Mexico City, Mexico, Jan 26, 2006 / 22:00 pm
During the III National Congress of the Mexican Bishops’ Committee on Culture, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City, called the decision by the US government to build a wall on border with Mexico an “error” that harkens to “other eras in history that have already been overcome.”
During the congress, which is focusing on “Migrations, Multiculturalism, and Ministering to the Culture,” the cardinal said the Church is “pilgrim by nature” and that “authentic Catholicism implies an appreciation of all cultures.”
Cardinal Rivera said the phenomenon of immigration is occurring because of economic, family or religious reasons, and that the solution requires the consensus of the affected nations and not unilateral decisions.
Likewise, the cardinal stated that in recent years the immigration of women has increased, making women the breadwinners of their families, with all of the problems that their distance from the home implies.”