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Vance vs. The Bishops on Immigration, Part I, by Phil Lawler – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Jan 28, 2025

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.

Less than a week after the Inauguration, the Trump administration is fully engaged in debate with the US bishops: a debate that seems likely to stretch over the next four years. The subject is immigration; the main protagonists (for now) are Vice President Vance and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

Each side has scored some points, but the Trump team is has taken an early lead in the contest, and is likely to maintain that lead, for two reasons. First, Trump and Vance are skillful politicians, with a keen sense for public opinion; the bishops are not. Second, Trump and Vance have strong public support, particularly within their own base, and they know it. The bishops don’t have that support, and apparently don’t know it. …

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