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Statement from Bishop Gerald Barnes on the Court Ruling Regarding Arizona' Immigration Law

Hermanos y Hermanas en Cristo,

El Tribunal Federal dictaminó hoy sobre la ley del estado de Arizona que pretendía abordar la cuestión de la inmigración entre México y Estados Unidos. Debido a los desafíos legales a esta ley y a la preocupación de muchos, incluyendo nuestra Iglesia, algunas disposiciones clave que permitirían a la policía investigar sobre el estado de inmigración de los residentes de Arizona no entrarán en vigor por el momento.

El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1070 ha desencadenado fuertes sentimientos y diferentes puntos de vista. Nos ha llevado a una batalla de ideologías cuando nos deberíamos enfocar en cómo reparar un sistema de inmigración que ambas partes reconocen que no funciona.

Dignity and Rights of Workers

The Dignity and Rights of Workers

Many scholars trace the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching to the 1891 publication of Rerum Novarum (Of New Things). Reacting to the abuse of workers during the Industrial Revolution, Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical focused on the application of the Gospel message to an industrial society.

In our post-industrial age, where workers are nothing more that “units of labor” to an economist, that exploration is as important as ever. Pope John Paul II continued the discussion with Laborem Exercens (On Human Work). His life experiences with Polish-style communism and the growth of the trade union Solidarity, contributed to his understanding of the commoditization of people in an economic system.

He also released Centesimus Annus (The Hundredth Year) in 1991 to commemorate and expand upon Leo XIII work. Of special concern to John Paul was the freedom to work: “The obligation to earn one's bread presumes the right to do so. A society that denies this right cannot be justified, nor can it attain social peace.

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