Catholicism, properly understood, is a religion of ‘both/and’ rather than ‘either/or’. It embraces theological paradoxes – like the Trinity, and Christ’s possession of two natures in one person – and encourages care for both parties where others might be inclined to say that you must side with one or the other, such as with abortion.
This applies also to the Church’s stance on immigration, which has come under some scrutiny as a result of Pope Francis’s recent statements on the topic. The latest came yesterday and generated global headlines that all read along the lines of: Pope Francis: Rejecting migrants is a ‘grave sin’.
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