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Why the Bishops’ Statement on Immigration is Not Important, by Phil Lawler – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Phil Lawler, Complicit Clergy, (Catholic Culture), November 21, 2025

Let’s look at the bishops’ statement on US immigration policy from a completely different angle.

Forget the arguments for and against unrestricted immigration, for and against the Trump administration’s crackdown. Instead ask this question: Why are the bishops making any statement at all?

We can all agree, regardless of our political perspectives, that the immigration problem in the US today is severe. We may disagree about the causes of that problem and about the appropriate remedies. Those are political issues, best resolved in political debates—which are not the bishops’ primary concern.

Our bishops, as spiritual leaders, have the duty to remind us of the moral principles involved in the political debate. In this case, the Catechism of the Catholic Church lays out those principles with admirable balance and clarity: …

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