.- The
archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez
expressed his support this week for protests by Hispanics in the United
States, saying the “undocumented” are persons who also possess the
dignity of the children of God.
During the
inauguration of the Diocesan Museum of the Mexican Martyrs, the
cardinal said the undocumented should not be called “illegal” because
they are not criminals, but rather people who out of necessity or
“ignorance left without their papers.” He said the country to
which they travel should treat them with justice and grant them a
status that “respects first and foremost their human dignity.”
At the same
time, he warned that the situation they are in is the responsibility of
everyone, but most of all, of the government, which does not know how
to train people to fend for themselves and “demand their rights.”
He also praised
the US bishops for their support of Operation Sanctuary, which helps
immigrants with food, shelter and legal counsel to regularize their
status. The cardinal also pointed out that the Church in the
Unites States is made up of a large number of Hispanics.
Don’t call undocumented workers ‘illegal’ says Mexican cardinal
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