This is a struggle for patriotic American catholics. On one hand, we (catholics) should never turn away the needy. However, we also have to be careful not to condone the disrespecting of the laws of the land- which scripture calls us to obey (as long as it does not violate God's law). Yes, we have a prosperous nation, however, if we simply allow a mass flooding of (illegal) immigrants from countries in close proximity such as central/south america, we may very well in the process handicap ourselves from providing the same compassion to those who emigrate from other countries that cannot as easily come in due to physical boundaries and who have no choice but to do it legally ( which is a much lengthier process). A possible compromise might be to allow limited benefits for those here legally (such as work visas) yet holds those here illegally accountable to our laws so as to not give preferential treatment to those who can more easily "sneak in". I think it is incumbent upon our political leaders to defend the border for the sake of reducing an unfair advantage to those who can come in illegally so easily. Lastly, as strong as we are, eventually a tipping point is possible to be reached where a combination of weak immigration policy and taxpayer funded wellfare could lead to the decline of prosperity in America. To state it simply and bluntly, we could get to a point where we cannot afford to provide the high level of social services at taxpayer expense if the influx of illegal immigration is not metered at a sustainable pace. As utilitarian as it may seem, the greater good of the many must trump the short-term benefit of the relatively few.
Law should be observed and respected. I understand the christian views on treating them as humanitary as it is possible, but there is no reason to openly receive them violating the law.
Catholics sound more like leftist idealists than they do followers of Christ. Does this man, and I'm sure he is a good man, believe we should put the interests of complete strangers before the interest of ourselves? Thank goodness these sentiments weren't present in the time of the Crusades. I don't say that to be facetious or rude -- I do mean it. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, and blessed are the poor (those in poverty or without wealth) are closely related.” Such a statement cannot be taken seriously. I'm a Roman Catholic, 24 yrs old, though I do not attend Mass. I loved everything about being Catholic as a young boy. I was an alter server at my parish, and had deep affection to the mass -- mostly the Eucharist and the beautiful music. I've left the Church, so to speak, because Catholics are encouraged to be like everyone else and to respect every man and woman, and so on and so forth. It's an honorable (I suppose), progressive way to live. But it's not the Catholic way. Catholics long before us would never tolerate or succumb to the humanistic nonsense of today. They remained steadfast, aware, and ready to defend the faith if necessary. The path to salvation has to be a righteous path -- because it's a non-bull**** path and it's not for everyone! Jesus showed us that. You will face persecution and you have to be ready to sacrifice so much, perhaps even your earthly life. Truth and social justice cannot coexist, because “social” justice is a perversion of justice itself.
The USCCB stance encourages people to try to cross a dangerous desert, and some of them don't make it. If the USCCB truly wanted to make things better, they'd work to keep as few people as possible from crossing the desert. Instead, they encourage it and make things worse. In addition to those who don't make it across the desert, what the USCCB supports lowers wages in the U.S. and harms the poorest Americans. What the USCCB supports also makes things worse in Mexico such as by making reform in Mexico less likely. P.S. I left a similar comment on this video about a month ago. I just visited this page and I was logged out and my comment wasn't visible. I only saw my earlier comment when I logged in. I don't know whether TH-cam or Catholic Answers "ghosted" it, but I'll check to see if it appears this time.
I have an obligation from the Lord to care for the poor and needy for which I will be responsible at judgment. The government's duty is to protect borders. I will vote for stronger immigration policies but I will continue to care for the faithful and hard-working families at my parish who are *probably* here illegally. I hope for their sake they do what they can to become legal.
he makes a mistake of misreading and thusly of prejudging and conditioning their welcome; we ask that of people with means in the embassies/conciliates. the immigrants are poor desperate masses whom we wish to abort from this country; that is the crux of the cruelty. never have we made it a business venture to welcome the poor by a visa tax and waiting period for those w/o means.
Mr. Inferno... gazing at your own naval is not the way to infer human rights for the whole human family. If you want to support some racist idea that one group of humans has human rights and another doesn't well that's your right of course but it's racist and it contradicts the Bible's injunctions to do alms, love the poor, love your neighbor as yourself. You are not interested in a dialogue or a debate but a soapbox monologue.
This is a struggle for patriotic American catholics. On one hand, we (catholics) should never turn away the needy. However, we also have to be careful not to condone the disrespecting of the laws of the land- which scripture calls us to obey (as long as it does not violate God's law). Yes, we have a prosperous nation, however, if we simply allow a mass flooding of (illegal) immigrants from countries in close proximity such as central/south america, we may very well in the process handicap ourselves from providing the same compassion to those who emigrate from other countries that cannot as easily come in due to physical boundaries and who have no choice but to do it legally ( which is a much lengthier process). A possible compromise might be to allow limited benefits for those here legally (such as work visas) yet holds those here illegally accountable to our laws so as to not give preferential treatment to those who can more easily "sneak in". I think it is incumbent upon our political leaders to defend the border for the sake of reducing an unfair advantage to those who can come in illegally so easily. Lastly, as strong as we are, eventually a tipping point is possible to be reached where a combination of weak immigration policy and taxpayer funded wellfare could lead to the decline of prosperity in America. To state it simply and bluntly, we could get to a point where we cannot afford to provide the high level of social services at taxpayer expense if the influx of illegal immigration is not metered at a sustainable pace. As utilitarian as it may seem, the greater good of the many must trump the short-term benefit of the relatively few.
I am a middle age White American and cradle Catholic. I have worked hard for everything I have, however the Church no longer supports people like me.
Surprising to the amount you can teach Tim Staples! :)
Law should be observed and respected. I understand the christian views on treating them as humanitary as it is possible, but there is no reason to openly receive them violating the law.
Catholics sound more like leftist idealists than they do followers of Christ. Does this man, and I'm sure he is a good man, believe we should put the interests of complete strangers before the interest of ourselves? Thank goodness these sentiments weren't present in the time of the Crusades. I don't say that to be facetious or rude -- I do mean it.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, and blessed are the poor (those in poverty or without wealth) are closely related.” Such a statement cannot be taken seriously. I'm a Roman Catholic, 24 yrs old, though I do not attend Mass. I loved everything about being Catholic as a young boy. I was an alter server at my parish, and had deep affection to the mass -- mostly the Eucharist and the beautiful music.
I've left the Church, so to speak, because Catholics are encouraged to be like everyone else and to respect every man and woman, and so on and so forth. It's an honorable (I suppose), progressive way to live. But it's not the Catholic way. Catholics long before us would never tolerate or succumb to the humanistic nonsense of today. They remained steadfast, aware, and ready to defend the faith if necessary. The path to salvation has to be a righteous path -- because it's a non-bull**** path and it's not for everyone! Jesus showed us that. You will face persecution and you have to be ready to sacrifice so much, perhaps even your earthly life.
Truth and social justice cannot coexist, because “social” justice is a perversion of justice itself.
Wrong. Conservative Catholics at times focus more on abortions then they do any other issue. In fact, I focus on all issues.
The USCCB stance encourages people to try to cross a dangerous desert, and some of them don't make it. If the USCCB truly wanted to make things better, they'd work to keep as few people as possible from crossing the desert. Instead, they encourage it and make things worse. In addition to those who don't make it across the desert, what the USCCB supports lowers wages in the U.S. and harms the poorest Americans. What the USCCB supports also makes things worse in Mexico such as by making reform in Mexico less likely.
P.S. I left a similar comment on this video about a month ago. I just visited this page and I was logged out and my comment wasn't visible. I only saw my earlier comment when I logged in. I don't know whether TH-cam or Catholic Answers "ghosted" it, but I'll check to see if it appears this time.
I have an obligation from the Lord to care for the poor and needy for which I will be responsible at judgment. The government's duty is to protect borders. I will vote for stronger immigration policies but I will continue to care for the faithful and hard-working families at my parish who are *probably* here illegally. I hope for their sake they do what they can to become legal.
he makes a mistake of misreading and thusly of prejudging and conditioning their welcome; we ask that of people with means in the embassies/conciliates. the immigrants are poor desperate masses whom we wish to abort from this country; that is the crux of the cruelty. never have we made it a business venture to welcome the poor by a visa tax and waiting period for those w/o means.
Law that ignores international human rights are no law at all.
All humans are created equal in His eyes. That descends from Gods law.
Mr. Inferno... gazing at your own naval is not the way to infer human rights for the whole human family. If you want to support some racist idea that one group of humans has human rights and another doesn't well that's your right of course but it's racist and it contradicts the Bible's injunctions to do alms, love the poor, love your neighbor as yourself. You are not interested in a dialogue or a debate but a soapbox monologue.