BREAKING: Catholic bishops release a stunning video denouncing Trump and Vance’s brutal ICE raids and it’s spreading like wildfire in what’s being called the “most viral Catholic message in U.S. history.”
MAGA “Christianity” just got blown out of the water…
“As pastors, we the bishops of the United States are bound to our people by ties of communion and compassion in our Lord Jesus Christ. And we are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement,” stated the first bishop in the clip, addressing the camera directly.
The video is edited together from footage of several bishops reading passionately from the historic written “Special Message” released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops earlier this week. Christopher Hale of the “Letters from Leo” Substack reports that the video has already been viewed over 5 million times. He added that it’s perhaps the “most-watched Catholic video ever in America.”
“We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care,” the bishops continued.
“We lament that some immigrants in the United States have arbitrarily lost their legal status. We are troubled by threats against the sanctity of houses of worship and the special nature of hospitals and schools.”
“We grieve when we meet parents who fear being detained when taking their children to school or when we try to console family members who have already been separated from their loved ones.”
“Despite obstacles and prejudices, generations of immigrants have made enormous contributions to the well-being of our nation. We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity.”
“For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.”
“Catholic teaching exhorts nations to recognize the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants. We bishops advocate for a meaningful reform of our nation’s immigration laws and procedures.”
“Human dignity and national security are not in conflict. Both are possible if people of good will work together.”
“We recognize that nations have a responsibility to regulate their borders and establish a just and orderly immigration system for the sake of the common good.”
“Without such processes, immigrants face the risk of trafficking and other forms of exploitation. Safe and legal pathways serve as an antidote to such risks.”
“The church’s teaching rests on the foundational concern for the human person as created in the image and likeness of God. As pastors, we look to the sacred scripture and the example of the Lord himself where we find the wisdom of God’s compassion. The priority of the Lord, as the prophet reminds us, is for those who are most vulnerable, the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger.”
“In the Lord Jesus, we see the one who became poor for our sake. We see the good Samaritan who lifts us from the dust. And we see the one who is found in the least of these. The church’s concern for neighbor and our concern here for immigrants as a response to the Lord’s command to love as He has loved us.”
“To our immigrant brothers and sisters, we stand with you in your suffering, since when one member suffers, all suffer. You are not alone.”
“We note with gratitude that so many of our clergy consecrated religious and lay faithful already accompany and assist immigrants in meeting their basic human needs. We urge all people of goodwill to continue and expand such efforts.”
“We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people. We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement.”
“We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation, and we are grateful for past and present opportunities to dialogue with public and elected officials.”
“In this dialogue, we will continue to advocate for meaningful immigration reform. As disciples of the Lord, we remain men and women of hope, and hope does not disappoint.”
“May the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe enfold us all in her maternal and loving care and draw us ever closer to the heart of Christ,” the final bishop concludes.
The written statement and the subsequent video are a direct result of Pope Leo XIV’s relentless advocacy on behalf of migrants. He called on American bishops to speak out forcefully against the Trump administration’s “inhuman treatment” of immigrants and they have powerfully answered the call.
This messaging is especially important given the fact that J.D. Vance — a craven fascist willing to endorse every imaginable cruelty in his pursuit of political power — claims to be a Catholic. In reality, he likes the aesthetic trappings of Catholicism but cares little for the teachings of compassion and selflessness that Jesus Christ espoused.
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