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Mar. 29, 2006
Church's Civil Disobedience Is Not Aimed at Justice for All
Forum Column - By Judith Daar - Civil disobedience is on the march, and its charging foot soldier is none other than the Catholic Church. On Ash Wednesday, Cardinal Roger Mahony renewed his promise to instruct the priests in his Los Angeles archdiocese to disobey a proposed federal law that would criminalize the provision of humanitarian aid to undocumented immigrants. The Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act, approved by the House of Representatives in December
Judith Daar
Dean-Elect
Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Civil disobedience is on the march, and its charging foot soldier is none other than the Catholic Church. On Ash Wednesday, Cardinal Roger Mahony renewed his promise to instruct the priests in his Los Angeles archdiocese to disobey a proposed federal law that would criminalize the provision of humanitarian aid to undocumented immigrants. The Bord...
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