And the sockpuppet pontificate continues on its dreary way. The second reign of Francis the Worst.
Burn of the Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
“we were right! to have taken money from the Biden admin for the invasion of America….”
Nope, and neither! in the case of being accomplice to Cartel: rape, murder, child slavery, drugs, ect..
I swear, whenever I hear or read any Catholic cleric, whether the Pope or anyone lower, speak of immigration, all I can hear is the song “For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays…
Caesar as sugar daddy for the Church:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxmCCsMoD0
Prevost will soon find out that his donations from faithful American Catholics will dry up and he will be left with only the wish sung in Abba’s little musical.
Not one red cent for the Institutional Church! Not one!
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy…
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There are almost no refugees entering the United States. Nor are any entering Europe at this time. These people are destination shoppers.They’re persuing their own interest and we should be pursuing ours.
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Refugees are properly cared for in camps proximate to their country of origin with a view to their eventual repatriation. Resettlement should be unusual and refugees should be resettled in countries culturally proximate. Occidental countries can finance and provide staff in order to care for and re-settle refugees, but should seldom be asked to settle them in their own countries.
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As we speak, there have been no active insurgencies in Latin America in the last 15 years and when there were, none were adjacent to the United States. There are three notably abusive Latin American governments at this time, only one of which is proximate to the United States.
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As for the Near East / North Africa / Central Asia, there have been insurgencies and chronic security issues over the last generation in Afghanistan, Kashmir, Tajikistan, Iraq, Georgia, Turkey. Israel and points adjacent, Lebanon, Libya, Algeria, and the former Spanish Sahara. None of these places is adjacent to any occidental country and only Libya and Algeria are proximate by sea. There aren’t any active insurgencies in these places at this time and any refugee populations should be headed home. If it’s your contention that the political situation does not permit it for many people, it’s proper to ask why Europe or Canada should be their destination. Afghanistan is population with Pathans, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Balochs, &c. Pathan’s demographically dominate Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier, Tajiks are found in Tajikistan, Hazaras are close kin to the Tajiks, Uzbeks dominate Uzbekistan, and Balochs dominate Pakistan’s Baluchistan province. All Arab countries are adjacent to other Arab countries. The disordered places in that region of the world not proximate to a ready refuge were Tajikistan (whose civil war ended in 1997), Georgia (whose civil war ended in 1993) and the Kurdish portions of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (who have been able to repair to Iraqi Kurdistan if necessary the last 17 years).
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In the Far East, there are what we used to call ‘captive nations’, but no intramural violence outside of some peripheral areas in Burma.
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As for Tropical Africa, you have a number of failed states (Somalia, the Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Congo, and the Borno Province of Nigeria). Haiti is in an analogous situation. If there’s a solution there, it’s putting these places under foreign trusteeships, a herculian task.
Immigration has progressed from a “welcome, survive if you can” mentality to an “all you can eat” mentality. There must have been something between those two options.
I still think Meloni should give a swath of Italy back to the Vatican and re-establish the Papal States.
That way Leo would have to suit up and play – instead of yelling at the quarterbacks from his Papal armchair.
I still think Meloni should give a swath of Italy back to the Vatican and re-establish the Papal States.
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Do the Italian legislatures and the people who live there get to weigh in on this question?
“garbage” is Pope Leo’s word.
Probably in mind as the “garbage” in his words.
It’s remarkable to me how the Church will preach against unkindness to the poor and vulnerable, …but never talks about how they became poor and vulnerable. I had been wondering how much of Liberation Theology Leo had taken in. So far, it seems he got at least a fair dose.
My take on Pope Leo’s words is that we should always be ready to offer sanctuary to those who are legitimately escaping war, crime, and danger. I myself count a Cuban man as my Third Order Franciscan brother. He escaped Castro’s Cuba as a child with one small suitcase, his siblings, and his mother. He and they are endlessly grateful to the US Government for permitting them to find a home in Puerto Rico. He eventually became an MD and has assisted those in need with free medical care.
I am also reminded of the sacrifice of my home parish and the pastor during post-WWI and WWII. Msgr. Woolf personally sponsored refugees from both Wars and permitted them to sleep on the floor of the rectory until he could find them jobs and homes. The descendants of those refugees – who had lost *everything* in the Wars – remain as loyal parishioners to this day.
That said, I do not think His Holiness is promoting open borders, nor is he asking to empty detention facilities of those who are guilty of illegal entry. He is asking for civilized, humane treatment of those who attempt to cross the border illegally – which we should be capable of in America.
I say this with respect to you, Mr. McClarey, and your professional reputation in law. Like you, I have no wish for an open border with undocumented immigrants.
smk – there should not be acceptance of refugees from non-Christian countries. Muslim refugees should find refuge in ME or countries which are Muslim. No international body puts pressure on Saudi Arabia or Iran to accept their own.
It’s becoming an increasing fact that refugees of war, are not always clear cut civilians. Some have brought trouble into their adopted western countries. Following Vietnam war, Vietnamese brought gangland crime to areas they lived in. The same with Lebanese Muslim, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, muslim Sudanese etc…
The refugees of the two Great Wars were predominantly Christian or Jewish. The refugees of war today are overwhelmingly Muslim. They were able to adapt to the country.
Western Governments should discriminate who they allow in as refugees.
Ezabelle – thank you for your considerate response to me.
IMO, it would not be possible to exclude Muslims from American borders simply because of their religion. Not only is that unAmerican, but it would come under attack because of our firm belief in Freedom of Religion. That said, if they come from countries that are antagonistic to the US, they could be excluded for that reason, or at least vigorously vetted before being permitted entry.
There will always be criminally-minded individuals who will slip in. It has always been this way. People similarly used this reason in their attempt to exclude Italians from American immigration because of the Mafia. It isn’t right – either to permit criminals entry, or to exclude entire nationalities from entering the country.
I myself would back a rule imposed on those entering the country from other countries to not only be thoroughly vetted, but also requiring those individuals to take citizenship and English-language classes (if needed), and to give some proof of sponsorship from American citizens (which used to be a requirement), and proof of employment within 3 weeks of entering. They must register with the Government regularly, and to let the Government know of their address and status.
I do not think any of this is too much to ask and is a reasonable request of those who wish to enter the country and become proper American citizens. If they have no interest in that or do not comply, they should be refused entry or deported.
Pope Leo’s statement on the humane treatment of those seeking refuge is in line with all this. Again, he did not say anything about open borders or removing the requirement to enter the country legally, following all the conditions set in place by American law. What he said was to treat everyone with dignity. Peace to you and to all here.