In View of The Recent Shootings Catholic Statement Highlights a Dilemma;
The Thanksgiving Eve shooting of two National Guardspeople by an Afghan refugee recently granted asylum once again creates a dilemma for some of us who wonder how the church is to respond compassionately to immigrants. The US Catholic Bishops have issued " A Special Message " in response to the deployment of guardsmen affirming the governments right to control it's borders but reminding Christian people of our need to be winsome and compassionate toward immigrants. What difference does a statement of the Catholic bishopric make to Protestant evangelicals? The Catholic Church is the largest religious body that names Jesus Christ as its founder and for most of church history it was the only formal Christian body. Protestants have a long historic connection to Catholicism; we were birthed from it; we share much doctrine and polity in common with it. Unlike most of evangelicalism the Catholic church believes it has a responsibility to address public policy issues. Many ...