Trump ICE raids prompt Catholic bishop to exempt worshippers from Mass

A Catholic Bishop in California rare decree To allow Parishioners to kidnap Mass for US migration and raids of Customs Protection.

Bishop Alberto Rojas San Bernardino wrote from the Bishop of Bishoplet that such a fear creates a serious discomfort that can prevent the spiritual goodness of the loyal. “

Catholic bishops gave mass exemptions from time to time during social events such as natural disasters, war or covid-19 pandemia. But it looks like that A bishop for the first time He launched such a decree on immigration sanction.

Rojas, published on Tuesday, Rojas, “San Bernardino bishop, because of the fear of the act of execution of real immigration, the market mass or the masses of the masses who can not participate in the masses, as stated in Canon 1247, as specified in Canon 1247, distributed from this obligation.”

The exemption is a remarkable step for Rojas to take it because the observer Catholics need to participate in the market mass and some sacred obligations such as Christmas on 1 November and Christmas on December 25th.

Failure to participate in the mass is a fatal sin unless “is not excused for a serious reason (eg illness, care of infants) or” distributed by their own priests “. Roman Catholic Catholicism.

According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 20% or approximately 53 million people of US adults are defined as Catholic.

Sen Bernardino’s bishop is among the largest of the United States and serves. approximately 1.6 million Catholic in San Bernardino and Riverside districts in Southern California.

“When publishing this decree, I was directed by the mission of looking at the spiritual welfare of those who were entrusted to the church, especially those who faced fear or difficulties.”

Rojas encouraged to find alternative ways to “maintain its spiritual communities with Christ”, including virtual masses when offered to bishops members.

For decades, American presidents have traditionally limited the authority of federal agencies to make civilians. immigration sanction Actions in sensitive places such as churches, hospitals and schools.

President Donald Trump, these restrictions on it The first day in the office. Since then, the federal immigrant officials detained people suspected of being undocumented in schools and on it. church land.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew attention to the decree to emphasize the actions of aggressive migration practice of Trump administration in stores and courthouse.

“Freedom of religion? Not in Donald Trump’s America,” Written on Newsom X. “People now have to choose between their beliefs and freedoms.”

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comments on the decree or Newsom’s comments.