(RNS) — Vice President J.D. Vance has done what the U.S. bishops have been incapable of doing: He has made their position on migrants and refugees national news.
I have not seen such a fortuitous political blunder since General Alexander Haig, the Catholic chief of staff to President Nixon, attacked the bishops for their pastoral letter on peace, which brought it to national attention.
Thank you, Mr. Vice President!
In an interview on “Face the Nation,” Vice President Vance expressed disappointment as a Catholic that the U.S. Catholic bishops are not supporting the new administration’s actions against migrants and refugees. He said the bishops’ support for refugees was motivated by their desire to get money from federal programs aimed at helping refugees.
“I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line? We’re going to enforce immigration law. We’re going to protect the American people,” Vance told host Margaret Brennan, before going on to imply that the bishops did not care about children being trafficked for sex.
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With thanks to the Religion News Service (RNS) and Thomas Reese, where this article originally appeared.
