Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, raises concerns about the potential negative impact of President Trump's executive orders on vulnerable populations, particularly immigrants and refugees. He stresses the Church's commitment to serving those in need and advocating for just policies while upholding the dignity of every human person.
In the face of a spate of executive orders from the incoming Trump administration, the president of the US bishops’ conference says the Gospel tells us we meet Jesus in those in need – and we will be judged on how we respond.With a raft of executive orders, newly-inaugurate US President Donald Trump is set to radically change the federal government's approach to a whole host of issues, from migrants and refugees to foreign aid, from the use of the death penalty to the environment.
Concretely, he pointed to the vast network of Catholic relief agencies that help people in difficult situations. “We want to make those possibilities available to those most in need,” he said. And I think our response is twofold. One, to protect those who are already here, and to urge the government to use the tremendous resources we have to try and ameliorate some of those situations in countries that are less advantaged so that people don’t have the same desire to leave so that they can find a better life at home rather than running the risk of all that’s involved in migrating to a new country and a new situation.
And I think it’s important also to insist that we’re not advocating that the law be broken. We’re advocating that people who are in situations of need, that those needs be met, and also that there will be a reform of the immigration law in this country, which is, I think all would agree, desperately in need of modernization.
And the bishops have repeatedly called on people to engage in civil discourse, to listen to one another, and never to forget the dignity of the person who’s in front of them. He or she is also created in the image and likeness of God. And we can never forget that.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION REFUGEES CATHOLIC CHURCH HUMAN DIGNITY
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