From RNS-The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened its spring meeting this week with a stern reproach of the Trump administration’s latest immigration policies, with the group’s president suggesting the new rules on asylum are a “right to life” issue.
Some bishops followed by urging protests,
including “canonical penalties” for those who carry out the
administration’s new rules.
Within minutes of opening the USCCB’s
biannual meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday (June 13), Cardinal
Daniel DiNardo, president of the USCCB and archbishop of
Galveston-Houston, read aloud a statement deeply critical of Attorney
General Jeff Sessions’ recent announcement regarding asylum
qualifications.
“At its core, asylum is an instrument to
preserve the right to life,” DiNardo said, reading from the statement.
“The Attorney General’s recent decision elicits deep concern because it
potentially strips asylum from many women who lack adequate protection.
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