5.
Subversion of the will of the people in the election of a President and politicians who represent their interests above others. In this case, the Vatican and Roman Catholic teaching and political ideology of the common good which is defined by the Vatican itself. Which common good is far more in line with the socialistic and or communistic leanings of the globalists, than the will of the peoples of sovereign countries which guarentee their citizens civil and religious liberties by way of government by and for the people. Not government by and for unelected self exalting globalist international organizations such as the Vatican itself, which wish to lord themsleves over all nations.
The Vatican, UN, and or other international organizations have no right to step in and determine for the citizens of the United States, who is and who is not an acceptable migrant in our country. That is for us to decide, not the Pope of Rome according to his own self defined common good, or any other of his globalist cronies. Immigrants the people of the United States consider to be criminals and or dangerous to our way of life and or stability as a nation, should most certainly be deported as such. Overwhelming numbers of migrants to any nation is in and of itself, a danger to the stability of that nation. Numbers alone, are a legitimate reason to restrict migration, thereby making open boarders unsustainable for any nation as well. Globalists of course know this, and seek exactly to destabilize nations, unto their hopeful greater dependence upon them to resolve such issues. Neither the Vatican nor any other nation or institution has a right interfere with the privileges of United States citizens to determine such important matters for themselves. We can only hope, that as the number of Roman Catholic politicians continues to outpace their percentage of citizens in this nation, these politicians will not forsake the will of the people of this nation in favor of the will of the globalist minded Popes and Vatican. Who have been calling for a one world global government, economic system, and religion for some time now, that would enforce their vision of "the common good" upon all.
https://www.usccb.org/news/2026/pope-supports-solidarity-immigrants-us-catholics-must-stand-together-archbishop-says
February 12, 2026
Interesting, the date of the quoted article below precedes that of the article posted before this one by four days. Think there is any connection? Was this article from Rome, instructions for the politicians actions in the previous quoted article? Seems likely. Emphasis in quoted article is mine.
Pope supports solidarity with immigrants in US, Catholics must stand together, archbishop says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- All Catholics are called to stand together by reaching out to their brothers and sisters in the faith of all ethnicities, especially those of Hispanic heritage, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, said.
"They are our brothers and sisters, we love them, and we stand with them in these difficult times," he told Catholic News Service Feb. 11 during a visit to Rome and the Vatican, which included a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV Feb. 9.
"Our Holy Father has been a great source of encouragement and support for the United States bishops, I think, to be very strong in our statements and in our support for the immigrant community back home," he said. "Our Holy Father feels very strongly about this."
"I had the opportunity to speak with him, and I can say in the conversation, you could see that this was a matter of great concern for him," said the archbishop whose archdiocese had seen sustained activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known by its acronym ICE, in its communities, including near some parishes.
When it comes to immigration and religious liberty, one major concern is allowing the Catholic Church to provide the sacraments and pastoral care inside some detention facilities, he said; the archbishop is chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty of the USCCB.
"There have been some difficulties there in some places, and so we're keeping a very close eye on that to make sure that the religious rights of those in the detention centers are protected so that they can receive pastoral care and especially the sacraments from the church's ministers," he said.
Archbishop Sample said what had him most worried was when ICE officials "began showing up outside of churches and places of worship" in his archdiocese, causing "a great deal of doubt and fear and anxiety among our people -- people afraid to go to Mass."
While ICE activity seemed to be less aggressive as of late, he said, "there has to be a better solution here to solving the immigration problem we have in the United States."
"We have a system that isn't working. But in terms of the folks that are already here, and especially when I think of the people in my own archdiocese who have been here sometimes for years and years and have established themselves, there has to be a more just, more humane, just a better way to go about this," he said.
When asked how Catholics in his archdiocese could best accompany those possibly at risk of arrest or detention, he encouraged the English-speaking community to reach out to and build a real connection with those in the Hispanic community.
"Sometimes it feels like maybe (there are) two communities worshiping in the same building," he said of English- and Spanish-speaking Catholics.
Launching a call for unity, peace and mutual support, the archbishop said Catholics of every ethnicity need to "see themselves as one and to really reach out to our brothers and sisters in the Hispanic community, especially right now ... just get to know them, welcome them, help them, know that they are loved and very much a part of the body of Christ."
Portland has seen ongoing protests in response to ICE operations, particularly near its facility where people are detained and interviewed to determine their legal status as U.S. residents.
While ICE and other agencies are meant to stop and detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, they have been accused of overly aggressive action and routinely going beyond what the law allows with entering homes, making arrests without judicial warrants and removing people believed to be unauthorized immigrants through mass deportations.
Pope Francis released a formal letter to U.S. bishops last February, addressing the "major crisis" taking place and criticizing efforts to equate the illegal status of some migrants with criminality.
While every nation has the right to defend itself and to keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes, the late pope wrote, mass deportations harm human dignity and families. "An authentic rule of law is verified precisely in the dignified treatment that all people deserve, especially the poorest and most marginalized."
Archbishop Sample also released his own statement in November, reacting to increased ICE activity in Portland. That came just a few days before the U.S. bishops as a whole released a special message Nov. 12 underlining that "human dignity and national security are not in conflict. Both are possible if people of goodwill work together."
Pope Leo supported the U.S. bishops' message, telling reporters Nov. 13, "If someone is in the United States illegally, there are ways to address this. There are courts. There is a judicial system."
"I believe there are many problems in the system. No one has said that the United States should have open borders," he said, adding, "I think every country has the right to determine who enters, how, and when."
However, the U.S. pope said, "when people have lived good lives -- many of them for 10, 15, 20 years -- treating them in a way that is, to say the least, extremely disrespectful, and with instances of violence, is troubling."
Pope Leo invited all Catholics and people of goodwill to "listen carefully" to the bishops' message. "I believe we must seek ways of treating people with humanity, with the dignity that is theirs."
Papal subversion once again. Every nation has a right to declare illegal immigration, to be illegal of course. When one does something illegal, they have broken a law, and are therefore determined to be a criminal. Uncontrolled masses entering countries destabilizes those countries, which can have serious if not eventual catastrophic effects upon the citizens of said nations and the entirety of nations themselves. Who does the Pope of Rome think he is, to tell all nations that it is wrong to call illegal immigrants criminals? Entering a nation without permission when that nation has determined such is illegal and therefore a criminal act, means exactly that those who do so are criminals.
This is not even to address the abundant evidence that the Vatican, Clergy, and many members of the Catholic church are directly involved in facilitating mass illegal immigration into this country. Many an article addressing such facilitation I have posted on this very board over the years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-0p6gtWFo