Governance news posted Thursday, September 23, 2010
House of Bishops issues 'theological resource,' pastoral letter on immigration
Episcopalians should respect migrants’ human dignity, differences of opinion on policies
by Mary Frances Schjonberg and Pat McCaughan, September 21, 2010
[Episcopal News Service] The House of Bishops, at the conclusion of the Sept. 16-21 meeting in Phoenix, told the Episcopal Church that the starting point for any effort towards immigration reform begins with “an obligation to advocate for every undocumented worker as already being a citizen of God’s reign on earth and one for whom Christ died.”
The statement came in a 17-page document titled “The Nation and the Common Good: Reflections on Immigration Reform,” which is meant to be used as a theological resource on migration and immigration.
In an accompanying pastoral letter, the bishops rooted their statements in the baptismal covenant’s call to respect the dignity of every human being.
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