Thursday, September 24, 2015
Francis in the Lions Den
Well he went there and when he spoke he went there as well. Pope Francis called upon Congress, in his speech to Congress, to adopt a Christian attitude toward immigrants.
Pope Francis on Thursday urged U.S. lawmakers to reject a "mindset of hostility" on immigration and recognize that people who wish to move to the United States are trying to improve their lives and their families'.And sadly many of them have been called by those who elected them to be vicious misanthropic bigots.
"Building a nation calls us to recognize that we must constantly relate to others, rejecting a mindset of hostility in order to adopt one of reciprocal subsidiarity," the 78-year-old Argentine-born pope said, referring to a central principle of progressive Catholic social teaching.
Addressing a Congress that is divided on immigration, he reminded members of both political parties that "most of us were once foreigners."
In a speech that was not afraid to take on some divisive issues — while eschewing other topics such as abortion and same-sex marriage — Francis also called for the abolition of the death penalty and drew attention to the great violence inflicted on Native Americans...
"Each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility," Francis said in his opening remarks. "Your own responsibility as members of Congress is to enable this country, by your legislative activity, to grow as a nation."
"Legislative activity is always based on care for the people," he said. "To this you have been invited, called and convened by those who elected you."
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