US Bishops’ Pro-Birthright-Citizenship Brief Gets Mixed Reviews
Should babies born in the United States to parents without legal residency here automatically become U.S. citizens, as they are now? And does Catholic teaching require such a policy?
Should babies born in the United States to parents without legal residency here automatically become U.S. citizens, as they are now? And does Catholic teaching require such a policy?
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking the Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship. However, not all Catholics agree with this interpretation of Church social teaching.
COMMENTARY: To overcome the prevailing philosophy that permeates contemporary America’s discourse, Catholics must relearn how to engage the culture with our own moral language.
The Republican vice-presidential candidate has come under fire for his views on ‘parental voting,’ but the idea isn’t new and isn’t necessarily partisan.
COMMENTARY: The selective use of the word ‘minorities’ can perpetuate negative stereotypes and is contradicted by what it means to be an American citizen.
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