A year ago, as a way of celebrating the October 14, 2018, canonization of Saint Oscar Romero, I, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, issued a Pastoral Letter entitled Archbishop Saint Oscar Romero: A Catholic Martyr who made the Holy Sacrifice of his Life while Celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
That letter connected St. Romero’s life, holiness and witness to various interdependent dimensions of our Catholic Faith: “We take yet another opportunity to connect the canonization, in a spirit of pastoral charity, promotion of human rights and global justice, to a call for comprehensive immigration reform for our nation that is built on the principles of the dignity of the human person, social justice, the sanctity of human life and the family, and a Good Samaritan love for the poor.”
A year later, on the First Anniversary of St. Romero’s canonization, and in unity with the many fine statements and interventions of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning the plight of refugees, non-documented immigrants, the separation of families, and dismay over a broken immigration system, I renew my own call for comprehensive immigration reform in this country and globally.
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