05-15-2010, 09:08 AM
Father Tim Ward Wrote:Regarding my speaking for the "Catholics," I need to make it clear that I speak only for myself. However, my Catholic jurisdiction is not "under the Pope." We are NOT Roman Catholics. My former jurisdiction, the Independent Catholic Church of the West, was just completely absorbed by the United Catholic Church. We are, as a rule, former Roman Catholics who abhor the Roman Catholic Church's practices, politics, exclusion of gays, excommunication of those who divorce and remarry, and treatment of women.
I was raised Roman Catholic and not familiar with your church, but would Jesus care what nation someone has citizenship in? Would he ordain removing family members for arrest/deportation strictly on immigration status? It seems to me my idea of Jesus was to condemn the employers and business owners preying on cheap labor rather than the poor immigrant workers. Seems you church agrees LINK
I don't live in Arizona so I don't know what the reality on the ground is, but most cops I know dont want this added responsibility, that includes border county sheriffs In Pina and Santa Cruz county. Seems like they would have a better sense of the ground conditions than the media darlings Arpaio and Babeu in Phoenix area. Police know its in there best interest not to intimidate and lose trust of those they are trying to protect and serve. Otherwise crime goes unreported and leads aren't given so the bad guys get away.