Catholic bishops and immigrant advocates have pushed back on the mass deportation campaign, saying deportations should be reserved for convicted criminals. That position has left Sister Groth largely on her own in advocating they, too, receive a merciful approach.
Criminal Justice
Posted inDispatches
Pope Leo pledges support to efforts against the death penalty during surprise video appearance in Chicago
“The Catholic Church,” Pope Leo said, “has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected.”
Posted inNews
Pope Leo tells inmates ‘you are not alone’ during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour
After Leo left, the drenched inmates broke into a raucous dance party in the courtyard as the rain continued to pour, shouting “Libertad! Libertad! Libertad!” (Freedom, freedom, freedom).
Posted inShort Take
As the son of a cop who took a costly stand, I can say to ICE agents: You can say no.
My father was a New York police officer. When he was ordered to raid gay bars and arrest patrons, he decided he could not do it.
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Catholic leaders respond to police raid that killed 132 in Brazil
“Operation Containment” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aimed to disrupt the criminal network Comando Vermelho, but with 132 dead were police too indiscriminate in their use of force?
Posted inDispatches
At Red Mass, Cardinal McElroy presses Supreme Court to restore hope
Practitioners of law have an opportunity to restore that lost trust and hope, Cardinal McElroy said. “No group in our society has a greater capacity to remold our political discourse. No group has a deeper calling to bring hope.”
Posted inTelevision
The Penguin as the anti-hero (or the anti-villain?)
General audiences might be familiar with the character of the Penguin from Danny DeVito’s campier portrayal of the supervillain character in 1992’s “Batman Returns,” with Michael Keaton as the caped crusader. In the new TV show “The Penguin,” however, Oz Cobb feels less like a supervillain and more like a typical Hollywood mobster.
Posted inThe Weekly Dispatch
The Trump administration’s friendly neighborhood military takeover of Washington
If you head to Washington seeking evidence of the city’s military takeover, you are very likely to come away disappointed.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
What we saw during an ICE arrest and immigration court hearing: the breakdown of justice in America
What is happening to migrants in courtrooms across the country is a complete embarrassment to the justice system and an affront to human dignity.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Cops—and ICE—need to stop wearing masks
Masked police undermine trust and amplify fear. They do not fit a democratic society.