Referring to Pope Francis’s homily in Lampedusa, Italy,
after the shipwreck of hundreds of would-be immigrants died, Archbishop
Cordileone writes,
It is particularly ironic that here in the United States – a
nation comprised nearly exclusively of immigrants – we so often refuse to weep
for the destruction of family life and economic exploitation that result from
our current broken immigration system.
To allow a rising culture of indifference to blind us to the plight of
those who come to this country wanting something to support their families
amounts to nothing less than a repudiation of the unique legacy that belongs to
the United States of America.
The Archbishop urges Bay Area Catholics to contact your
Congressional representatives to urge them to pursue comprehensive immigration
reform… [F]or more information on
Catholic teaching on immigration reform, and on identifying your Congressional
representatives, go to www.justiceforimmigrants.org.
See also the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’
page devoted to Migration and Refugee Services, http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-and-refugee-services/index.cfm.
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