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Image by Grok. "The USCCB's Amicus Brief, Drafted by a Baptist, Causing Quite a Stir"

By Thomas V. Mirus, Catholic Culture, Mar 02, 2026

Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Director of Podcasts for CatholicCulture.org, hosts The Catholic Culture Podcast, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast.  See full bio.

 

Last week the USCCB filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, objecting to President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens as “immoral”. Phil Lawler has already commented on the incoherence of the USCCB’s arguments.

Over the weekend, the well-liked Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas weighed in to defend the brief against widespread criticism, while also perhaps tacitly admitting that its theological arguments are weak.

Bp. Flores wrote in a short thread on X:

It would be good to read the USCCB amicus brief in defense of birthright citizenship. For one thing it reminds us that the 14th Amendment was a deliberate reversal of the dreaded Dred Scott decision denying citizenship to slaves and their children. …

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